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About the opportunity

We are seeking a Cloud Security Engineer with a strong background in cloud security, DevOps, and platform engineering to help secure and maintain our cloud infrastructure. This role will be responsible for securing cloud environments, managing Kubernetes clusters, and ensuring that our cloud infrastructure is resilient, secure, and scalable.

The ideal candidate will bring a security-first mindset while working on infrastructure deployments, automation, and cloud-native security solutions. You will work closely with engineering teams to design and implement security best practices in a fast-paced, highly scalable cloud environment. This full-time remote position requires participation in an on-call rotation.

How you will make an impact

• Design, implement, and manage security controls for cloud infrastructure in AWS and GCP.
• Develop and enforce security policies, IAM roles, and least privilege access across cloud environments.
• Implement and maintain cloud security monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools like AWS GuardDuty, Security Hub, and GCP Security Command Center.
• Secure Kubernetes workloads by implementing RBAC, network policies, and container runtime security.
• Conduct regular cloud security assessments, including misconfiguration reviews, vulnerability management, and compliance checks.
• Deploy and maintain cloud infrastructure using code.
• Design secure CI/CD pipelines, ensuring that security scanning is integrated into build and deployment processes.
• Automate deployments and infrastructure updates with CI/CD pipelines.

What you bring to the team

• 3+ years of experience in Cloud Security, DevOps, or Platform Engineering.
• Strong experience with AWS and/or GCP security principles.
• Up-to-date knowledge of cloud security advisories and vulnerabilities.
• Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters and implementing security best practices.
• Knowledge of container security, runtime protection, and Kubernetes network policies.
• Experience engineering and maintaining Identity and Access management systems and RBAC.
• Experience in security reviews of cloud applications.
• Proficiency in scripting for automation.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills

Nice to have:

• Degree in a technical field (Computer Science, Information Technology, or related)
• Proficiency in Python or other scripting languages
• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform/CloudFormation is a plus.
• Knowledge of Configuration-as-Code (CaC) tools like Chef, Salt, Ansible.
• Experience managing pipelines and workflows via CI/CD.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms, especially AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Ansible and GitHub
• Understanding of blockchain and crypto technology, particularly the unique security risks in Web3, blockchain protocols, and smart contracts.
• Industry certifications such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified SysOps Admin, AWS Security Specialty.

Technologies we use

Terraform, Github, CI/CD, Kubernetes

Teams you’ll collaborate with most often

In addition to collaborating with other Cloud Security team members, this role will collaborate most often with our Internal Security and Engineering teams.

Why you might be excited about us

At Figment, we offer an exciting range of competitive benefits designed to support and empower every member of our team:

• 100% remote-first environment. Our flagship office is in Toronto, Canada. We also have additional co-working spaces in New York, Montreal, London, and Singapore. That means if you want to do your things in the office (if you’re near one), at home, or a bit of both, it’s up to you.
• 4 weeks of PTO that kick in day one, with an additional 1 week of flex days.
• Extended company-paid health benefits that kick in day one.
• Best in class parental leave and flexible arrangements.
• A home office stipend to create a space that you enjoy working in.
• Monthly Wifi reimbursement.
• A yearly Learning & Development budget.
• 401K (US) or RRSP match (Canada).
• Stock Options in the company.
• A competitive bonus (based on company performance) that is distributed bi-annually - we believe that the company’s success should be shared with our employees often
  • For roles listed within the Sales Department, there is instead a competitive commissions structure which will be outlined during your first interview with Figment
• Annual onsite company gatherings and retreats to inspire team bonding, collaboration, and fun!

Other reasons you may love working at Figment

• We are a team of under 200 members, which allows for an impactful contribution from day one.
• We place a strong focus on personal career development to shape a role that fits your goals and interests. Your satisfaction and well-being matter to us, and we’re here to support your ongoing growth.
• Our culture is one of honesty, professionalism and risk taking in a high-growth environment.
• Our team members themselves recommend working at Figment - with an eNPS score of 54 (which is ranked as ‘great’!).
• We are also extremely proud of ranking as one of the top Web3 employers by Talent Titans.

Compensation

One of Figment’s core principles is “Making the Invisible Visible” - ensuring transparency and information sharing in all communication. Figment is committed to transparency regarding pay, benefits, and other compensation types for all internal roles as well as all roles being hired for.

Base Salary: The CAD base salary range for this position is CAD $120,000 - $150,000. This range reflects base salary only, and does not include additional compensation or benefits. For candidates in other countries, the pay range will be disclosed upon your first interview with Figment (being a globally remote company, the list of salary ranges would simply be too long to note here!). The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum range for a new hire across all Canada or the US. A candidate’s specific pay within the range will be determined by various factors including job-related skills, relevant education, and training.

Interview process

At Figment, we try to go above and beyond in making sure that you have the best possible experience interviewing with us. We strive for a smooth, organized, and informative process.

• During your first Recruiter Call, you will be provided with more information about Figment, the position and what to expect for the rest of the interview process. Please be prepared to discuss why you are interested in joining Figment and what excites you about the position and company.
• As we go through the process, we work to make sure that you hear back from us in a timely fashion. If we decide at any point that we’re unfortunately not moving forward, we will give you feedback on why it was not a fit.
• We aim for the entire process to take around 2-3 weeks from initial screen to offer. There can be exceptions on either side of the bell curve here, but as a rule, that’s the time-frame you can expect.