Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, OpenGov
$155-179k
+ Variable Compensation
Cloud ERP software for the public sector
Be an early applicant
Cloud ERP software for the public sector
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$155-179k
+ Variable Compensation
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power more effective and accountable government.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of hands-on cybersecurity engineering experience, with a focus on infrastructure or cloud security
- Proven experience building, deploying, and maintaining security tools and automation (scripting with Python, Go, Bash, etc.)
- Deep understanding of cloud environments (AWS & Azure) and experience securing cloud-native services
- Strong grasp of networking fundamentals and systems hardening practices
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines
- Familiarity with tools such as Wiz, SentinelOne, Palo Alto, or similar is a plus
- Ability to break down complex security challenges into scalable technical solutions
What the job involves
- OpenGov is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead the development, deployment, and integration of security tooling across our infrastructure
- This role is instrumental in advancing our infrastructure security program and ensuring that our cloud and on-prem environments are resilient, observable, and defensible
- You’ll work closely with DevOps, Infrastructure, and Security teams to automate protections, detect misconfigurations, and proactively address vulnerabilities at scale
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of internal security tools and automation pipelines to enhance visibility and enforce security controls across infrastructure
- Architect and implement solutions that secure our cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure) and Kubernetes clusters, focusing on infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and CI/CD integration
- Partner with infrastructure and DevOps teams to build scalable solutions for logging, monitoring, identity enforcement, and misconfiguration detection
- Own the deployment and lifecycle of critical security tools, including vulnerability management platforms, CSPM, SIEM, secrets management, application security scanning systems, endpoint protection systems and others
- Develop and maintain custom detection rules, alerts, and remediations for cloud-native services, using tools such as Terraform, Python, and serverless technologies
- Create documentation, runbooks, and automated health checks for deployed tools to ensure operational excellence
- Evaluate open-source and commercial tools for integration into the broader security ecosystem
- Provide mentorship to junior engineers and serve as a technical SME for infrastructure security best practices
Our take
As the world digitizes, governments must innovate their operations in order to deliver the highest standard of service. OpenGov offers cloud software products to help governments manage performance, improve budgeting, and visualize operational intelligence, as well as providing comprehensive open data.
OpenGov is the leader in local government software. Its cloud-based products, which aided a number of public agencies through the pandemic, include citizen services, procurement, budgeting and planning capabilities - made comprehensive by a series of strategic acquisitions. The company's coherent and integrated software solution significantly reduces the stress on government systems, allowing them to work smarter and better for their citizens.
OpenGov serves over 1,600 governments across the US, and continues to secure new clients. It also has made several partnerships towards improving its range of services which will enable it to remain a powerful tool for governments wishing to digitally transform.
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Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2022
$50m
LATE VC
Oct 2021
$50m
LATE VC
Total funding: $228m
Company benefits
- Work from anywhere
- Unlimited vacation
- Mission-driven colleagues
- World-class healthcare
- Professional development
Company HQ
Trinidad, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Zachary Bookman
(CEO)Prior to co-founding OpenGov, was a Principal for Formation 8 and a Special Advisor with ISAF in Afghanistan, focusing on rule of law and governance.
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