Security Engineer, Aerospike

• 5+ years in security engineering across network, system, and cloud environments
• Proven experience designing and implementing security solutions (firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR, WAF)
• Deep understanding of network protocols, operating‑system internals, and secure architecture principles
• Hands‑on expertise with AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes security hardening and monitoring
• Proficiency in Infrastructure‑as‑Code and automation (Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD)
• Strong programming or scripting ability in Python or Go for security tooling and automation
• Demonstrated skill in threat modeling, risk assessment, and incident response
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with engineering teams and present risk to leadership
• Inquisitive mindset—enjoys hunting down subtle anomalies
• Calm under pressure—able to prioritize during high‑volume or high‑severity events
• Collaborative—builds strong relationships with cross‑functional teams
• Continuous learner—keeps pace with the rapidly evolving threat landscape

Desirable

• As a Security Engineer at Aerospike, you will design, implement, and maintain security controls that protect our global infrastructure and real‑time data platform
• You will develop secure architectures, automate security processes, and collaborate with DevOps and Platform teams to embed security into every layer of our technology stack
• Develop and implement security solutions (e.g., firewalls, intrusion detection systems, endpoint protection)
• Design secure network and system architectures
• Perform security hardening and patching
• Automate security processes using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines)
• Conduct threat modeling and risk mitigation planning
• Collaborate with DevOps/Platform teams on secure software and infrastructure
• Review code or systems for security flaws (often overlapping with AppSec)
• Cloud Networks and OS internals
• Security architecture design
• Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes
• IAM, encryption, VPNs, WAFs, FIM, DLP,
• Programming/scripting: Python, Go, Terraform, Ansible