Is the Staff Cloud Security Engineer role remote?

It's hybrid — Typeface expects some on-site time in Palo Alto, CA, United States.

What's the salary range?

Typeface lists $210,000–$240,000 for this role.

How much experience is required?

At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Staff Cloud Security Engineer role.

Where is the role based?

Typeface is hiring for this position in Palo Alto, CA, United States.

What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Azure, Bicep, CloudFormation, Docker, GCP.

What seniority level is this role?

Typeface targets staff-level candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Staff Cloud Security Engineer role at Typeface.

Staff Cloud Security Engineer at Typeface

Joblaze summary

In this role, the Staff Cloud Security Engineer at Typeface is responsible for designing and implementing security measures across the company's cloud infrastructure, ensuring that enterprise marketers can operate securely and efficiently. The position requires extensive experience in cloud security, particularly with major platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, along with skills in infrastructure as code and container security. This role is ideal for seasoned professionals with a strong background in securing production environments and a collaborative mindset, as they will work closely with various teams to enhance security practices.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 21, 2026. Last confirmed on Typeface's careers page October 21, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for Security roles (median ~$170,000).
Starts above 48% of 48 comparable staff security roles in United States that list Python we track (median $210,000 across 28 companies). See Python salary trends
Python appears in 45.6% of 125 comparable staff security roles in United States; cloud security appears in 1.6% of 125 comparable staff security roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Staff Cloud Security Engineer role remote?: It's hybrid — Typeface expects some on-site time in Palo Alto, CA, United States.
What's the salary range?: Typeface lists $210,000–$240,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Staff Cloud Security Engineer role.
Where is the role based?: Typeface is hiring for this position in Palo Alto, CA, United States.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Azure, Bicep, CloudFormation, Docker, GCP.
What seniority level is this role?: Typeface targets staff-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Staff Cloud Security Engineer role at Typeface.

From the original posting

About Typeface
We help the world’s biggest brands move from brief to fully personalized campaigns — in days, not months.

What You’ll Do

We’re looking for a Staff Cloud Security Engineer to help lead the security of our cloud platform. You’ll design, build, and operate the controls that protect our infrastructure end to end — so the enterprise marketers who rely on Typeface can move fast with confidence that their brands, content, and data are safe.

This is your chance to shape how a fast-growing AI company secures the cloud — not just by finding risks, but by building secure-by-default systems, guardrails, and automation that let every team ship faster and safer.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

Lead the design and implementation of security architecture across our cloud environments – from identity and networking to data protection and workload security
Build and enforce secure-by-default guardrails using infrastructure as code, policy as code, and automated configuration checks
Own identity and access management, applying least-privilege principles across accounts, services, and users
Secure containers, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, embedding security into how our teams build and deploy
Monitor cloud security posture, identify misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, and drive them to resolution
Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, IT and Compliance partners to support security reviews, audits, and certifications such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001
Partner with incident response to investigate and remediate cloud security events
Mentor and support teammates, helping to shape a strong, security-first engineering culture

What You Bring:

10+ years of experience in cloud security, security engineering, or infrastructure engineering, with a strong track record of securing production environments at scale
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Deep hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and its native security services
Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep) and container security (Docker, Kubernetes)
Strong understanding of IAM, network security, encryption, key management, and secrets management
Scripting or programming skills (Python, Go, or Bash) to automate security controls
Excellent communication skills and the ability to thrive independently and in collaborative teams
Experience supporting B2B or enterprise SaaS products
Bonus: Background securing AI or generative AI systems
Bonus: Industry certifications such as AWS Certified Security – Specialty, CCSP, or CISSP

Location

This is a hybrid role based in Palo Alto, CA. We collaborate in-office 3 days a week.

Base Salary

The range for this role is $210,000-$240,000 plus equity. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed in the interview process.

Benefits

Why You’ll Love Working Here

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