Senior Engineer of Enterprise Cybersecurity, Wayfair
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A global online homeware marketplace
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A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
Open for applications
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in a security or information technology related field
- Experience in hardening endpoints and servers against threats
- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (such as Terraform and DSC), including extensive experience with Python
- Strong knowledge of foundational network security concepts such as wireless technologies, layer 7 firewalls, and VLANs
- Experience providing architecture proposals, which follow security best practices to cross-functional IT teams
- A deep understanding of the Zero Trust security architecture
- Hands-on experience securing cloud platforms such as Azure or GCP
- Experience with authentication and authorization technologies such as SSO Providers, SAML, OAuth2.0, or OPA
What the job involves
- The Enterprise Cybersecurity (ECS) team is responsible for protecting the technologies used by Wayfairians to operate the business, including devices, data and the networks utilized in the warehouses, call centers, and corporate offices
- The team is also responsible for managing & supporting a small portfolio of security tools such as Proofpoint, Axonius, and SentinelOne
- Be a subject matter expert for enterprise cybersecurity - design and implement preventative measures to protect Wayfair from outside attackers and insider threats
- Balance usability and flexibility for our users against security for corporate, warehouse, contact center, and physical retail Wayfairians
- Harden endpoints, networks, and applications used by various Wayfair business units
- Improve the security architecture of on premise and cloud infrastructure; harden SaaS and public cloud platforms used by the enterprise including Azure and GCP
- Architect and deploy Google GCP and BeyondCorp security technologies, such as context-aware access (CAA) and identity-aware proxy (IAP)
- Provide technical support and guidance to team members, ensuring the secure, scalable operation of our platform
- Conduct security reviews for the configuration and implementation of technical services
Our take
Wayfair emerged in the early era of eCommerce with a mission to revolutionize online shopping, offering customers a convenient platform to purchase goods. Today, it stands as one of the foremost global players in the online furniture delivery industry, boasting an impressive inventory of over 33 million products.
Renowned for its extensive product range and comprehensive service offerings, Wayfair distinguishes itself by providing an end-to-end customer experience, from browsing to doorstep delivery. Despite its prominence, the company faces profitability challenges attributed largely to expansion expenses. Nonetheless, its solid presence in the competitive online homeware sector solidifies its position as a key contender.
With ambitious global expansion plans, Wayfair remains committed to maintaining its leadership in the industry. As it aspires to become the ultimate destination for all home needs, its more recent ventures into physical retail represent significant strides toward this overarching goal.
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Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company values
- Relentless Customer Focus: Delivering an exceptional customer experience drives everything we do. We invest in understanding our customers and partners. We are all in customer service
- Deliver Rsults With Agility: We prioritize work that drives long-term value. We execute with urgency, learn from failure, and nimbly pivot. The outcomes of our efforts are impactful, measurable results
- Use Good Judgement: We are bold and confident, never reckless. We make reasoned, calculated decisions based on data, critical thinking, and pattern recognition
- Build the Best Team: We lead by setting the bar high, articulating clear goals, and diving deep. We hire, develop, and leverage only the best. Our leaders continually reevaluate and strengthen their teams and do not shy away from hard decisions. We expect and demonstrate excellence
- Collaborate Effectively: We invest in cross-functional global partnerships that maximize impact and minimize duplication. We prize collaboration in all interactions – with our teammates, stakeholders, and suppliers. We disagree, align, and commit. Effectiveness and efficiency in collaboration are required.
- Respect Others: We earn and show respect, treating our teammates and partners with empathy and inclusion. We presume good intent while prioritizing impact. We balance confidence and candor with humility and kindness.
- Be an Owner: We are Wayfair first. We act on what’s best for the company, ahead of team or individual goals. We spend every dollar as if it is our own. We take pride in Wayfair’s success while planning the next win. We always think long-term
- Innovate & Improve: We are not limited by precedent. We boldly challenge the norm. We continually identify opportunities to innovate, improve, and simplify. We value incremental improvements, but we also look for game-changing breakthroughs.
- Adapt & Grow: We value adaptability and self-reflection. We find opportunity in every change, experience, and mistake. We are committed to continuous self-improvement.
Company HQ
Prudential / St. Botolph, Boston, MA
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Leadership
Niraj Shah
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Engineering at Cornell University before co-founding Spinners, a Boston-based IT services company. Previously acted as Entrepreneur in Residence for Greylock and has served as CEO of Wayfair since co-founding the company in 2002.
Steven Conine
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Spinners before working for Operations at iXL. Conine also co-founded Pillar VC in 2016.
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