Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Security

Summary

Join MongoDB's SRE, InfraSec team as a Lead SRE to guide the security of our cloud-based infrastructure. This hands-on role involves managing a small team of SREs while directly contributing to security solutions. You will lead the design and deployment of security solutions for cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), build automated solutions for security monitoring, and evaluate and manage cloud-native security tools. The ideal candidate possesses 7+ years of experience in SRE or a similar role with a strong security focus, including leadership experience. This role offers remote work options in North America and certain European countries and a supportive company culture with various benefits.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in SRE, infrastructure engineering or similar role, with a strong focus on security work, with ideally 2+ years in a leadership or senior engineering role
• A comprehensive understanding of all facets of cloud environment security, spanning from foundational OS networking layers to cloud provider configurations. Proven experience in leading projects within security-focused areas, such as runtime scanning, security observability, CSPM, and more
• Strong experience with at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP), including expertise in IAM, VPC networking, security groups, and cloud security tools (e.g., GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail)
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (we use Golang but are language agnostic when it comes to hiring ) and experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible) to automate security configurations and processes
• Understanding of the underlying systems and networking concepts and how they work together in complex systems
• Strong ability to explain complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical teams. Ability to lead a small technical team and ensure success both meeting the team goals as well as personal growth for all team members

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and deployment of security solutions for cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), including network and compute security, identity management, and cloud security posture management (CSPM)
• Build automated solutions for real-time security monitoring, logging, and alerting in cloud environments. Leverage native cloud services and third-party tools for runtime security monitoring and anomaly detection
• Evaluate, implement, and manage cloud-native security tools and platforms for endpoint security, identity management (IAM), and CSPM

Benefits

• Employee affinity groups
• Fertility assistance
• A generous parental leave policy
• Remote from anywhere in North America or certain countries in Europe is also an option