At Guild, we believe talent is everywhere and that opportunity should be too. We continue to have our home and headquarters in Denver, but we have embraced a distributed model of working to reach the best talent in the United States. While some roles may require proximity to our Denver office, roles based outside of our Denver office can sit in any of the following 32 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and Washington D.C. Please only apply if you are able to live and work full-time in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.
If you are an Internal Candidate, please apply via our Internal Job Board.
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To thrive as a company and meet our impact goals, we must cultivate a culture of high-performance. We know managers are often the single-largest driver of employee satisfaction and growth, and our talent is our biggest asset. Because of that, we’ve identified consistent expectations for all of Guild’s people managers — helping you know what to expect from your experience here.
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Guild is hiring a Security Engineer. The Information Security team is looking to add a highly motivated and technically inclined individual to work as a Cloud Security Engineer. We are looking for a candidate that is comfortable working in an exciting and fast paced environment. This individual’s responsibilities will mainly focus on ensuring protection of Guild’s various cloud resources and environments. These efforts will ultimately allow Guild to fulfill its mission while also meeting business objectives and compliance requirements.
As a Security Engineer, you will:
Identify security issues and risks with Guild’s systems and environments. Develop and execute remediation/mitigation plans that provide long term risk reduction.
Develop and tune security policy within various security tools and platforms (SIEM, CNAPP, EDR, Email Gateway, Vulnerability Management, etc…).
Maintain SOC-2 compliance and assist with audit/client related requests.
Review and upgrade internal policies and security controls where applicable to Guild’s managed infrastructure.
Leverage CNAPP suite to protect cloud accounts
Maintain a suite of application security tools that include SAST/DAST/SCAAssist with incident response and investigation activities.
Fulfill regular on-call responsibilities as part of a team rotation.
You are a strong fit for this role if you have:
Required Competencies
Thorough understanding of Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and Continuous integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Pipeline tools and processes
Expertise with security best practices in hardening and protecting cloud environments, including common frameworks such as CIS Controls, AWS Well-Architected Framework, etc.
Strong understanding of software development methodologies and secure coding practices
Experience with reviewing source code written in JavaScript, Python, etc.
Expert Python skills
Expert level knowledge of security concepts and technologies - web application architecture, APIs, Networking, Linux, DevSecOps, etc.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, for collaborating with technical and non-technical teams.
Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple security projects simultaneously.
Preferred Competencies
An understanding of containers and container orchestration technologies
Familiarity with common Information Security frameworks and standards (i.e. CIS, NIST, MITRE, ITIL, ISO 270001, etc.)
AWS Certifications
Experience with securing AI/ML systems
We are committed to equal pay for equal work and believe in compensation transparency. All salary ranges are standardized nationwide and will not vary by region. This role offers a competitive total compensation package, including a base salary of $130,000 - $168,400 and stock options. Compensation offered will be based on a combination of factors such as experience, competencies, and internal equity.
Posting Date: January 12, 2026
Guild partners with the country’s most innovative employers, including Chipotle, Target, Walgreens, JPMorgan Chase, Hilton, Spectrum, PepsiCo, Tyson, and more, to build the talent needed for today and a resilient workforce for tomorrow. Guild helps employers identify, develop, and mobilize internal talent, enabling workers to gain skills for in-demand roles and companies to stay agile.
By connecting employees to real-world learning, coaching, and career support, and providing companies with actionable talent insights, Guild transforms all talent into high-impact contributors and positions companies for long-term, sustainable growth. For more information, visit https://www.guild.com.
Guild is a female-founded, certified B Corp. The company has been recognized by Fortune’s Change the World list (2021, 2025), the Forbes Cloud 100 (2020–2025), Great Place to Work (2022–2025), CNBC’s Disruptor 50 (2021–2024), TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies (2022), Inc.’s Best-Led Companies (2021), Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas (2020), and B Lab’s Best for the World (2019), among many others.
Guild is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let your recruiter know. We currently offer the following benefits:
- Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Collective Health and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
- Access to a 401k to help save for the future
- Vacation policy to rest and recharge
- 8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
- Family-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 4-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits.
- Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services
- Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth
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What We Do
Guild’s mission is to unlock opportunity for America’s workforce through education, skilling, and career mobility. Guild’s Career Opportunity Platform™ enables forward-thinking employers to invest in their employees, creating life-changing opportunities for personal and professional growth through education and learning programs, career development, and one-on-one coaching. Guild partners with the nation’s largest employers — including Walmart, Chipotle, Target, Disney, and healthcare systems like UCHealth and Providence Health — to create cultures of opportunity that will help them attract and retain top talent and grow their future workforce from within. Guild offers a marketplace of curated education and learning programs designed for the success of working adults. Layered onto that is support, guidance, and resources at every step to help ensure the new skills employees are building translate into career pathways that are in demand at their companies — all without paying for tuition or career services on their own. Through Guild’s partnerships, more than 5 million employees across America have had access to Guild through their employers over the last 12 months.
Why Work With Us
As a certified B-corp with a double-bottom line business model that does well by doing good, we're looking for people who want to help us expand economic opportunity through education. You’ll join a driven and collaborative team, be challenged every day, and go home knowing you’re helping to make a difference in the lives of working adults.
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