Staff Cyber Security Engineer

About Us

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We're looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

About the Role

Viasat is looking for a Cloud Security Engineer for our Security Engineering team to help drive our security cloud engineering-focused, cross technical domain vision in our Global Infrastructure & Security organization. The team's mission is to enable secure innovative, cloud-focused solutions to Viasat customers, partners, engineers, and employees.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain reusable security templates and reference architectures for teams building in the cloud across Azure, AWS, and GCP
• Provide architecture guidance and security reviews to ensure solutions meet industry best practices and organizational standards
• Drive compliance to security frameworks, including CMMC Level 2 requirements within applicable cloud organizations
• Partner with engineering teams to embed security controls early in the development lifecycle
• Work alongside an innovative, cross-functional team to develop cloud security solutions, reusable templates, and standardized best practices

Requirements

• US Citizenship required
• 5+ years of practical security experience
• 5+ years of engineering or software development experience
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
• Strong AWS and GCP architecting and development knowledge including hands-on experience designing secure cloud environments
• Solid understanding of security fundamentals: encryption, identity and access management, network segmentation, and threat modeling
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and comfortable with technical details
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking fundamentals and cloud networking concepts (VPCs, subnets, routing, firewalls)
• Experience programming in Python, Java, or another object-oriented language
• Experience testing software and integrating security into automated pipelines
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and knowledge of GitHub coding best-practices
• Mid- to senior-level development experience
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey security risks and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Candidate should have an interest in researching cutting edge technology and security research
• Experience with Google Security Command Center Enterprise or Google SecOps
• Experience with AWS security tooling: Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector
• Familiarity with Responsible AI usage concepts and secure AI/ML deployment

Pay

Salary range $140,500.00 - $221,500.00 / annually. For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $174,000.00 - $261,000.00 / annually. At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.