Security Engineer

We love technology and helping our customers — we get excited about computers and we love programming. We live to solve problems, code software, and make cool stuff happen. And, we love to share our creations with others.

Linode is seeking a seasoned engineer who’s passionate about security and truly understands how to protect both our customer’s and Linode’s data alike. The ideal candidate will have a passion for cybersecurity, system monitoring and analysis, and developing/automating creative solutions. Linode’s team of Security Engineers play a critical part in maintaining the most reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure in the industry. We’re looking for a natural problem solver. Someone who lives to put out fires before they start. Someone eager to be part of the team responsible for ensuring that our clients’ data and our platform are protected from vulnerabilities. This means participation in security audits, risk analysis, and vulnerability testing in all areas of Linode with the number one priority of customer protection.

* Identify security issues and risks, and develop mitigation plans that work at scale * Implement automation of vulnerability scanning and detection * Architect, design, implement, support, and evaluate all security-focused tools and services * Build and deploy automation for monitoring our infrastructure, application, and network * Assist in the development and enforcement of security policies and best practices * Mentor the entire Linode team on security best practices * Evaluate and recommend new and emerging security products and technologies * Mitigate abusive activities such as botnets, DDoS, and spamming * Live and breathe all things security and be an advocate for customer trust and privacy protection

* 2-4 years of system, network, and/or application security experience * Strong understanding of Linux, virtualization, and networking concepts * Experience with penetration testing and vulnerability scanning tools * Experience with TCP/IP, packet analysis, and iptables * Strong communication skills to work with both collaborative cross-functional team of peers and departments within the company (product development, operations, networking, etc.) * Experience in automation of tasks through scripting or programming with Bash, Python, Perl, etc * Understanding and familiarity of the fundamentals of Linux scripting languages; Bash, Python, Perl, etc. * Experience with version control; specifically Git and GitHub * Must be able to participate in 24/7 incident response