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We have an exciting opportunity for a Security Engineer II to join our Security Engineering team. This individual contributor role is a key member of the team, responsible for helping secure Aya’s applications, infrastructure, and delivery pipelines through hands‑on technical work and close collaboration with engineering partners. In this role, you will work with a diverse set of teams to assess risk, implement practical security controls, and mature security practices across the organization. You will contribute to building scalable, repeatable security solutions that support secure development and infrastructure workflows, helping maintain the trust placed in Aya while aligning with our business objectives.

Who We Are:

We’re an $8+ billion, rapidly growing workforce solutions provider in the healthcare industry. We deliver tech-enabled services that help healthcare organizations meet and manage their contingent labor needs. We build and manage tech-enabled marketplaces for national and local healthcare talent and deliver contingent labor management solutions through our proprietary software platform.

At Aya, we’re obsessed with creating exceptional experiences for our clients, clinicians, and employees. In fact, we put employee satisfaction above all else. Our team members are responsible for incomparable customer experience and we know that happy employees are critical to maintaining happy clients. We foster an entrepreneurial, high-energy, low-bureaucracy culture and value innovative thinking and creative problem-solving. We embrace diversity in thought and backgrounds unified by a commitment to high achievement. When you join Aya, you’ll be surrounded by teammates who care about you as an individual and leaders who will help you grow both personally and professionally.

Responsibilities:

Triage and respond to security requests, tickets, and alerts related to cloud infrastructure, IaC, containers, and networking; prioritize and remediate identified risks and misconfigurations.
Perform security reviews and assessments of IaC code, cloud configurations, Kubernetes deployments, virtual networks, firewalls, DNS, and identity services; collaborate with engineers to implement fixes.
Remediate vulnerabilities and compliance gaps in cloud environments (primarily Azure), pipelines, and configurations.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of modular IaC templates, secure pipelines, automation scripts, and security documentation/guidelines.
Partner with platform/software engineers, DevOps, and architects to embed security practices into SDLC, CI/CD, and infrastructure workflows.
Document security controls, procedures, findings, and lessons learned to support compliance and team knowledge sharing.
Support security enablement by creating reusable patterns, updating standards, and assisting with training or guidance for junior team members and Security Champions as needed.
Monitor emerging threats and stay current on cloud security best practices; contribute updates to Aya's IaC methodologies and workflows.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud/infrastructure security engineering (or strong mix of platform and application security experience).
Proficiency in scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation, focusing on efficiency and maintainability.
Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes/AKS preferred) and container security.
Hands-on experience in Azure (strongly preferred) and/or multi-cloud environments; strong knowledge of networking (routing, virtual networks, OSI model, DNS, firewalls, IaaS identity services).
Understanding of secure delivery methodologies, compliance frameworks, and DevSecOps practices.
Self-starter with strong action orientation; thrives in fast-paced, Agile environments with minimal supervision.
Preferred: Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Security Engineer Associate, Security+) and experience in regulated/healthcare/technology settings.

What We Offer:

Free premium medical, dental, life and vision insurance
Generous 401(k) match
Aya also offers other benefits to those that are eligible and where required by applicable law, including reimbursements and discretionary bonuses
Aya provides paid sick leave in accordance with all applicable state, federal, and local laws. Aya’s general sick leave policy is that employees accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. However, to the extent any provisions of the statement above conflict with any applicable paid sick leave laws, the applicable paid sick leave laws are controlling
Celebrations! We hit our goals and reward ourselves.
Company-sponsored virtual events, happy hours and team-building activities are always on the horizon — plus, you get a special treat on your birthday!
Unlimited DTO — we believe in time off!
Virtual yoga, meditation or boot camp classes offered daily

Compensation: Aya reasonably anticipates the pay scale for this position to be an annual salary of $120,000 to $140,000.

The pay scale for this position may vary if applicant possesses experience outside of what Aya reasonably anticipates for this position. Bonuses are subject to the role and your manager’s discretion.

Aya is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO), including Disability / Vets, and welcomes all to apply. Please click here for our EEO policy

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