First Infrastructure & Security Engineer (Hybrid, AWS)

Recruiting From Scratch; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Hybrid work with remote Fridays

Annual offsite

Pets in office

Leadership growth

Job summary

Recruiting from Scratch is hiring an Infrastructure & Security Engineer to lead ground-up DevOps, security, and platform initiatives. You will partner with the CTO to define best-in-class cloud architecture and security controls.

You will migrate to modern AWS infrastructure, build CI/CD pipelines, and drive reliability and developer velocity in a high-growth fintech/insurance tech context. Hybrid work with 4 in-office days per week in NYC, with optional Atlanta flexibility.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of infrastructure, DevOps, platform, cloud, or security engineering experience.
• Strong experience building and operating production infrastructure.
• Experience owning infrastructure and security initiatives end-to-end.
• Experience working in startups, high-growth companies, or lean engineering organizations.
• Strong track record of operating independently with significant technical ownership.
• Experience in regulated B2B SaaS, fintech, insurance, cybersecurity, or similar high-trust environments is highly preferred.
• Experience establishing infrastructure or security practices from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Own Infrastructure & Security: be the first dedicated hire for DevOps, infrastructure, platform engineering, and security.
• Establish infrastructure procedures, security policies, engineering standards, and operational toolsets from scratch.
• Modernize Cloud Infrastructure: migrate legacy systems to AWS-based architectures and strengthen cloud design.
• Build and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure and pipelines.
• Develop and maintain the security program, including SOC 2 compliance and security controls.
• Collaborate with CTO and leadership on infrastructure strategy and priorities.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Python/Node.js

Security-minded

Job description

Recruiting from Scratch is hiring an Infrastructure & Security Engineer to lead ground-up DevOps, security, and platform initiatives. You will partner with the CTO to define best-in-class cloud architecture and security controls.

You will migrate to modern AWS infrastructure, build CI/CD pipelines, and drive reliability and developer velocity in a high-growth fintech/insurance tech context. Hybrid work with 4 in-office days per week in NYC, with optional Atlanta flexibility.