CLOUD SECURITY SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Localitymediallcdbafirstdue
Full-timemid€115,000-115,000/year
Job description
<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About First Due</strong></p>
<p>First Due’s mission is to prevent first responder injury or death by providing fire and EMS agencies with transformative, end-to-end software solutions that empower them to run safer, smarter, and more effective operations.</p></div><h3><strong>Job Title: Cloud Security Software Engineer</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Location</strong>: Remote - US Only<br><strong>Country</strong>: United States<br><strong>Department</strong>: Security<br><strong>Reports To</strong>: VP of Cybersecurity<br><strong>Position Type</strong>: Full-Time<br><strong>Salary</strong>: $115,000</p>
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<h3><strong>Job Summary:</strong></h3>
<p><span class="TextRun SCXW41108648 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW41108648 BCX0">We are looking for a foundational, high-performing builder, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW41108648 BCX0">likely a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW41108648 BCX0"> recent graduate, with raw engineering talent, a relentless drive to learn, and a highly developed understanding of agentic AI frameworks. You will be </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW41108648 BCX0">handed</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW41108648 BCX0"> complex systems requirements and be expected to translate them into autonomous, production-ready AI tools.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW41108648 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
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<h3><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></h3>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">You will be the fast</span>‑<span data-contrast="auto">pace integrator behind the </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Cloud Security Plane</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> of our solutions. As an example of our project scale, you will build out agent-driven workflows for platforms like a </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">FedRAMP High Cloud-Native SIEM</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> and </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Tier 1 Agentic SOC</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">. You will build around standards that may be new to you such as the </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">AWS Well-Architected Framework (Security Pillar)</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> and </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">NIST SP 800</span></strong>‑<strong><span data-contrast="auto">53 / NIST SP 800</span></strong>‑<strong><span data-contrast="auto">171</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> security controls.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">This includes engineering solutions like:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Triage Agents</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> that ingest, enrich, deduplicate, and disposition massive volumes of data around the clock.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Investigation Agents</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> that execute multi-step, read-only investigations via governed tool interfaces and assemble comprehensive evidence bundles.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Reporting & Threat Intel Agents</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> that autonomously fetch, normalize, and draft operational reporting from system ledgers.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
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<h3><strong>Qualifications:</strong></h3>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Strong programming foundation in </span><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Python, Go, or TypeScript</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">, with the ability to build production-grade systems rather than one-off scripts.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Demonstrated <strong><span data-contrast="auto">AI/LLM experience</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">, including autonomous agents, local model frameworks, or advanced coding-assistant workflows (Aider, agentic CLIs, MCP-based tooling).</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Ability to translate <strong><span data-contrast="auto">complex systems requirements</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> (architecture docs, security control catalogs, vendor specifications) into functional autonomous AI tools.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Understanding of <strong><span data-contrast="auto">cloud-native security concepts</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">, including identity, logging pipelines, least-privilege design, and secure API interaction.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Familiarity with <strong><span data-contrast="auto">agentic patterns</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">, including tool-use orchestration, multi-step reasoning, prompt-injection resilience, and autonomous workflow design.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Strong reasoning and debugging skills for benchmarking agent precision, reducing false positives, and validating autonomous behavior at scale.</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Comfort operating in <strong><span data-contrast="auto">high-velocity, high-accountability environments</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> where you ship frequently and own the autonomous actions your code performs.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Bachelor’s degree in <strong><span data-contrast="auto">Computer Science, Engineering</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">, or equivalent practical experience.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Ability to obtain <strong><span data-contrast="auto">Security+</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> within the first year.</span></li>
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<h3><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></h3>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Exposure to cloud security frameworks:</span>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">NIST SP 800‑<span data-contrast="auto">53</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">NIST SP 800‑<span data-contrast="auto">171</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">FedRAMP High</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">SOC 2</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">CIS Benchmarks</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">OWASP</li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Experience with <strong><span data-contrast="auto">AWS security and observability tooling</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> (CloudWatch, Security Hub, IAM, event-driven architectures).</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Experience with <strong><span data-contrast="auto">infrastructure-as-code</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> (Terraform, Ansible) or cloud-native automation pipelines.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Familiarity with <strong><span data-contrast="auto">SIEM/SOC workflows</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">, log ingestion patterns, enrichment pipelines, and evidence-bundle generation.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Experience designing or consuming <strong><span data-contrast="auto">secure tool interfaces</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> (Model Context Protocol, governed API layers, secure data-lake access patterns).</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Contributions to <strong><span data-contrast="auto">open-source AI projects</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">, personal agentic labs, or published research demonstrating autonomous-systems thinking.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Understanding of <strong><span data-contrast="auto">Zero Trust</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">, secure software development practices, and cloud-native threat modeling.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
</ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>For US-based Roles<br></strong>All applicants must be authorized to work for any US employer in the United States. Locality Media LLC is unable to sponsor or transition sponsorship ownership of employment visas at this time. Hiring is contingent upon candidates successfully passing a criminal background check. As part of the I-9 verification of authorization to work in the US, Locality Media participates in E-Verify.<br><br><strong>Physical Demands and Work Environment<br></strong>This role is fully remote with minimal travel expectations at this time. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified employees and applicants to perform the essential functions as outlined above. If you require an accommodation during the interview process, please reach out to <a href="mailto:people@firstdue.com">people@firstdue.com</a>.<br><br><strong>Working at First Due<br></strong>First Due offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package for eligible employees, including competitive pay, medical, dental, and vision coverage, FSA/HSA, 401(k), flexible PTO, a fully remote workplace, a technology stipend, opportunities for advancement, and other benefits and perks that sets our team apart. Visit <a href="http://www.firstdue.com/">www.firstdue.com</a> to learn more.<br><br>If you are a resident of a state requiring wage transparency, please reach out to <a href="mailto:people@firstdue.com">people@firstdue.com</a> for a reasonable estimate of annual base compensation and any eligible incentive compensation. The actual compensation offered to successful candidates for roles may be higher or lower, based on non-discriminatory criteria including but not limited to relevant professional experience, geographic location, knowledge, skills, and abilities. <em>This range will be reviewed on a regular basis.<br><br></em>First Due is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other protected status or class. We are committed to promoting an environment of respect, acceptance, diversity and inclusivity, and equal opportunity. Discrimination and harassment of any type in any form will not be tolerated.<br><br>When you apply for a role at Locality Media, LLC d/b/a First Due, we collect personal information such as identifiers (e.g., name, email, phone number), professional and employment information, education information, and information you provide in your application materials. We use this information to evaluate your candidacy, communicate with you, and manage our recruiting process. We may share this information with our service providers who assist with recruiting and background screening. We do not sell or share applicant personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We retain applicant information in accordance with our data retention policies. California residents have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the CPRA. For more information, please review our Candidate Privacy <a href="https://www.firstdue.com/first-due-applicant-privacy-policy">here</a>.</p></div>
Skills
PythonGoTypeScriptAWS Well-Architected FrameworkNIST SP 800-53NIST SP 800-171FedRAMP HighSOC 2CIS BenchmarksOWASPAWS Security HubAWS CloudWatchAWS IAMTerraformAnsibleModel Context Protocol