Cloud Security Engineer at Niantic

Compensation

$169,600 – $253,000/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: California · Colorado · +3
Type: Full-time
Posted: May 26, 2026

Description

Niantic's Security Team is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to enhance the security of their infrastructure and production environments. The role involves guiding security decision-making, automating safety tools, managing cloud security postures, improving existing infrastructure, leveraging new technologies, collaborating with engineering teams, and shaping the company's security strategy.

Required Skills

Programming Skills
Go
Java
Python
Cloud Technologies
Tooling
Communication
Team Skills
Distributed Environment
Organization Wide Changes

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 3+ years of experience in a global company with cloud-centric infrastructure.
experience building out tooling, helping engineers and improving security.
proven strong communication and team skills in a distributed environment.
experience in driving organization wide changes in fast moving environments.
Preferred Qualifications: advanced understanding of foundational cloud technologies like Docker, Kubernetes and IAM.
guide teams making the right security decisions when building out new infrastructure.
build automation to keep our environment safe for our engineers to use.
participate in the management of the Cloud Security posture across the organization and multi cloud environments.
own and improve existing infrastructure and tooling for security.
leverage new technologies to elevate Niantic security.
collaborate with the engineering teams on the rollout of security measures.
help shape the security strategy of the company through innovation.