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For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.\nWhat we are looking for\nWe're searching for a Senior Security Engineer to join our Enterprise Security Engineering team, reporting to the Technical Lead Manager of Security Engineering.\nAurora is scaling its autonomous trucking operations, and the security foundations protecting our employees, devices, internal systems, and data need to scale with us.\nWe're looking for an experienced security engineer with a strong generalist foundation across enterprise security - someone who can take a well-scoped project from design to implementation, write real automation in Python and Go, and contribute across multiple domains rather than owning one deeply.\nIn this role you will\nContribute to the design, implementation, and hardening of enterprise security controls across endpoint, identity, network, and data domains\n\nHelp configure, tune, and maintain security platforms (EDR, IAM, DLP, PKI, email security)\n\nWrite automation and tooling in Python and Go to reduce manual work across one or more of these domains\n\nSupport device hardening and endpoint security baselines across macOS, Linux, and Windows\n\nContribute to network security projects - segmentation, DNS security, VPN/Tailscale, 802.1x\n\nAssist with vulnerability management: triage, prioritization, and remediation tracking\n\nParticipate in the team's on-call rotation\n\nPartner with IT and Engineering on scoped security initiatives\n\nRequired qualifications\n7+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise/corporate security engineering - specifically employee-facing systems, endpoints, identity, and internal infrastructure\n\nWorking proficiency in Python and Go, used for real automation or tooling\n\nHands-on experience with multiple of the following, with working familiarity across the rest: EDR, IAM, DLP, email security, vulnerability management, network security, PKI\n\nOS security experience across Linux and macOS at minimum; some Windows exposure\n\nAbility to take a scoped project from requirements to shipped, with light guidance rather than close oversight\n\nExposure to SIEM and detection pipelines (log queries, basic detection logic)\n\nDesirable qualifications\nExperience with Tailscale, 802.1x, or similar zero-trust network access tooling\n\nFamiliarity with HashiCorp Vault or another secrets/PKI platform\n\nFamiliarity with cloud technologies and security (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)\n\nFamiliarity with LLM-based AI tools, including agentic workflows and MCP\n\nNIST CSF / MITRE ATT&CK / CIS Benchmarks familiarity\n\nIndustry standard security certifications such as Security+ or CISSP\n\nFor roles based in Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, and Mountain View, CA: The salary range for this position is $162,000 - $260,000 per year. \nFor roles based in Bozeman, MT: The salary range for this position is $146,000 - $234,000 per year. \nAurora’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.\nWorking at Aurora\nAt 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.\nWe believe in-person work increases collaboration, empathy, and our ability to lead effectively. As a result, Aurorans are expected to work from the office at least 3 days per week, with some roles requiring more frequent in-office presence, up to 5 days per week, based on operational needs.\nOurCareers page provides insight into what it is like to work at Aurora, and you can find all the latest updates in our Newsroom.\nOur commitment to safety\nAt the core of everything we do is our commitment to safety. Building best-in-class self-driving technology will take time, and we believe that each employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. Aurora expects commitment to our safety policies from every employee, and seeks candidates who take an active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization’s long-term success by prioritizing working safely, no matter what.\nOur commitment to inclusion\nAurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. 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