Staff Platform Security Engineer, Fivetran

$168-210k

AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
GCP
Python
Bash
Terraform
Azure
BigQuery
Powershell
Senior and Expert level
Remote in US
Fivetran

Data integration solutions

Job no longer available

Fivetran

Data integration solutions

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseBig dataAnalytics

Job no longer available

$168-210k

AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
GCP
Python
Bash
Terraform
Azure
BigQuery
Powershell
Senior and Expert level
Remote in US

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseBig dataAnalytics

Company mission

Fivetran's mission is to solve the hardest part of building a data-driven company: centralising all your data in one place.

Role

Who you are

  • Experience securing cloud architecture in multiple cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Collaborative experience working closely with product teams, SRE/DevOps, and developers to drive the adoption of a security mindset into processes and habits
  • Proven ability to perform in-depth security reviews of SaaS product architecture and its supporting infrastructure
  • In-depth knowledge of security concepts, principles, and best practices, including network security, encryption, authentication, and authorization
  • Hands-on experience with automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for security automation and orchestration
  • Experience in developing infrastructure-as-a-code using Terraform, CloudFormation CI/CD, GitHub
  • Experience in container-based deployments (Kubernetes, Docker, GKE, EKS, AKS)
  • A strong understanding of how to architect, deploy, and maintain security tools and services, including agent based firewalls, IDS/IPS, and IDR tooling
  • Ability to research and validate security vulnerabilities and propose solutions for remediation or mitigation
  • Up-to-date knowledge of market trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in cloud security
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills to solve significant complex technical problems
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Desirable

  • Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)) are a plus

What the job involves

  • Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies
  • We're looking for a Cloud Security Engineer to join Fivetran's Platform Security team
  • In this role, you will be a security expert interfacing with Fivetran's Site Reliability (SRE) and Engineering teams to design infrastructure solutions and ensure our data pipeline service is configured correctly to follow security best practices while improving the services' performance and reliability
  • The work is very diverse — Fivetran is a multi-cloud environment operating on AWS, GCP, and Azure
  • You will help select security tools as well as implement improvements within our environments and assist in developing new processes to raise our security posture
  • Develop and implement cloud security strategies, policies, and procedures to protect our multi-cloud environments' confidentiality, integrity, and availability
  • Implement and manage security policies, cloud security standards, and best practices for Fivetran
  • Recommend industry-standard controls in the cloud that meet compliance requirements
  • Validate and assist with the remediation of security issues in infrastructure and cloud workloads
  • Collaborate with product teams to identify cloud solutions for customers
  • Provide remediation guidance to engineering teams to help them make the right security decisions that meet business requirements
  • Help identify security gaps and provide guidance on how to configure Azure/AWS/GCP accounts to comply with best practices and security standards

Our take

After a few slower years since graduating from Y Combinator in 2013, Fivetran has skyrocketed, consistently raising large sums of funding, including an Andreessen Horowitz-backed $565m Series D round in 2021.

Customers are mostly data analysts at companies with inefficient database schema, who suffer from a high risk of project failures. Fivetran offers rapid integration of complex data services into cloud warehouses, tagging onto the trend towards cloud-based data systems.

By developing and continuously improving cloud applications that adapt to changing APIs and data schemas, Fivetran is attracting customers who seek long-term data viability. Fivetran also benefits from being easy to set up and integrate into a client's existing software.

After acquiring HVR, a data integration competitor, and Teleport Data, Fivetran continues to add functionality and customers via acquisition. A round of funding in 2023 paved the way for expansion into European and Asian markets.

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Freddie

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Insights

Top investors

Many candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

-2% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Sep 2021

$565m

SERIES D

Jun 2020

$100m

SERIES C

Total funding: $727.6m

Company benefits

  • 100% paid Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance. Benefits begin on your first day!
  • Option of Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) plus paid sick time, holidays, parental leave, and volunteer days off
  • 401k match program
  • Eligible donation match program
  • Monthly cell phone stipend
  • Work-from-home equipment reimbursement for your home office setup!
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team building activities
  • Commuter benefits to help with transit and parking costs
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Referral Bonuses
  • Stock equity -- every employee is granted stock options when they walk in the door
  • Annual Camp Fivetran trip that brings together every employee from around the world

Company values

  • Preserve your integrity, even when it's hard
  • Take the initiative
  • Trust each other
  • Nurture diversity, equality and inclusiveness
  • Lead, don't follow
  • One team, one dream

Company HQ

Downtown, Oakland, CA

Founders

PhD in Neurobiology from the University of Pittsburgh

Studied Business Administration (focusing on design strategy) at California College of the Arts to Masters level

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