Staff Site Reliability Engineer, InfraSec

Summary

Join Sprout Social's Engineering team as a Staff Site Reliability Engineer and contribute to building secure and scalable infrastructure. You will create standardized production-ready technology, improve Sprout's security posture through automation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include enforcing security best practices, acting as a multiplier across teams, leading strategic initiatives, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate possesses a strong infrastructure foundation, a bias for automation, and thrives in ambiguous environments. Sprout offers a comprehensive benefits package including insurance, paid time off, parental leave, wellness initiatives, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• 7+ years building and maintaining reliable, scalable systems in a Linux/UNIX environment
• 5+ years experience with one or more infrastructure-as-code or configuration-as-code tools, such as: Terraform, Chef, Ansible, SaltStack, etc
• 3+ years experience operating and maintaining cloud security tools such as WAF, IAM, AWS Config, etc
• 3+ years experience leading engineering projects and initiatives, including the design, development, and implementation of infrastructure systems, ensuring delivery of reliable services, prioritizing technical improvements with cross-functional teams, and/or driving technical vision

Responsibilities

• Create “Paved Roads”: standard production-ready technology that all of our engineering teams can leverage to build secure experiences
• Work to improve Sprout’s security posture through automation, auditability, and clear processes in order to build sustainable and secure solutions
• Enforce security best practices through code to minimize chances of misconfiguration and increase confidence in service adoption in the cloud
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, site reliability engineering, data platform, and GRC teams to deliver scalable, secure-by-default infrastructure
• Act as a multiplier: leading with influence across teams and orgs, creating momentum for cross-functional initiatives, and driving alignment on security best practices
• Lead by example—pairing deep technical expertise with pragmatic execution and mentorship
• Own strategic initiatives such as IAM modernization, zero trust, vulnerability remediation pipelines, and secure paved road delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience with Security Tooling and Vendor selection plus management of third-party security tooling such as CNAPP, CWPP, CSPM, IDS/IPS, etc
• Experience in at least one programming language, such as Python, Java, Golang, or Ruby
• Experience with building CI/CD Pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Gitlab, Github Actions, etc

Benefits

• Insurance and benefit options that are built for both individuals and families
• Progressive policies to support work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental leave program
• High-quality and well-maintained equipment—your computer will never prevent you from doing your best
• Wellness initiatives to ensure both health and mental well-being of our team
• Ongoing education and development opportunities via our Grow@Sprout program and employee-led diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• Growing corporate social responsibility program that is driven by the involvement and passion of our team members
• Beautiful, convenient and state-of-the-art offices in Chicago’s Loop and downtown Seattle, for those who prefer an office setting
• Whenever possible, Sprout wants to provide our team with the flexibility to work in the location that makes the most sense for them. Sprout maintains a remote workforce in many places in the United States. However, we are not set up in all states, so please look at the drop-down box in our application to see whether your state is listed. Few roles require an office setting. If your position requires a physical presence in a Sprout office, it will be evident in the job listing and your offer letter
• Every Sprout team member has an opportunity to receive restricted stock units (RSUs) under Sprout’s equity plan
• Employees (and their dependents) are covered by medical, dental, vision, basic life, accidental death, and dismemberment insurance, and Modern Health (a wellness benefit)
• Employees are able to enroll in Sprout’s company’s 401k plan, in which Sprout will match 50% of your contributions up to 6% with a maximum contribution
• Sprout offers “Flexible Paid Time Off” and ten paid holidays