Lead, Site Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure Security

MongoDB; Old Toronto; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Lead SRE in the InfraSec team, where you will play a crucial role in guiding the security of cloud-based infrastructure. This position offers the opportunity to lead a small team while being hands-on with technical challenges. You will design and implement security solutions across major cloud platforms, ensuring the highest security standards. The role also emphasizes automation and monitoring, allowing you to leverage cutting-edge tools to enhance security posture. If you have a passion for security and the desire to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career in a supportive and innovative environment.

Benefits

Generous parental leave policy

Fertility assistance

Employee affinity groups

Supportive work culture

Qualifications

• 7+ years in SRE or infrastructure engineering with a focus on security.
• Strong understanding of cloud security and IAM across platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and deployment of security solutions for cloud platforms.
• Build automated solutions for real-time security monitoring.

Skills

Cloud Security Design

Automation

Security Tooling

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Infrastructure Engineering

Programming (Golang)

Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

GuardDuty

Security Hub

CloudTrail

Job description

MongoDB’s mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build and run applications anywhere—on premises, or across cloud providers.

We are looking for an experienced Lead for our SRE, InfraSec team, to guide the security of our cloud-based infrastructure. As a Lead SRE, you will be very hands-on technically while also directly managing a small team of SREs.

The InfraSec team collaborates closely with other engineering teams to ensure that our infrastructure adheres to the highest security standards. They build essential security infrastructure and implement controls that reinforce the platform’s security posture.

This is an SRE team, which means you can expect a highly hands-on approach, tackling the technical challenges of implementing large scale solutions. This team is deeply involved in the technical aspects of security and the nuances of its actual implementation.

This role can be based out of our NYC HQ, Dublin office, or one of our many other offices in North America and Europe. Remote from anywhere in North America or certain countries in Europe is also an option.

Responsibilities:

Cloud Security Design and Implementation:

• 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).

Automation and Monitoring:

• 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.

Security Tooling:

• Evaluate, implement, and manage cloud-native security tools and platforms for endpoint security, identity management (IAM), and CSPM.

Qualifications:

Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in SRE, infrastructure engineering or similar role, with a strong focus on security work, ideally with 2+ years in a leadership or senior engineering role.

Security Mindset:

• 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.

Cloud Expertise:

• 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).

Coding/Automation:

• 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.

Systems and Networking:

• Understanding of the underlying systems and networking concepts and how they work together in complex systems.

Communication and Leadership Skills:

• 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.

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys.

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.