Remote Staff Data Security Engineer

Summary

Join Gemini's Platform Security team as a Staff Data Security Engineer and contribute to securing the company's infrastructure through service hardening, developing foundational tools, and providing secure-by-default infrastructure. The role will bring additional depth and specialization in database design, security, and neighboring areas of infrastructure and platform security engineering.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in the field
• Extensive knowledge of database architecture and security principles
• 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

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain database, and relevant security controls for security and engineering teams
• Build and improve security controls capturing data in transit and data at rest
• Partner with engineering teams on security architecture and implementation decisions
• Own our database security roadmap and act as relevant SME within Gemini
• Collaborate with AppSec, Threat Detection, Incident Response, GRC and similar security functions to identify, understand, and reduce security risk

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record securing databases and ensuring data integrity
• 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

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary
• A discretionary annual bonus
• Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
• Comprehensive health plans
• 401K with company matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible time off