Infrastructure and Security Engineer

Summary

Join Equilibrium Energy, a Series B clean energy startup, and become our Infrastructure and Security Engineer. You will be part of the Digital Services team, responsible for building and scaling our Digital Platform, ensuring the productivity, happiness, and security of both internal and external users. This role involves managing our AWS-centric system using Terraform, maturing our Kubernetes-based environment, and addressing security vulnerabilities. You will also manage access requests, share on-call responsibilities, and leverage Gen AI tools. The ideal candidate possesses a passion for clean energy, 8+ years of relevant experience, and strong expertise in infrastructure-as-code, Kubernetes, AWS, and Python. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, unlimited vacation, flexible work schedule, and remote work options.

Requirements

• Demonstrated passion for clean energy initiatives and combating climate change
• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of relevant work experience
• Strong experience developing infrastructure-as-code, particularly Terraform
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes or other containerized workload platforms
• Strong practical knowledge of AWS cloud technologies, including IAM, EKS, RDS, and EC2
• Proficiency in software development, with a preference for Python
• Familiarity with Security/Compliance audit process (ie SOC 2)
• Experience with automated deployment and orchestration tools like CI/CD pipelines, Gitlab / Github, and Docker
• Strong inclination towards automation, DevOps methodologies, and fostering collaborative environments, incorporating operational excellence and development best practices
• Ability to seamlessly integrate into cross-functional teams and adapt to evolving work methodologies
• Familiarity with agile methodologies or a willingness to learn and apply them effectively
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

• Define, design, develop, and deploy EQ's Digital Platform
• Manage our AWS-centric system using Terraform
• Mature and harden our Kubernetes-based runtime environment
• Monitor, triage, and address security vulnerabilities across our system
• Manage authorization and access requests
• Share on-call responsibilities with the rest of your team
• Embrace Gen AI tools to help you work better and faster
• Leave your mark. Develop informed, opinionated idea on how things should be, earn buy in from others, and make then them real

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing Postgres or Databricks at scale
• Experience implementing test-build-deploy pipelines with Pants V2

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and a comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and 401k package
• Opportunity to own a significant piece of the company via a meaningful equity grant
• Unlimited vacation and flexible work schedule
• Ability to work remotely from anywhere in the United States, Canada & Europe, or join one of our regional hubs in Boston, SF Bay Area, or London
• Accelerated professional growth and development opportunities through direct collaboration and mentorship from leading industry expert colleagues across energy and tech