Senior Engineer - Edge Security

Summary

Join Xero as a Senior Engineer in Edge Security, based in New Zealand or Australia. You will ensure network edge security systems are deployed and maintained, solving problems at scale in a multi-cloud environment. This hands-on role involves building resilient and scalable systems, automating processes, and collaborating with a team of engineers. You will lead complex initiatives, develop software and automation, mentor junior team members, and participate in on-call rotations. The ideal candidate possesses experience with WAF technologies, CDNs, AWS, and cloud networking, along with strong DevOps and Agile practices. Xero offers generous paid leave, wellbeing programs, medical insurance, parental leave, and other benefits.

Requirements

• Experience in Cloud Infrastructure Security engineering roles
• Experience working with: WAF technologies
• Experience working with: Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
• AWS (must)
• Python, JSON, YAML
• Infrastructure as Code experience
• Github or gitlab experience
• CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) platforms
• Cloud Networking experience

Responsibilities

• Ensure our network edge security systems are deployed and maintained to support the requirements of our Xero teams
• Be hands-on solving problems at scale in a massive multi cloud environment
• Become deeply familiar with the capabilities of our vendors to build and support modern and adaptable security services that will delight our customers
• Build resilient and scalable systems
• Automation will be the standard for you, and you’ll seek new and interesting ways to reduce our operational overheads
• Be a team player and get to work with an awesome group of engineers in an amazing and unique working environment
• Leading complex initiatives through to completion in a highly collaborative environment
• Develop software and automation as agreed with the team
• Coach/mentor junior team members
• Develop and maintain documentation
• Strong DevOps and Agile practices
• Participate in the 24/7 oncall roster as required
• Independently take ownership of problems and solve them
• A strong drive to work in a team-oriented and collaborative environment
• A passion for delivering high quality products to your customers
• Work with other Xero Security Teams and Product teams to ensure that any escalated incidents and problems are resolved in a timely and comprehensive manner

Preferred Qualifications

GCP/Azure (highly desired)

Benefits

• Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!)
• Dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family
• Free medical insurance
• Wellbeing and sports programmes
• Employee resource groups
• 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers
• An Employee Share Plan
• Beautiful offices
• Flexible working
• Career development