THE ARM GROUP is recruiting a Security / Infrastructure Engineer for one of its clients in San Francisco, California.
This is a hands-on engineering position focused on building security infrastructure, automating security processes and strengthening cloud infrastructure.
The role sits at the intersection of software engineering, cybersecurity and infrastructure, making it suitable for experienced engineers with a strong software development background and hands-on security experience.
- Employer: THE ARM GROUP
- Position: Security / Infrastructure Engineer
- Location: San Francisco, California, USA
- Work Model: On-site, 5 days per week
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Salary: $250,000–$350,000 per year
- Visa: Open to visa transfers, including OPT and H-1B transfers
- Experience: 4–7 years
Visa Transfer Opportunity
The employer states that the position is open to visa transfers, including OPT and H-1B transfers.
Applicants who are already in the United States on eligible work authorization should confirm their individual transfer eligibility with the recruiter and prospective employer.
Salary
$250,000 – $350,000 USD per year
Actual compensation will depend on skills, experience and other relevant qualifications.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Design and build security infrastructure across AWS and GCP.
- Develop custom security systems and internal security tools.
- Automate security detection, incident response and remediation.
- Protect sensitive data pipelines and production infrastructure.
- Secure AI-related workflows and systems.
- Identify security risks and develop scalable solutions.
- Integrate security controls into engineering and development workflows.
- Work closely with software and infrastructure engineers.
- Contribute to infrastructure and platform engineering projects.
- Help establish security architecture and technical practices as the company grows.
Requirements
Applicants should have:
- 4–7 years of professional engineering experience.
- Strong software engineering experience.
- Background in backend, infrastructure, platform or distributed systems engineering.
- Hands-on experience building security systems or tooling from the ground up.
- Strong programming skills in Python, Go, TypeScript or similar languages.
- Experience with AWS and/or GCP.
- Experience with Docker, containers, Kubernetes or similar technologies.
- Understanding of cloud infrastructure, access controls and authentication/authorization.
- Knowledge of networking and production systems.
- Experience automating security or infrastructure processes.
- Ability to take technical problems from architecture through implementation and deployment.
Preferred Experience
Candidates may stand out with experience in:
- High-growth technology or venture-backed startups.
- Cybersecurity companies.
- Cloud infrastructure.
- Developer tools.
- AI companies.
- Internal security platforms.
- Security detection and automation systems.
- Incident-response tooling.
- AI/ML infrastructure security.
- CI/CD security.
- Distributed systems engineering.
- Early-stage environments with significant individual ownership.
What This Role Is Not
This position is primarily an engineering role, rather than a traditional:
- SOC / Security Operations position.
- GRC or compliance role.
- Security auditing position.
- Vendor-management role.
- Security tool administration role.
- Traditional DevSecOps role focused mainly on configuring existing products.
The company is looking for an engineer who can build security systems, rather than simply operate existing security tools.
Work Arrangement
On-site in San Francisco, California – 5 days per week.
Applicants should be prepared to work from the company’s San Francisco location.
Who Can Apply?
The position may be particularly relevant to:
- Security engineers.
- Infrastructure engineers.
- Platform engineers.
- Backend engineers with security expertise.
- Cloud security engineers.
- Software engineers transitioning into security infrastructure.
- Eligible US-based candidates seeking an OPT or H-1B transfer.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit an up-to-date resume highlighting their software engineering, cloud infrastructure and security experience.
Applicants seeking visa transfer should clearly indicate their current US work authorization status and confirm transfer eligibility with the recruiter.
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The original posting states that the client is open to visa transfers, including OPT and H-1B transfers. This should not be interpreted as a guarantee of visa sponsorship or transfer approval. Applicants should confirm their eligibility, sponsorship/transfer terms, compensation and employment conditions directly with THE ARM GROUP or the hiring client before making any commitments.
