Security Engineer - Fortify Cloud Infra, Flexible Hours

Namespace; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Stock options

Flexible working hours

Market-leading parental leave

Job summary

Namespace is seeking a Security Engineer to own and strengthen security across our systems, network, and infrastructure in San Francisco. You’ll work with engineering and operations to identify vulnerabilities, build security measures and embed security into how we build and operate.

You’ll design and implement firewalls, IDS/IPS, conduct audits, and create security-first guidelines for the organization, collaborating with stakeholders to maintain a one-team security mindset.

Qualifications

• Strong security engineering fundamentals, with hands-on experience securing production infrastructure, systems, and networks.
• Experience with network security, firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, vulnerability management, and threat detection and response
• Ability to identify security risks and translate them into pragmatic technical solutions
• Strong understanding of security best practices across modern cloud and infrastructure environments
• Ability to work closely with engineering and operations teams and embed security into existing systems and workflows
• Bias toward execution and ownership, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment

Responsibilities

• Design and build novel firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) to fortify our servers, networks, and systems
• Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments, evaluating technologies and core systems for weaknesses and potential vulnerabilities
• Develop security measures to quickly detect and respond to real-time threats and vulnerabilities
• Develop security-first guidelines and best practices for the entire organization to follow
• Work closely with operations, developers, and other stakeholders to build and maintain a one-team approach to security
• Support the sales team with security questionnaires and technical security requirements from customers

Skills

Security fundamentals

Production security

Network security

Vulnerability management

Threat detection & response

Cloud security best practices

Job description

Namespace is seeking a Security Engineer to own and strengthen security across our systems, network, and infrastructure in San Francisco. You’ll work with engineering and operations to identify vulnerabilities, build security measures and embed security into how we build and operate.

You’ll design and implement firewalls, IDS/IPS, conduct audits, and create security-first guidelines for the organization, collaborating with stakeholders to maintain a one-team security mindset.