Senior Security Operations Engineer - Remote

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Security Operations Engineer to join our dynamic team at Cohere. This remote position allows you to work from anywhere in the EMEA region. As a Senior Security Operations Engineer, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the security posture of our cloud-native environments, ensuring the safety of our AI systems and the data they handle.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership and partner teams by articulating business risks associated with security issues.
• Harden our cloud-native environments (AWS, OCI, GCP) by implementing secure-by-default designs and features.
• Own and drive resolutions for enabling engineers to design, build, and use infrastructure securely at scale.
• Manage IAM/RBAC for cloud infrastructure and collaborate with IT on streamlining authentication/authorization.
• Deploy and operationalize security services and tools such as SIEM, SOAR, and cloud security tooling.
• Respond to security incidents and implement measures to harden environments post-incident.
• Support control monitoring and remediation for compliance initiatives.
• Gather and analyze security metrics to address security issues with cross-team dependencies.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in SecOps, DevSecOps, Cloud Security, or Threat Detection & Response.
• Hands-on experience in automating security controls and managing cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI).
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems and SecOps workflows (Git, Terraform).
• Experience with infrastructure automation, network segmentation, and security observability.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Golang and Python.
• Ability to make informed decisions with limited data and a flexible approach to problem-solving.
• Understanding of secure engineering best practices and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to Have

• Experience with container security concepts.
• Knowledge of security observability tools.
• Familiarity with incident response processes.

What We Offer

• An open and inclusive culture and work environment.
• Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research.
• Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks.
• Full health and dental benefits, including a budget for mental health care.
• 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months.
• Personal enrichment benefits towards arts, culture, fitness, and workspace improvement.
• 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!).