Staff Platform Security Engineer

Summary

Join Gemini's Platform Security team as a Staff Platform Security Engineer and contribute to securing Gemini’s infrastructure. You will design, deploy, and maintain security services and platforms, build and improve security controls, and partner with engineering teams on security architecture and implementation. This role requires expertise in non-cloud infrastructure, containerization, and container orchestration security, along with experience in areas like PKI, core cryptography, and identity management. The position is hybrid, requiring in-person presence twice a week in either Seattle, WA or New York City, NY. Gemini offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including a competitive salary, annual bonus, equity grant, comprehensive health plans, 401k matching, paid parental leave, and flexible time off.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in the field
• 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
• Familiarity with computer security principles and practices

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain services/platforms for security and engineering teams
• Build and improve security controls and capabilities at all layers of infrastructure
• Partner with engineering teams on security architecture and implementation decisions
• Collaborate with AppSec, Threat Detection, Incident Response, GRC and similar security functions to identify, understand, and reduce security risk

Preferred Qualifications

• 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