Iambic Therapeutics is a San Diego–based clinical-stage company that applies an AI-driven drug-discovery platform to create novel therapeutics across multiple target classes.
JOB SUMMARY We are seeking a talented and motivated Cloud Security Engineer to join the tightly integrated technology and drug discovery operation at Iambic Therapeutics. You’ll work in the Software organization and work closely with the IT organization to help develop, maintain and govern security for our software projects and associated cloud service configuration. You will also work with teams developing and deploying Computational Science applications and Machine Learning models. Key responsibilities will be to help develop, improve and govern ISO 27001 compliant processes. This will also include supporting development and deployment of application/service and cloud service auth strategies. This position will be hybrid in our Boston office, with exceptions for experienced candidates to work remotely on the East Coast. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Cloud and Application Security - Improve the security of cloud architecture across our AWS environments. - Embed security into the software development life cycle (SDLC). - Implement and manage security tooling. - Partner with engineering teams to remediate vulnerabilities and reduce risk DevSecOps & Automation - Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows. - Build automated security checks, policy-as-code, and guardrails. - Enable “shift-left” security practices across engineering teams. - Design, update and enforce least-privilege access models across infrastructure and applications. Monitoring, Detection & Response - Establish logging, monitoring, and alerting for both infrastructure and application layers. - Lead response to cloud and application security incidents. - Conduct root cause analysis and drive systemic improvements. Compliance & Governance - Ensure systems meet regulatory requirements (ISO 27001). - Define policies for secure development and cloud usage. - Support audits and continuous compliance initiatives. - Mentor engineers on both cloud and application security practices. QUALIFICATIONS - 10+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or equivalent experience. - Strong software and cloud skills in Python, Ansible, AWS and Terraform. - Experience with Compliance frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001). - Experience with AWS IAM roles and policy management. - Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI) - Experience with container/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS). - Ability to address security concerns (drive security solutions or negotiate trade-offs) with a variety of teams including IT, Computational Scientists, Software Developers, Cloud Ops and ML engineers. ABOUT IAMBIC THERAPEUTICS Iambic is a clinical-stage life-science and technology company developing novel medicines using its AI-driven discovery and development platform. Based in San Diego and founded in 2020, Iambic has assembled a world-class team that unites pioneering AI experts and experienced drug hunters. The Iambic platform has demonstrated delivery of new drug candidates to human clinical trials with unprecedented speed and across multiple target classes and mechanisms of action. Iambic is advancing a pipeline of potential best-in-class and first-in-class clinical assets, both internally and in partnership, to address urgent unmet patient need. Learn more about the Iambic team, platform, pipeline, and partnerships at iambic.ai http://iambic.ai. MISSION & CORE VALUES Our mission is to deliver better medicines through innovations in AI-based discovery technologies. The culture and work at Iambic Therapeutics are profoundly strengthened by the diversity of our people and our differences in background, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and life experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive environment where a diverse group of talented humans work together to discover therapeutics and create technologies. PAY AND BENEFITS We offer industry leading competitive pay, company paid healthcare, flexible spending accounts, voluntary life insurance, 401K matching, and uncapped vacation to our team. We are in a brand-new state-of-the art facility in beautiful San Diego with an onsite gym, dining, and easy access to great places to live and play.