Job Description
Summary
The Role: Staff Platform Security Engineer
The Platform Security team secures Gemini’s infrastructure through service hardening and by developing and supporting a suite of foundational tools. We provide secure-by-default infrastructure, consumable security services, and expert consultation to engineering teams for secure cloud and non-cloud infrastructure.
The Platform Security team covers a broad problem space that includes all areas of Gemini’s platform infrastructure. In the past, this team has focused specifically on cloud security and we continue to invest heavily in this area. This role will bring additional depth and specialization in non-cloud infrastructure, containerization, and container orchestration security. We also value expertise in neighboring areas of infrastructure and platform security engineering including: PKI, core cryptography, identity management, network security, etc.
Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, and maintain services/platforms for security and engineering teams
- Build and improve security controls and capabilities at all layers of infrastructure
- Partner with engineering teams on security architecture and implementation decisions
- Collaborate with AppSec, Threat Detection, Incident Response, GRC and similar security functions to identify, understand, and reduce security risk
Minimum Qualifications:
- 6+ years of experience in the field
- Significant experience with container orchestration technologies and relevant security considerations. We often use Kubernetes and EKS
- Experience in SRE, systems engineering, or network engineering
- Experience with distributed systems or cloud computing. We often use AWS
- Significant software development experience. We often use Python or Go
- Experience building and owning high-availability critical systems or cloud-based services
- Able to self-scope, define, and manage short and long term technical goals
- Familiarity with computer security principles and practices
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience securing AWS and Linux environments, both native and third-party
- Experience designing and implementing cryptographic infrastructure such as PKI, secrets management, authentication, or secure data storage/transmission
- Experience designing and implementing systems for identity and access management
- Experience with configuration management and infrastructure as code. We often use Terraform
Salary Range: The base salary range for this role is between $172,000 - $215,000 in the State of New York, the State of California and the State of Washington. This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidate’s compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.
Skills
- AWS
- Development
- Networking
- Python
- Software Engineering