Staff Cloud Security Engineer - #4824

Posted:
7/24/2026, 12:58:23 AM

Location(s):
Menlo Park, California, United States ⋅ California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
DevOps & Infrastructure ⋅ IT & Security ⋅ Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Pay:
$169k–$224k/yr

Our mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. We are working to change the trajectory of cancer mortality and bring stakeholders together to adopt innovative, safe, and effective technologies that can transform cancer care.
 
We are a healthcare company, pioneering new technologies to advance early cancer detection. We have built a multi-disciplinary organization of scientists, engineers, and physicians and we are using the power of next-generation sequencing (NGS), population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to overcome one of medicine’s greatest challenges.
 
GRAIL is headquartered in the bay area of California, with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. It is supported by leading global investors and pharmaceutical, technology, and healthcare companies.
 
For more information, please visit grail.com

GRAIL is seeking a mission-driven and high-impact Staff Cloud Security Engineer to help secure the cloud platforms that power one of healthcare's most innovative early cancer detection technologies. Reporting to the Director of Product Security, this role serves as a technical leader responsible for shaping cloud security strategy, enabling secure product delivery, and helping protect the systems that support GRAIL's life-saving mission.

As a Staff-level individual contributor, you will lead the technical execution of the Cloud Security roadmap, partnering closely with Engineering, Platform, Infrastructure, DevOps, and Product teams to drive secure cloud transformation initiatives. You will provide guidance to other engineers while influencing cloud architecture, DevSecOps practices, and secure development decisions across the product and infrastructure lifecycle. 

This role will help teams navigate an evolving threat landscape by implementing scalable AWS security controls, automation, and cloud-native security best practices while maintaining engineering agility and delivery velocity in a highly regulated environment.

This role is based in Menlo Park, California, and will move to Sunnyvale, California in Fall 2026. GRAIL offers a flexible work arrangement, with the ability to work from GRAIL's office or from home. Our current flexible work arrangement policy requires that a minimum of 60%, or 24 hours, of your total work week be on-site. Your specific schedule, determined in collaboration with your manager, will align with team and business needs and could exceed the 60% requirement for the site.

 

The expected, full-time, annual base pay scale for this position is $169K-$224K. Actual base pay will consider skills, experience, and location.


This role may be eligible for other forms of compensation, including an annual bonus and/or incentives, subject to the terms of the applicable plans and Company discretion. This range reflects a good-faith estimate of the range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for the position upon hire; the actual compensation offered may vary depending on factors such as the candidate’s qualifications. Employees in this role are also eligible for GRAIL’s comprehensive and competitive benefits package, offered in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. This package currently includes flexible time-off or vacation; a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match; medical, dental, and vision coverage; and carefully selected mindfulness programs.
 
GRAIL is an equal employment opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a workplace where every individual can thrive, contribute, and grow. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, , or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. Additionally, GRAIL will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with applicable law and provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact us at [email protected] if you require an accommodation to apply for an open position.
 
GRAIL maintains a drug-free workplace. We welcome job-seekers from all backgrounds to join us!

GRAIL

Website: https://grail.com/

Headquarter Location: Menlo Park, California, United States

Employee Count: 501-1000

Year Founded: 2016

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Series D

Industries: Biotechnology ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Health Diagnostics ⋅ Medical ⋅ Medical Device

Visa Sponsorship: Sponsors work visas