ExecutivePlacements.com ยท 12 hours ago
Infrastructure Security Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
$103K/yr - $128K/yr
2+ years expDigitalOcean is a company focused on building scalable cloud solutions and is seeking an Infrastructure Security Engineer to enhance the security of their production and corporate infrastructure. The role involves implementing security tools, managing security projects, and collaborating with various teams to promote security best practices.
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Responsibilities
Own the implementation of small-to-medium sized security projects and solutions, focusing on the team's primary areas of expertise: Identity and Access Management and Security Infrastructure Management
Develop, test, and deploy code/scripts for security tooling, enhancing Security Alerting, Logging, and Visibility systems to provide near-realtime notification of security-relevant changes and potential breaches
Actively manage and operate core security infrastructure, including remote access management solutions and systems related to Identity lifecycle, authentication policies, and centralized secrets management
Participate in core team processes, including on-call rotations, and directly contribute to triage alerts and collaborate with the Incident Response team when necessary
Assess the security of systems by maintaining and monitoring security controls on corporate and platform infrastructure (e.g., vulnerability scanners, host-based security tools, and network security monitoring) to identify and close visibility gaps
Partner with technical teams across Engineering and Infrastructure to advocate for and guide the adoption of security best practices, ensuring access controls limit risk by restricting access by business role and need-to-know
Qualification
Required
2+ years of experience as a security engineer or security operations analyst, demonstrating the ability to work on small and defined security problems where the solution might not be fully defined
Strong understanding of Linux systems, services, and deployment models (e.g., Ubuntu)
Experience with automating security tooling and workflows, including event enrichment, reduction, and correlation
Experience with engineering and maintaining Identity and Access Management systems (e.g., LDAP, Single Sign-On, VPN or Zero Trust solutions)
Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, or equivalent) to efficiently automate tasks and streamline processes
Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills for technical writing, presenting, and providing security guidance
Preferred
Experience with Vulnerability Management processes, focused on prioritizing known vulnerabilities for remediation at scale
Familiarity with network security concepts and experience in auditing network security configurations to identify vulnerabilities or misconfigurations
Experience managing Centralized Secrets Management platforms
Familiarity with Configuration as Code software (e.g., Chef, Salt, Ansible, Terraform)
Company
ExecutivePlacements.com
Online recruitment
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase