Founding Platform & Security Engineer (AWS / DevOps / SOC 2)

IT Recruitment Solutions Ltd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive healthcare and benefits

401(k)

Flexible PTO

Hybrid working

Job summary

IT Recruitment Solutions Ltd is helping a fast-growing, VC-backed AI company in New York City recruit a Founding Platform & Security Engineer to own AWS infrastructure, DevOps and security.

This hands-on role lets you modernize the cloud, automate SOC 2 compliance, and design tooling to support a scaling engineering team, reporting directly to the CTO.

4 days onsite, equity, comprehensive healthcare, 401(k) and flexible PTO are included as the company builds a security‑first data platform.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Platform/Infra/DevOps/Security
• Experience building infrastructure and security from scratch in regulated B2B SaaS
• Hands-on SOC 2 compliance in production
• FinTech/InsurTech/HealthTech background preferred
• Python or Node.js experience bonus

Responsibilities

• Own AWS infrastructure, DevOps and security
• Modernize cloud infra across compute, storage, networking
• Establish platform procedures, controls and tooling
• Automate SOC 2 compliance, audits and incident response
• Build CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling
• Strengthen application security and data protection
• Improve monitoring, observability and reliability
• Advise CTO on infra and security strategy

Skills

Platform/Infra/DevOps

Security engineering

Cloud infrastructure

Autonomy

Startup experience

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Founding Platform & Security Engineer (AWS / DevOps / SOC 2)

New York City – 4 Days Onsite | $180,000–$250,000 Base + Equity

We’re looking for a Founding Platform & Security Engineer to join a fast-growing, VC-backed AI company building mission-critical data infrastructure for regulated financial services organizations.

As the first dedicated hire in this function, you’ll work directly with the CTO and own AWS infrastructure, DevOps and security. You’ll modernize the cloud environment, automate security and compliance programs, and build the tooling needed to support a growing engineering organization. This is a hands-on position with the opportunity to build and lead a platform team as the company scales.

The role:

• Own the platform function across AWS infrastructure, DevOps and security
• Modernize and migrate existing cloud infrastructure across compute, storage and networking
• Establish platform procedures, security policies, controls and tooling from the ground up
• Own and automate SOC 2 compliance, audit readiness, AI policies and incident response
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows and developer tooling
• Strengthen application security across authentication, authorization, data protection and vulnerability management
• Improve monitoring, alerting, observability and production reliability
• Advise the CTO and engineering leadership on infrastructure and security strategy

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience across Platform, Infrastructure, DevOps or Security Engineering
• Experience building infrastructure and security from scratch, ideally within a regulated B2B SaaS company
• Experience working in a fast-moving startup or scale-up environment, with the autonomy to build and operate infrastructure without large-company support structures
• A background in FinTech, InsurTech, HealthTech or another security-conscious industry
• Hands-on ownership of SOC 2 compliance in a production environment
• Deep practical experience with AWS, Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong CI/CD, monitoring and observability experience
• Application security expertise across authentication, data protection and vulnerability management
• A high-ownership mindset and the ability to operate independently in an early-stage environment
• Experience in Python or Node.js applications, or AI products would be a bonus.

Compensation:

• Equity
• Comprehensive healthcare and benefits
• 401(k) and flexible PTO
• Hybrid working – New York City, 4 days per week in-office

This is an opportunity to become the first platform and security hire at a high-growth AI company, with genuine ownership and a clear path toward leading the function as the organization scales.