Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Niantic's Security Team seeks a Cloud Security Engineer to improve the security stance of our infrastructure and production environments. Niantic Engineering leads the development and operation of multiple successful mobile games. We seek creative engineers with excellent technical judgment, strong interpersonal skills, and an eagerness to embrace new technologies. Do you want to be part of our team, and make our internal and user-facing services safer and more robust?

Responsibilities

• You guide teams making the right security decisions when building out new infrastructure.
• You build automation to keep our environment safe for our engineers to use.
• You have an advanced understanding of foundational cloud technologies like Docker, Kubernetes and IAM.
• You participate in the management of the Cloud Security posture across the organization and multi cloud environments.
• You own and improve existing infrastructure and tooling for security.
• You leverage new technologies to elevate Niantic security.
• You collaborate with the engineering teams on the rollout of security measures.
• You help shape the security strategy of the company through innovation.

Qualifications

• You can demonstrate programming skills in one main programming language, as an example Go, Java or Python, this list is not exhaustive.
• You have 3+ years of experience in a global company with cloud-centric infrastructure.
• You have an in-depth understanding of Cloud technologies.
• You have experience building out tooling, helping engineers and improving security.
• You have proven strong communication and team skills in a distributed environment.
• You have experience in driving organization wide changes in fast moving environments.

Important notes about this position

• While being flexible, 3 days weekly presence in the office on a regular basis is expected.
• The coding requirement is not optional and will be tested during the recruitment process. Coding skills must be sufficient to automate tasks when needed. AI usage is allowed if its output is understood.

For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range

$169,600 — $253,000 USD

About Scopely

Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO,” along with “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and many others. Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry — bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.

Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional team — including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe, a distinctive tenet-driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami. Together, these strengths have fueled Scopely’s position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. Whether building global sensations like “MONOPOLY GO!” from the ground up, or expanding through strategic acquisitions, including the FoxNext, GSN, and Niantic games businesses — Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.

Recognized multiple times as one of the "100 Most Influential Companies in the World" by TIME magazine and one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies" and "Best Workplaces for Innovators," Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good — creating meaningful connections, vibrant communities, and making life better through play.

Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information, visit: