Senior Security Engineer

Who We Are

Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling semi-trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles, and underpins Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect, its driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora is working with industry leaders across the transportation ecosystem, including Toyota, FedEx, Volvo Trucks, PACCAR, Uber, Uber Freight, U.S. Xpress, Werner, Covenant, Schneider, and Ryder. For Aurora’s latest news, visit aurora.tech and @aurora_inno on Twitter.

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Senior Security Engineer.

In this role you will

• Develop and implement Aurora's Detection and Response strategy
• Drive continuous improvement of the detection framework, playbooks, and workflow automation
• Consult with IT and other business units to enhance security across the enterprise
• Contribute to the design and development of engineering solutions that support enterprise-wide security initiatives
• Perform risk assessments and threat modeling exercises to identify risks in home-grown and third-party services and application
• Develop security requirements, standards, guidelines, and policies
• Coordinate and guide the response to security vulnerabilities
• Evolve and mature the Enterprise Security team’s processes
• Participate in on-call rotation related to security investigations and incident response

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the information security space
• Ability to write quality, robust, testable code in at least one programming language (e.g. Python, Go, C, C++)
• Experience communicating risks and resulting mitigations to business owners
• Experience with SaaS, Cloud, or OS security
• Experience collecting and analyzing security logs and related telemetry
• Experience leading and managing cross-functional projects and roll outs

Desirable

• Experience crafting logic to detect anomalous use, network, host, or cloud activity
• Experience applying detection and response concepts to on-premise and cloud environments, especially AWS
• Experience with big data tools and methodologies (e.g. SQL and data warehouse technology)
• Experience of cloud environments and related security considerations (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud security, or cloud networking
• Experience with big data tools and methodologies (e.g. SQL and data warehouse technology)

The base salary range for this position is $148K-$222K per year. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.

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Working at Aurora

At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks.

We have offices in several locations across the United States, where we encourage team and cross-functional collaboration. Aurora offers competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, and additional healthcare support including medical transportation reimbursement, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits. We empower our employees and their families with options to further their unique physical, mental, and financial well-being.

Our Learning and Development offerings include Aurora Academy, where our people learn, develop, and practice the essential skills that drive Aurora’s mission, continually up-leveling our team along the way. Our Careers page provides insight into ca