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Staff Cloud Security Engineer

Scribd · San Francisco · On-site

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About Scribd

Get to the source. Specialized knowledge on any topic, and answers you won’t find anywhere else. Home to the world’s documents, 300M+ and counting. Backed by Y Combinator, CRV and Redpoint.

About the role

At Scribd, Inc., your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Our pay ranges are based on the local cost of labor benchmarks for each specific role, level, and geographic location. San Francisco is our highest geographic market in the United States. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Experience shaping security architecture and leading initiatives across team boundaries , including influencing engineering teams to adopt security standards and controls without formal authority
  • Experience securing cloud workloads , including Kubernetes, container security, runtime protection, and workload isolation
  • Experience with cloud security posture management and workload protection , including CSPM/CNAPP platforms, evaluating security findings, identifying attack paths, and translating them into prioritized improvements
  • Experience designing and implementing cloud security guardrails at scale , including account or project security baselines, policy-as-code (e.g., AWS SCPs or OPA), secure infrastructure provisioning, and landing zone automation
  • Strong Infrastructure-as-Code and automation skills , including Terraform or equivalent tooling and proficiency in a programming language such as Python or Go
  • A track record of delivering measurable security improvements , balancing technical depth, architectural judgment, and hands-on execution
More about this role

Scribd, Inc. is on a mission to advance human understanding. Our four products — Scribd®, Slideshare®, Everand™, and Fable — help billions of people across the globe move beyond access and into insight, application, and expertise.

We support a culture where our employees can be real and be bold; where we debate and commit as we embrace plot twists; and where every employee is empowered to take action as we prioritize the customer.

We believe the best work happens when individual flexibility is balanced with meaningful community connection. Scribd Flex empowers employees to choose the workstyle and location that support their best performance, while committing to intentional in-person moments that strengthen collaboration and culture. Occasional in-person attendance is required for all Scribd, Inc. employees, regardless of location.

So what are we looking for in new team members? At Scribd, Inc., we hire for “GRIT.” Traditionally defined as the intersection of passion and perseverance toward long-term goals, GRIT reflects the mindset we expect from every employee. For us, it also serves as a practical framework for how we work: setting and achieving Goals, delivering Results within...

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