Security Tooling Engineer II
- BA/BS in Computer Science or related field.
- 2+ years of experience with cloud-native security tooling and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred; exposure to Terragrunt a plus) in a cloud environment.
- Working knowledge of configuration-as-code practices for host and service configuration, and comfort pairing config changes with the infrastructure-as-code changes needed to deploy them safely.
- Familiar with security policy engines (e.g., OVAL, Rego) for configuration compliance checks.
- Working knowledge of policy-as-code practices (version control, CI/CD, reviews, unit/integration tests).
- Familiar with REST APIs and at least one major language (Python, Java, Go, or Node.js); solid debugging and testing skills, and able to write modular, testable, and maintainable code with guidance.
- Comfortable debugging across multiple system layers.
- Interest in automation; contributes to templates and libraries that scale repetitive work.
- Security and privacy minded; awareness of FedRAMP, SOC 2, PCI, and HIPAA, with willingness to build depth.
- Collaborative communicator who shares findings with peers and stakeholders and raises roadblocks early.
- Team-oriented — actively contributes to discussions and projects, and keeps stakeholders informed.
- Growth mindset — open to feedback, curious about industry trends and tools, and motivated to expand your professional expertise.
- Interest in DLP policy authoring (JSON/YAML, RE2 regex, dictionaries, context rules).
- Flexible and reliable with on-call responsibilities and occasional shifted hours in a hybrid work environment.
- Strong communication skills in English
- Preferred Skills
- Interest in DLP policy authoring (JSON/YAML, RE2 regex, dictionaries, context rules).
- Experience contributing to classification, tagging, and policy enforcement to prevent sensitive data exfiltration.
- Experience with compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, SOC 2, PCI, or HIPAA.
**Our compensation structure is the base salary and equity in the form of restricted stock units.
WHAT IS BOX?
Box (NYSE:BOX) is the leader in Intelligent Content Management. Our platform enables organizations to fuel collaboration, manage the entire content lifecycle, secure critical content, and transform business workflows with enterprise AI. We help companies thrive in the new AI-first era of business. Founded in 2005, Box simplifies work for leading global organizations, including JLL, Morgan Stanley, and Nationwide. Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
By joining Box, you will have the unique opportunity to continue driving our platform forward. Content powers how we work. It’s the billions of files and information flowing across teams, departments, and key business processes every single day: contracts, invoices, employee records, financials, product specs, marketing assets, and more. Our mission is to bring intelligence to the world of content management and empower our customers to completely transform workflows across their organizations. With the combination of AI and enterprise content, the opportunity has never been greater to transform how the world works together and at Box you will be on the front lines of this massive shift.
WHY BOX NEEDS YOU
Box is building the industry's most trusted, secure content and AI platform. Our Production Security Tools team is seeking a Security Tooling Engineer II with curiosity and a security mindset to help build and operate infrastructure security across our tooling stack, including monitoring, vulnerability scanning, data loss prevention (DLP), and hardening checks. In this role, you will implement and operate security tooling and controls under the guidance of senior engineers; collaborate with engineering, privacy, legal, and other security teams to reduce data exposure and configuration risk; and help keep Box's infrastructure secure-by-design and secure-by-default while enabling rapid, responsible product development and AI adoption.