DevSecOps Platform Engineer - Vice President

iCapital; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Employer-matched retirement plan

100% employer-paid healthcare

Unlimited paid time off

Annual performance bonus

Job summary

iCapital is seeking a Vice President to join the Platform Infrastructure team in Salt Lake City, Utah. This pivotal role focuses on enhancing cloud capabilities and ensuring the smooth operation of production environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in DevOps, AWS, and security best practices, alongside strong collaboration skills. This position offers a competitive salary range of $150,000 to $170,000 and comprehensive benefits, including equity options and flexible remote work on Fridays.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of DevOps or SRE experience, including 4+ years with AWS.
• Proficient in CI/CD pipeline development using frameworks like GitLab or GitHub.
• 3+ years implementing security practices in AWS, remediating SecurityHub findings.
• Experience with DevSecOps tools and microservices in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Build highly available solutions across the SDLC stack.
• Coordinate relations between Platform Infrastructure and Information Security teams.
• Contribute to security best practices and culture within teams.
• Develop tools to improve developer productivity.

Skills

DevOps or SRE experience

AWS experience

CI/CD pipeline development

Security best practices in AWS

DevSecOps tools

Microservices (Docker, Kubernetes)

Linux command-line knowledge

Databases knowledge (MongoDB, Postgres, DynamoDB)

Coding in Python, Ruby, or Java

Cloud provisioning (Terraform or CloudFormation)

Networking knowledge

Distributed systems design

Debugging issues with FIX protocol

System tuning

AWS certifications

Job description

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

About the Role

iCapital is looking to hire a Vice President to join the Platform Infrastructure team. This team plays a critical role in keeping the production and development environments running smoothly and securely. This role will utilize advanced cloud capabilities to facilitate Platform Infrastructure strategy of market agility and lean operating principles with a strict focus on quality to meet the ever‑growing demands of clients. The ideal candidate is highly collaborative, creative, intellectually curious and passionate about forming and implementing cutting‑edge cloud computing capabilities. As a Platform Engineer, this individual will be wearing multiple hats in a highly visible role interacting with all aspects of the business.

Responsibilities

• Build highly available solutions across the entire SDLC stack with a primary focus on an internet‑facing fintech site.
• Coordinate the relationship between the Platform Infrastructure team and the Information Security Team in remediating security issues related to platforms, CI/CD pipelines, or development tools.
• Contribute to security best practices for shifting security left and establishing a strong security culture within the DevOps and Platform Infrastructure team.
• Develop and maintain tools to support the development environment on MacOS and Linux tool environment with focus on improving developer productivity.
• Maintain site reliability with a focus on building highly scalable systems integrating resiliency and high availability at all levels.
• Develop software and tooling to secure and automate cloud infrastructure building software delivery capabilities with fully automatic workflows.
• Design and operate a Kubernetes environment for container management and orchestration.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of DevOps or SRE experience with 4+ years of AWS experience
• 6+ years of CI/CD pipeline development in GitLab, GitHub, or similar frameworks
• 3+ years of experience with security best practices in AWS, including remediating SecurityHub findings
• 3+ years of experience with DevSecOps tools, including SAST tools, DAST tools, and SCA tools
• Microservices (Docker, Kubernetes) experience in a production environment is strongly desired
• Strong Linux OS‑level and command‑line and scripting knowledge and configuration management principles
• Working knowledge of databases such as MongoDB, Postgres, and DynamoDB
• Coding beyond simple scripting with strong opinions on maintainable and reusable code in Python, Ruby or Java is desired
• Experience with computer provisioning on a Cloud‑based platform using Terraform or Cloud formation
• Exceptional analytical skills and able to apply knowledge and experience in decision‑making to arrive at creative and commercial solutions
• Experience building a Microservice‑based architecture
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Able to design and implement complex, but easily managed, automated infrastructure
• A desire to share, teach and learn as part of a team
• Expert level knowledge of networking
• Experience with distributed systems design, maintenance, and hands‑on troubleshooting
• Experience with debugging issues with the FIX protocol to include maintaining and establishing fix sessions and or session management + order routing
• Experience in system tuning and performance testing
• AWS certifications are a plus

The base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $170,000. iCapital offers a compensation package which includes salary, equity for all full‑time employees, and an annual performance bonus. Employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer‑matched retirement plan, generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer‑paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, and unlimited paid time off (PTO).

Employees will work in the office Monday‑Thursday, with flexibility to work remotely on Friday.

EEO Statement

iCapital is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.