Security Operations Engineer, EMEA

Who are we?

Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.

We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that.

We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft.

We are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us!

As a Senior Security Operations Engineer you will:

Serve as trusted advisor to team’s leadership and partner teams by clearly articulating business risks associated with security issues

Harden our cloud-native environments (AWS, OCI, GCP) by introducing secure by default designs and features into network, tooling, and processes

Own and drive resolutions for enabling engineers to design, build, and use infrastructure securely at scale by deploying secure architectures using infrastructure-as-code and reusable code libraries

Manage IAM / RBAC for cloud infrastructure, and partner with IT on stream ling authentication/authorization to ensure unified access control across the board

Deploy and operationalize some of the security services and tools (eg: SIEM, SOAR, domain monitoring, endpoint tooling, cloud security tooling)
Respond to security incidents and harden environments post-incidents.

Support control monitoring and remediation for compliance initiatives

Gather and analyze security metrics to address security issues with cross-team dependencies

Be a problem solver who is empathetic to developer concerns and will employ constructive and flexible approach to building innovative solutions.

You may be a good fit if:5+ years previous experience in Sec Ops, Dev Sec Ops , Cloud Security, Threat Detection & Response or software development with a strong focus on security tool onboarding and optimization

You’re a hands-on security engineer interested in automating controls

You have experience in managing cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI) and Kubernetes environments

Familiiarty with CI/CD systems and Sec Ops workflows (Git, Terraform) in cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI)
You have experience with one or more of : infrastructure automation, network segmentation, system hardening, container and cloud security concepts, and security observability

You have experience with multiple languages such as Golang and/or Python You are comfortable with ambiguity and are able to make informed decisions with little data

You employ a flexible and constructive approach when solving problems

You are able to make trade-offs between build vs. buy decisions - help build solutions and able to review what tools are available

You understand secure engineering best practices, can articulate problem statements and propose solutions to both technically savvy and non-technical audiences.

Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:

A weekly lunch stipend of $75/75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.

Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.

RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.

Annual enrichment benefits:

Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.

Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.

How and Where We Work:

Cohere is remote-friendly, but we also have offices in Toronto, London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul with more opening soon.

For those in the office: a daily lunch program, plenty of snacks, and regular community and social events.

For those not near an…