Senior Engineer - Security Architecture

Elastic is an open source search company that powers enterprise search, observability, and security solutions built on one technology stack that can be deployed anywhere. From finding documents to monitoring infrastructure to hunting for threats, Elastic makes data usable in real time and at scale. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Barclays, Cisco, eBay, Fairfax, ING, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, The Mayo Clinic, NASA, The New York Times, Wikipedia, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems. Founded in 2012, Elastic is a distributed company with Elasticians around the globe. Learn more at elastic.co

We’re always on the search for amazing people. People who have a real passion for what they do and are masters at their craft. We are looking for a Senior Engineer - Security Architecture to join our Information Security (InfoSec) team. The InfoSec team leads the strategy, policy, and programs for information security company-wide. Our responsibilities include risk management, customer trust, recommending, developing and implementing security controls, preventing and detecting security threats, and handling incident response. We do all of this in a globally distributed company, thinking differently about how we best achieve critical information security objectives.

• Do you have experiencing developing, implementing and operating security controls and tooling in a cloud native company?
• Do you thrive in an environment that encourages innovation, automation, and data driven decisions?

This could be your dream job, and we'd love to meet you!

What you will be doing:

• Delivering security services built on a modern InfoSec Architecture, powered by data, automation and metrics.
• Owning and driving implementation projects and maturity initiatives from the Security Architecture roadmap to continuously improve and mature the Elastic control environment.
• Extensively using Elastic products in support of the InfoSec mission, providing valuable "Customer Zero" feedback and enhancement requests to Elastic product teams.

What you bring along:

• Proven experience as a Security Architect or Engineer in a global, multi-cloud environment.
• Solid understanding of modern cloud security principles and security tooling, including (as examples) SIEM, Cloud Security Posture Management, SaaS Data Loss Prevention, and Cloud Identity & Access Management.
• Experience building, integrating, and operating security solutions as part of a highly integrated and automated security architecture.
• A passion for engineering security solutions using cloud native technologies and modern engineering practices like Infrastructure-as-Code and Compliance-as-Code.
• Bonus points if your experience includes production usage of Elastic products at scale.
• Double Bonus if you have the experience above in a growing SaaS company!

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Double your charitable giving - We match up to $1500 (or local currency equivalent)
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is committed to diversity as well as inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to the principles of affirmative action. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. If you require any reasonable accessibility support, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co.

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