Here at Malwarebytes, we believe that when you’re free from threats, you’re free to thrive. It all started in 2008 with one person who needed help with a malware infection, and a community coming together to find solutions. In that moment in time a product was born for all people, with a mission to rid the world of malware. Our product has since grown and evolved, from removing malware, to protecting devices, to ever-changing prevention.
About Malwarebytes Inc.
Malwarebytes began after our founder, Marcin Kleczynski, accidentally infected his parents’ computer while downloading a video game as a teenager. At the time, there was no product that could fully solve the problem, so he set out to build one. That early experience shaped our mission: to create protection that works when people need it most.
Since then, the digital threat landscape has only grown more complex. Attackers are faster, stealthier, and more sophisticated, while traditional solutions often overwhelm people with complicated tools and settings. At Malwarebytes, we believe protection should be both powerful and refreshingly simple because if security feels too hard to use, people will not use it. That is why our aspiration is always to stay one step ahead: cutting through the noise, stopping threats others miss, and delivering peace of mind in an unpredictable digital world.
Malwarebytes is looking for..
We are looking for an experienced, security-minded Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Consumer team in a dual-focus role. You will be the owner of our VPN infrastructure — responsible for its reliability, security, and continued development — while spending the other half of your time contributing to AWS cloud infrastructure work alongside our DevOps team. This role is a strong fit for someone with deep Linux administration expertise who is equally at home writing Terraform, driving cloud security improvements, and participating in on-call rotations. You take full ownership of the systems you manage, apply security best practices as a non-negotiable default, make cost-conscious infrastructure decisions, and reach for automation before manual process.
What You Will Do:
- Serve as the sole owner of our VPN server infrastructure — maintaining reliability, driving improvements, and managing incidents end-to-end.
- Develop and maintain Debian-based VPN server images, ensuring they are hardened, consistently deployable, and kept current.
- Manage and evolve our PXE server environment, including configuration, development, and ongoing maintenance.
- Automate infrastructure tasks and configuration management using Ansible, reducing manual toil and improving consistency across systems.
- Install, upgrade, and maintain backend servers across web, database, authentication, and related services.
- Coordinate with data centers globally to support server deployments, replacements, and capacity needs.
- Manage and contribute to AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform, applying security best practices and cost-conscious design.
- Support and improve CI/CD pipeline infrastructure and participate in on-call rotation across both VPN and AWS environments.
- Apply security best practices across all managed systems — patch management, access controls, secrets management, and network hardening.
- Use AI coding assistants to accelerate automation work and infrastructure development.
Skills You'll Need to Have:
- 6+ years of hands-on Linux system administration experience, with deep proficiency in Debian-based distributions and a proven track record of owning infrastructure independently.
- Solid experience with Ansible for configuration management and automation.
- Demonstrated experience owning or managing VPN server infrastructure; familiarity with the WireGuard protocol and network security fundamentals.
- Experience with PXE server environments and network-based provisioning.
- Experience managing backend server infrastructure including web, database, and authentication services.
- Strong AWS experience with core services — ECS, VPC, IAM, and CloudWatch.
- Strong Terraform experience managing infrastructure as code; you write modular, well-tested code and treat IaC security seriously.
- Comfort working with geographically distributed infrastructure and coordinating deployments across data centers.
- Security-conscious approach across both Linux and cloud systems: hardening, patch cadence, least privilege access, and secrets management.
- BA/BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience demonstrated through professional-tier certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Professional, Linux Professional Institute, or similar preferred).
Perks & Benefits:
- An opportunity to do something great for yourself and the world
- A great work environment that supports growth, development, and well-being
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
(Benefits and Perks subject to change by country/region)
Skills Required
- 6+ years of hands-on Linux system administration experience
- Solid experience with Ansible for configuration management and automation
- Demonstrated experience owning or managing VPN server infrastructure
- Strong AWS experience with core services
- Strong Terraform experience managing infrastructure as code
- BA/BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
Malwarebytes Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Malwarebytes and has not been reviewed or approved by Malwarebytes.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive healthcare, often described as fully covered and high quality, is a standout element. Feedback suggests medical plans are among the strongest and materially enhance overall satisfaction.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Open or flexible PTO policies and generous company holidays provide meaningful time-away options. These practices are highlighted alongside hybrid/remote flexibility.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair for many permanent roles and competitive in several functions. Positive sentiment is frequently tied to the overall package when base, equity, and benefits are considered together.
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What We Do
Malwarebytes believes that when people and organizations are free from threats, they are free to thrive. Founded in 2008, Malwarebytes CEO Marcin Kleczynski had one mission: to rid the world of malware. Today, that mission has expanded to provide cyberprotection for every one. Malwarebytes provides consumers and organizations with device protection, privacy, and prevention through effective, intuitive, and inclusive solutions in the home, on-the-go, at work, or on campus. A world-class team of threat researchers and security experts enable Malwarebytes to protect millions of customers and combat existing and never-before-seen threats using artificial intelligence and machine learning to catch new threats rapidly. With threat hunters and innovators across the world, the company is headquartered in California with offices in Europe and Asia.
