Lead Security Engineer

about 2 years ago
Full time role
Brooklyn, NY, US... more
Brooklyn, NY, US... more

Job Description

EnergyHub empowers utilities and their customers to create a clean, distributed energy future. Our customers are real utilities managing the real electrical grid supporting the normal lives of millions of real people. Our mission is to keep the grid running reliably while enabling more renewable energy and reducing reliance on fossil fuel.

EnergyHub is hiring a Lead Security Engineer to coordinate our security and compliance work. This role reports to the Engineering Manager and works directly with DevOps and IT engineering teams.

Responsibilities

  • Pilot assessments of our process, application, and infrastructure security 
  • Create processes to ensure our continued compliance with security goals
  • Partner with senior management to mature our security program
  • Proactively identify and remediation CVEs threatening the organization
  • Guide software engineers through the remediation of security vulnerabilities

Required Experience

The required experience reflects most of the skills you would need to succeed in your role. If you don't have this experience, but do have relevant related experience that would help you perform your job duties, please still apply!

  • Experience working with a software development team
  • Experience working with a public cloud, preferably AWS
  • Experience working as a part of a team responsible for cloud security
  • Experience developing threat models and risk assessments
  • Working knowledge of encryption and cryptography fundamentals
  • Working knowledge of best practices in storage, transport, and identity functionalities

 

Nice to Have

None of this experience is in any way required, but will be a huge benefit to your success in this role. If you have any experience beyond this that you think will be a benefit in this role, please tell us about it!

  • General comprehension of web application development
  • Scripting in a language like Python or Bash
  • Container administration and security
  • Linux system administration
  • Network transport security fundamentals (HTTP, TLS, SSH, VPN, etc) 
  • Infrastructure as code tools such as Cloudformation, Terraform
  • Vulnerability management tools such as Rapid7, CrowdStrike, Tenable

Why work for EnergyHub?

  • Collaborate with outstanding people: Our employees work hard, do great work, and enjoy collaborating and learning from each other. 
  • Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the team!
  • Gain well rounded experience: EnergyHub offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work directly with executives and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business.
  • Work with the latest technologies: You’ll gain exposure to a broad spectrum of  IoT, SaaS and machine learning challenges, including distributed fault-tolerance, device control optimization, and process modeling to support scalable interaction with disparate downstream APIs. 
  • Be part of something important: Help create the future of how energy is produced and consumed. Make a positive impact on our climate.
  • Focus on fun: EnergyHub places high value on our team culture. Happy hours and holiday parties are important to us, but what’s also important is how our employees feel every single day. 

Company Information

EnergyHub is a growing enterprise software company that works with the most forward-thinking companies in smart energy. Our platform lets consumers turn their smart thermostats, electric cars, water heaters, and other products into virtual power plants that keep the grid stable and enable higher penetration of solar and wind power. We work on technology that already provides energy and cost savings to millions of people through partnerships with the leading companies in the Internet of Things.

Company Benefits

EnergyHub offers a generous benefits package including 100% paid medical for employees and a 401(k) with employer match. We offer a casual environment, the flexibility to set your own schedule, a fully stocked fridge and pantry, free Citi Bike membership, secure bike rack, gym subsidy, paid parental leave, and an education assistance program.

EnergyHub is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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