Platform Security Engineer
■ Your Role and Responsibilities
You will report directly to the head of the Platform Operations Group and bring security best practices and specific cloud and infrastructure security expertise to the party. Together with our in-house security and IT infrastructure team, you will solve complex security problems that enable our engineering practices to be nimble, while maintaining the highest levels of security.
You should be someone who is comfortable at explaining complex recommendations to the engineering and infrastructure teams, while discussing technical trade-offs in product and platform development with other work colleagues.
■ Work Location
■ Experience and Qualifications
- Minimum 1-3 years of professional experience in cybersecurity related roles;
- Experience in penetration testing/application security testing, vulnerability scanning, and threat-based risk assessment;
- Programming experience in one or more languages including, but not limited to, Java, C/C++, Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Go, and Perl;
- Knowledge: Strong understanding of security automation and DevSecOps methodologies; Understanding of key management best practices and cryptographic techniques;
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills : (Business-level English and beginner Japanese) OR
- (Business-level Japanese and at least reading and writing capabilities for English) Preferred Skills
■ Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Past experience working in a startup environment
- A fundamental understanding of algorithms and data structures
- Advanced knowledge of Linux environments
- Experience working with large distributed systems (preferably via container orchestration)
- Good presentation skills (English or Japanese)