Senior Cloud Security Engineer, Posit
$143.2-200.5k
Plus annual profit-sharing bonus
Open source and enterprise ready tools
Be an early applicant
Open source and enterprise ready tools
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$143.2-200.5k
Plus annual profit-sharing bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create free and open-source software for data science, scientific research, and technical communication.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking an innovative and experienced Senior Cloud Security Engineer to secure Posit’s cloud infrastructure
- The ideal candidate will be a systems thinker with deep cloud security expertise and a proven track record in building secure, scalable solutions for cloud-hosted and on-premise software
- This position requires the ability to be design and systems focused in support of your team and colleagues
- Deep expertise in AWS security architecture and services
- Understanding of Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure security architecture and services
- Strong background in securing multi-tenant environments
- Extensive experience with security controls with an emphasis on vulnerability management and detection of misconfigurations
- Proficiency in Python for security automation and the creation of reusable workflows using GitHub Actions
- Experience with cloud security platforms
- Knowledge of software supply chain security
- Expertise with security telemetry systems and SIEM platforms
- Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (Pulumi preferred)
- Excellent written communication for use by other engineers and operators
- Experience with container security and container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001)
What the job involves
- You’ll play a crucial role in shaping our security architecture, implementing robust controls, and ensuring the security of our multi-tenant environments and software supply chain
- Architect and implement security controls for AWS-hosted applications and multi-tenant environments (GCP, Azure)
- Design and maintain secure infrastructure patterns using Infrastructure as Code
- Lead cloud security incident investigations and response efforts
- Implement comprehensive supply chain security controls
- Improve automated threat detection and response capabilities
- Create and maintain cloud security incident response playbooks
- Design security architecture standards for new application components
- Contribute directly to Posit product reference architecture, lending security expertise to design decisions
- Support compliance initiatives for cloud infrastructure by creating processes and providing evidence of security controls
- Drive security monitoring strategy across cloud infrastructure
- Guide teams in performing secure DevOps practices
- Collaborate on technical documentation and standards
- Using AI to improve Cloud Security and ways to protect software development and Posit customers from AI threats
- Data science workflows to report on security telemetry systems
Our take
In a data-driven world, having reliable and accessible software is key to optimizing functionality. Posit provides R and Python-based tools to help improve the speed and quality of analysis, created "for data scientists by data scientists", with uses in data science, scientific research, and technical communication.
Posit's unique approach to creating universal data processing capabilities is helping to create new pathways in the digital age. It uses a unique blend of social and commercial endeavours to satisfy the demand for comprehensive data processing, and many of the company's products, including Posit Team for enterprises, are open sourced and accessible to all. Those looking for more advanced products can access programs such as Posit Server Pro and Shiny Server Pro for workspace management.
Given its unique approach to data management, entities from Liberty Mutual to Walmart and NASA have been incorporating Posit's technology. The company has received considerable amounts of funding, which has been used to expand its services, in 2024 launching the beta of its next-gen data science development environment. As the demand for open-source services continues to grow, Posit's effort to create data management services for all should continue to capture market share.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
May 2021
$161.3m
LATE VC
Total funding: $161.3m
Company benefits
- 100% remote (or come in to one of our offices in Seattle or Boston)
- Pick your hardware — we want to equip you with what you need to do your best work
- All our full time employees are given an allowance to outfit their home office
- We have a flexible environment with a “take what you need” vacation policy
- Positive, passionate culture working with a world-class team committed to data science and the R language
Company values
- Open - We aim for transparency in the way we make and share tools—and the way we manage our company. We believe that great ideas come from anywhere—and that we’re better together.
- Resourceful - Intelligence is more than ‘book smart’ or ‘tech smart.’ It’s a mindset. To better serve everyone in our community we value continuous learning, curiosity, and emotional intelligence.
- Generous - We collaborate with our customers, the community, and each other with open hearts and minds. And we believe the effort, capital, and care we put out into the world benefits everyone in the end.
- Lasting - We want to remain an independent company for the long term. We make investments with this goal in mind, starting with our people. Our benefits programs are designed to ensure the long-term wellbeing of our teams.
Company HQ
South Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA
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Leadership
JJ Allaire
(CEO)Founded Allaire, where they served as CEO and then Chairman. JJ also founded Onfolio, which was acquired by Microsoft. They founded FitNow in 2008 before starting RStudio in January 2010.
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