Senior DevSecOps Engineer at EquityZen

EquityZen is a financial technology company, backed by leading venture and private equity investors. We are looking for a collaborative, organized and diligent Senior DevSecOps Engineer, to support the build-out and improve the infrastructure and security posture underlying an industry-defining pre-IPO SaaS investment platform.

Since 2013, the EquityZen marketplace has made it easy to buy and sell shares in private companies. EquityZen brings together investors and shareholders, providing liquidity to early shareholders and private market access to accredited investors. With low investment minimums through our funds and with more than 35,000 private placements completed across 400+ companies, EquityZen leads the way in delivering “Private Markets for the Public”.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Deploy and manage applications running on AWS and Kubernetes
• Maintain and improve CI / CD, monitoring, and other infrastructure tooling
• Implement and monitor security measures such as firewalls, antivirus software, encryption methods, and access controls for the protection of systems, networks, and information
• Lead investigation and response to security incidents and maintain a playbook for the same
• Collaborate with engineers to integrate security into development and testing phases of the software development lifecycle
• Collaborate with product managers, business stakeholders, and engineers to ideate, design, and implement infrastructure solutions that are used by our clients and internal teams
• Collect and analyze metrics from both operating systems and applications to assist in performance tuning and capacity planning
• Document DevSecOps processes, procedures, and configurations
• Introduce improvements to our stack, end-user experience, business processes, and workflows via rapid prototypes / proof-of-concepts
• Monitor and respond efficiently to on-site and remote IT requests from employees, providing problem resolution either in person, Slack or via remote access
• Assist People Operations in onboarding and offboarding employees and contractors
• Lead system administration and maintenance tasks, such as software installs, updates, backups, and security patches

THE RIGHT STUFF

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of professional experience supporting application deployments to AWS, Kubernetes, or another cloud solution
• Proficient operating, deploying and supporting containerization technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker)
• Proficient developing in Golang and Python
• Experience with the HashiCorp stack, especially defining infrastructure-as-code with Terraform
• Proficient creating and maintaining CI / CD pipelines with CircleCI /Jenkins
• Experience working on a fast-paced, lean organization that maintains high level of accountability
• Able to take high-level requests, break them down into digestible tasks, and own them to completion
• In-depth understanding of security protocols, authentication, authorization, and security
• Familiarity with Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems
• Strong customer service orientation and ability to work in a team environment
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure
• Broad experience of IT with basic understanding of Networks, Servers, Audio/Visual, Smart Devices and Telecoms

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE

• Experience deploying and managing Django-based Python applications
• Experience with secret management / zero-trust models
• Experience with self-hosted Kubernetes clusters using tools such as KOPS
• Security first mindset
• Experience as a Site Reliability Engineer, System Administrator, or similar role
• Experience in a regulatory environment understanding compliance frameworks such as GDPR, HIPAA, etc.

SALARY 

$150,000 - $190,000

EquityZen also offers stock options, full employee benefits (health, dental, vision), 401k match, individual professional development and wellness budget, generous time off policies and more!

EquityZen provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, EquityZen complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. EquityZen expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of EquityZen’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.