Job Specifications
Title: DevOps/Security Engineer
Location: 100% Remote (Vancouver preferred)
Duration: 1 year (with the possibility of extension)
Travel: Business travel (North America) 5% - 15% (circumstance-dependent)
High-Level Description
We are seeking a skilled and proactive DevOps/Security Engineer to join our team at ACRE. This role is critical for ensuring the reliability, security, and efficiency of our systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DevSecOps practices, AWS cloud infrastructure, and security protocols, with a passion for optimizing processes and safeguarding systems.
Specific Accountabilities
Monitor system performance and reliability, ensuring high availability and responsiveness of the ACRE platform.
Implement and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS.
Collaborate with software engineers and product teams to integrate security best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
Incorporate and maintain security assessments and vulnerability scans into the delivery cycle.
Oversee penetration and ethical hacking testing.
Develop and maintain documentation for infrastructure configurations, deployment processes, and security protocols.
Stay current with industry trends and emerging security threats, applying new techniques and technologies to enhance the security posture of the organization.
Provide support for incident response and disaster recovery planning, ensuring business continuity in the event of a security breach or system failure.
Scope
Critical role as a member of the ACRE team, integrating security best practices throughout the development lifecycle and improving deployment efficiency.
Supports the short-, medium-, and long-term goals of the company, up to and potentially including an external sale process.
As part of a start-up environment, this role requires building strong relationships and collaborating closely with the Technical, Marketing, and Sales teams.
Contacts
Internal: Communication with corporate functions (including Insurance and TIS).
External: Communication with external customers or service providers (including Brokers, Advisors, Developers, and others).
Knowledge and Skills
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
7+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or security engineering (preferably in a startup or fast-paced environment).
Proven ability to manage and secure AWS environments across multiple accounts using AWS Organizations, IAM, centralized logging, and cost/resource governance.
Strong proficiency with common AWS services (ECS, S3, Lambda, Route53, RDS, DynamoDB, etc.).
Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform for managing cloud resources.
Familiarity with GitHub Actions CI.
Hands-on experience implementing security controls such as SCA/SAST/DAST scanning, secrets management, and compliance monitoring aligned with SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar standards.
Proficiency in Terraform for provisioning and managing secure, scalable cloud infrastructure in a repeatable and auditable manner.
Experience integrating AWS services (CloudTrail, GuardDuty, CloudWatch) with enterprise SIEM platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar) for centralized log ingestion and correlation.
Ability to design and implement real-time monitoring and alerting solutions using CloudWatch, EventBridge, and third-party observability platforms, defining actionable alerts and escalation workflows.
Solid understanding of security best practices, including network security, application security, and data protection.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Preferred
Knowledge of compliance frameworks and regulations relevant to the insurance or legal industries (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) to ensure system health and security.
Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CISSP) are a plus.
About the Company
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