Security Engineer

Description:

· We are seeking a skilled and proactive DevOps/Security Engineer to join our team at client. This role is critical for ensuring reliability, security, and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DevSecOps practices, cloud infrastructure, and security protocols, with a passion for optimizing processes and safeguarding our systems.

Specific Accountabilities:

· Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate the software development process and improve deployment efficiency.

· Monitor system performance and reliability, ensuring high availability and responsiveness of the ACRE platform.

· Collaborate with software engineers and product teams to integrate security best practices throughout the development lifecycle.

· Incorporate and maintain security assessments and vulnerability scans into the delivery cycle.

· Oversee Penetration / Ethical Hacking testing.

· Implement and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS.

· Develop and maintain documentation for infrastructure configurations, deployment processes, and security protocols.

· Stay current with industry trends and emerging security threats, applying new techniques and technologies to enhance the security posture of the organization.

· Provide support for incident response and disaster recovery planning, ensuring business continuity in the event of a security breach or system failure.

Scope

· Critical role as a member of the ACRE team, striving to integrate security best practices throughout the development lifecycle, improve deployment efficiency, and in supporting the short-, medium- and long-term goals of the company up to and potentially including an external sale process.

The is a start-up company and the individual in this role will be responsible for building relationships and working collaboratively with the Technical and Marketing and Sales teams.

Contacts

· Internal relationships include communication with some corporate functions (incl. Insurance, TIS)

· External relationships include some communication with external customers or service providers (incl. Brokers, Advisors, Developers, Others)

Knowledge and Skills:

Required:

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

· 5+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or security engineering, preferably in a startup or fast-paced environment.

· Strong proficiency with cloud platforms, particularly AWS, including services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and DynamoDB.

· Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools.

· Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI) and version control systems (e.g., Git).

· Solid understanding of security best practices, including network security, application security, and data protection.

· Experience with scripting languages for automation and process improvement.

· Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.

· Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) for managing cloud resources.