Temporal Technologies
Staff Cloud Security Engineer
Remote Cloud Security Engineering role with clear candidate location fit.
PostedJul 5, 2026
Eligible countries1 accepted country
Seniority signalSenior
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
USA
Role overview
Staff Cloud Security Engineer
Requirements and responsibilities
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What You’ll Do
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to integrate security principles into the design and architecture of cloud infrastructure across multiple clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure, and others).
- Secure Temporal's core platform components, including the workflow engine, task queue architecture, and worker execution model - identifying attack surfaces unique to durable, stateful distributed systems.
- Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and potential attack vectors across our multi-cloud environment, with particular focus on workflow execution, task queue integrity, and client-server trust boundaries.
- Secure Temporal's gRPC-based communication layer, including mTLS certificate management, service mesh configuration, and API authentication.
- Manage cloud security posture using tools such as Wiz, including misconfiguration detection, compliance monitoring, and remediation across all three cloud providers.
- Stay current on emerging cloud security standards and guidance (e.g. CSA Cloud Controls Matrix, CIS Benchmarks) and translate these into actionable internal policy.
- Able to participate in on-call rotation.
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5+ years in cloud security or a related role.
- Proven partnership with engineering teams, bringing security expertise to infrastructure access and security posture.
- Kubernetes security posture management and auditing, including workload hardening, RBAC design, and admission control.
- Demonstrated experience with multi-tenant security architecture, including data plane isolation, control plane hardening, and cross-tenant data leakage prevention.
- Strong opinions on the use of AI in different areas (assessments, threat models, penetration testing, etc).
- A deep understanding of application architecture and design principles, ability to effectively identify vulnerabilities across multiple programming languages
- Experience with secrets management at scale (e.g. HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager) and payload encryption patterns such as codec servers for protecting sensitive workflow data.
- Proficiency in Go; familiarity with Python. Go is Temporal's primary server and SDK language.
- Strong command of gRPC security, mTLS, and service mesh architectures (Istio, Envoy).
- Excellent communication and ability to explain complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
Nice to haves
- Prior experience with Temporal, Cadence, or similar workflow orchestration platforms and an understanding of workflow history, replay semantics, and scheduling internals.
- FedRAMP, SOC 2 Type II, or ISO 27001 experience, particularly in the context of cloud-native SaaS.
- Open Source automation or automation projects.
- Expertise in other areas of security (AppSec, CorpSec, GRC)
- Security conference talks or published research.
Details
- The estimated pay range for this role is $225,000 - $275,000, depending on qualifications and location.
- This role is eligible to participate in Temporal's equity plan.
- Unlimited PTO, 12 Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays
- 100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision
- AD&D, LT & ST Disability, and Life Insurance (Standard & Supplemental Available)
- Empower 401K Plan
- Additional Perks for Learning & Development, Lifestyle Spending, In-Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!
- $3,600 / Year Work from Home Meals
- $1,800 / Year Professional Enrichment (Career Development & Professional Memberships)
- $1,200 / Year Lifestyle Spending Account
- $1,000 / Year In-Home Office Setup (In addition to Temporal issued equipment - laptop, monitor, keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and extension power cable at no cost to you)
- $74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet
- Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness
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