About the team:
The DevSecOps team helps infra and CI/CD teams to secure our networks, operating systems, containers, pipelines and code. We are part of the Security team with a mission of protecting and assuring our blockchain and products, bolstering their resilience against potential cyber threats.
About the position:
- Advising Infra Engineering and IT teams on security topics and supporting their work from the security standpoint — maintaining things practical using a risk-based approach with a focus on following areas
- Automation of security controls, security hardening of the developer and IaC processes (building, testing, release), supply chain security (part of the build process), related metrics and monitoring/audits
- Network, Vm & container image and system hardening, Cloud issues and misconfigurations
- Endpoint Security, Infrastructure Identity and Access Management, SIEM, Threat intelligence, common misconfigs (DNS, email, networking, etc.)
- Organising and performing penetration testing of our infrastructure, and collaborating with external parties on those tests.
- Picking tools, methods and approaches to maintain and improve the security stance of the company. (And we have a strong preference towards FOSS tooling when possible)
- Writing company-wide security standards and guidelines, as well as tools and automation to enable their deployment.
- Mentoring other team members on all matters related to security and IT and infrastructure engineering.
About you:
- Ability to lead a team of skilled DevSecOps professionals, you should have experience of leading and growing a team.
- Used to partner with multiple teams in order to tackle issues including clarifying requirements, communicating and convincing them
- Comfortable with a Linux-based tech stack (managed VMs, SSH, VPNs, firewalls,)
- Experience with Kubernetes (incl. managed), Terraform, Ansible, Github, Gitlab,, ArgoCD, Image registries
- Experience with various cloud platforms including, Google Cloud, non-managed providers
- We’d love it if you had an understanding of blockchain tech and associated tooling (wallets, keys, RPC nodes and indexers etc.)
About working for us:
- Competitive remuneration packages based on iterative market research, including tokens (where legally possible)
- “Future of work” environment that’s remote-first and self-initiating with flexible hours
- Team mates that are genuinely excited about their impact and projects
- Access to the brightest minds in this space to learn about Web3 and develop your skills and knowledge while on the job
- Becoming part of the wider ecosystem (career and networking opportunities)
- Team and company-wide retreats
- Work laptop
What We Do
Parity’s mission is to enable businesses and organisations to capitalise on blockchain technology and benefit from the new opportunities it presents. We develop cutting-edge software solutions for enterprises and industries to unlock the full value of decentralised technology. We believe that decentralised technology has the power to fundamentally change and enhance the systems used by businesses, consumers, and governments every day.
