Platform Engineering Security Engineer

Constructor is the only search and product discovery platform tailor-made for enterprise ecommerce where conversions matter. Constructor's AI-first solutions make it easier for shoppers to discover products they want to buy and for ecommerce teams to deliver highly personalized experiences that drive impressive results. Optimizing specifically for ecommerce metrics like revenue, conversion rate and profit, Constructor generates consistent $10M+ lifts for some of the biggest brands in ecommerce, such as Sephora, Petco, home24, Maxeda Brands, Birkenstock and The Very Group. Constructor is a U.S. based company that was founded in 2015 by Eli Finkelshteyn and Dan McCormick. For more, visit: constructor.com.

About You

You’re an infrastructure engineer with a deep background in security and platform engineering/devops who loves autonomy and self-direction. You have experience monitoring and hardening infrastructure in AWS, as well as setting up security tooling in AWS or other cloud providers. You enjoy collaborating with others as well as working independently to accomplish your goals.

About the Job

You’ll join the distributed Constructor platform engineering team as a security-focused engineer. You’ll be working with our CISO, our platform engineering team, and our software engineers to create systems to monitor and improve security, develop guardrails to allow teams to create and deploy systems safely and securely, and continuously improve the security posture of our AWS infrastructure.

This role will have a large say in determining security priorities and enhancing Constructor’s security posture.

Your specific responsibilities will include:

• Following best-practice approaches to configure AWS services to keep our systems secure
• Reviewing and improving our production security architecture
• Developing systems to ensure compliance with data privacy regulations
• Advising engineering teams on how to develop and deploy secure systems
• Maintaining and enhancing security monitoring and alerts
• Enhancing and responding to automated scanning utilities
• Responding to security incidents
• Helping with our SOC2 and ISO27001 security audits

Requirements

You will be successful in this role if you're described by some of the below:

• Have at least 3 years of experience working as a security professional
• Have at least 3 years of experience hardening infrastructure in Amazon Web Services
• Have experience setting up and maintaining security platforms, SIEMs, and monitoring systems
• Have worked at a high-traffic website with highly available and robust systems
• Pick up new ideas and technologies quickly, love learning and talking to others about them
• Enjoy helping others around you
• Can work independently

Benefits

• Unlimited vacation time -we strongly encourage all of our employees take at least 3 weeks per year
• A competitive compensation package including stock options
• Fully remote team - choose where you live
• Work from home stipend! We want you to have the resources you need to set up your home office
• Apple laptops provided for new employees
• Training and development budget for every employee, refreshed each year
• Parental leave for qualified employees
• Work with smart people who will help you grow and make a meaningful impact

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Constructor

At Constructor.io we are committed to cultivating a work environment that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome individuals of all backgrounds and provide equal opportunities to all applicants regardless of their education, diversity of opinion, race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or affiliation in any other protected group. Studies have shown that women and people of color may be less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every one of the qualifications listed. Our primary interest is in finding the best candidate for the job. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of our listed qualifications.