Platform Engineer II (Cloud Security)

Whoop
Boston, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level engineers with cloud security expertise working in health tech, focusing on automation and scalable systems.

Best fit for

  • Engineers who prioritize secure-by-default practices in cloud environments.
    — “helping ensure that secure-by-default practices are embedded”
  • Candidates skilled in automating security workflows and improving developer experiences.
    — “enjoys automating security, improving developer workflows”

Things to consider

  • Requires balancing security enforcement with developer experience improvements.
    — “intersection of security, infrastructure, and developer experience”
  • Focus on reducing risk through least-privilege access and detection mechanisms.
    — “enforcing least-privilege access, and detecting and preventing unauthorized access”

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate specific examples of automating security in cloud environments.
    — “enjoys automating security”
  • Highlight experience with scalable systems that integrate security seamlessly.
    — “building scalable systems that make the secure path the easiest path”
  • Showcase projects where you improved IAM or secrets management.
    — “strengthening IAM and secrets management”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • secure-by-default practices embedded
  • reduced risk across cloud footprint
Typical background
security engineeringcloud infrastructurebackend development

Skills & requirements

Required

Cloud SecurityInfrastructureIAMSecrets ManagementAutomated SecurityDeveloper ExperienceScalable Systems

Preferred

AWSGCPAzure

About the role

Original posting from Whoop via Lever

At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan. WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level and live longer through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives. Protecting our members’ data and ensuring our systems scale securely and reliably is core to this mission.

As a Platform Engineer II on the Cloud Security team, you will play a key role in building and operating the infrastructure, tooling, and guardrails that protect WHOOP’s cloud environments. You will work at the intersection of security, infrastructure, and developer experience, helping ensure that secure-by-default practices are embedded into how systems are designed, deployed, and operated.

The Cloud Security team focuses on reducing risk across WHOOP’s cloud footprint by enforcing least-privilege access, strengthening IAM and secrets management, and detecting and preventing unauthorized access or lateral movement. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys automating security, improving developer workflows, and building scalable systems that make the secure path the easiest path.

Source: Whoop careers (Lever)

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