about 2 months ago
Denver, CO, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$205k - $233k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build an Isolated Recovery Environment in AWS.
- Threat model the environment to understand cloud-native attack patterns.
- Validate and improve backup configurations for recoverability.
- Lead the transition to 100% Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Build automated recovery workflows for compromised environments.
- Write and maintain executable recovery playbooks.
- Develop automated scripts to validate data integrity post-restoration.
- Lead hands-on recovery drills simulating total loss of critical environments.
- Act as the resilience authority for engineering decisions.
- Partner with Site Reliability Engineering on high-availability design.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in complex cloud environments, with at least 3 years in AWS.
- Strong Terraform skills for modularizing complex environments.
- Hands-on familiarity with the Secure Vault pattern in AWS.
- Advanced shell scripting and proficiency in Python or Go.
- Experience with CI/CD tooling to enable recovery pipelines.
- Proven ability to engineer and automate end-to-end restoration workflows.
- Preferred experience leading recovery efforts from cyber attacks.
- Familiarity with chaos engineering tooling and NIST SP 800-34.
- AWS Security Specialty certification or equivalent expertise.
Benefits
- Competitive salary range of $205,000 - $233,000 annually plus bonuses.
- 401(k) match and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Generous paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
- Life and disability insurance, along with EAP and wellbeing resources.