Site Reliability Engineer
IronNet Cybersecurity
(Information technology and services)
Remote (Asia Time Zone Permitted)
Negotiable
DescriptionWhat’s your mission?At IronNet Cybersecurity, our mission is simple: To deliver the power of collective cybersecurity to defend companies, sectors, and nations. In response to cyber adversaries who increasingly collaborate for collective offense, leading organizations in our critical infrastructure are using collective defense strategies and solutions to meet these powerful and ever-changing threats. We believe that collective defense is our collective responsibility and we are leading the charge.IronNet delivers unmatched collective cyber threat detection for enterprise on-premise, cloud, and hybrid networks. We do this through the application of advanced behavioral analytics, AI, and machine learning techniques. Our team combines the tradecraft knowledge of the best offensive and defensive cyber operators in the world with world-class mathematicians and data scientists to engineer solutions that empower companies to defend against advanced threats.IronNet is recognized in Gartner’s 2019 Market Guide for Network Traffic Analysis and was recently named a Vendor to Watch by Enterprise Management Associates. Our founder and Co-CEO, General (Ret) Keith Alexander, is a recognized cybersecurity innovator and a frequent speaker about current cyberthreats and effective defenses. We have a leadership team with deep government and commercial cyber experience and are advised by a board of esteemed security and venture investment professionals.We are looking for a very well-rounded, experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join a team of SREs dedicated to support and improvement of our back end and sensor platforms. We work on petabyte-scale distributed systems. This person must dive deep into operational issues, from systems, automation, and process perspectives. The candidate will understand the challenges around integrating disparate infrastructures into a new facility and new processes and procedures.ResponsibilitiesDaily customer interaction ensuring the health and maintenance of customer’s stack: hardware, software, application and network are operating in peak performancePerform deep dives into both systemic and latent reliability issues; partner with software and systems engineers across the organization to produce and roll out fixesTroubleshoot issues across the entire stack: hardware, software, application and networkDrive standardization efforts across multiple disciplines and services in conjunction with embedded SREs throughout the organizationIdentify and drive opportunities to improve automation for the company; scope and create automation for deployment, management and visibility of our servicesRepresent the SRE organization in design reviews and operational readiness exercises for new and existing servicesWork with software engineers and development SRE's to improve upon deployment processes.RequirementsMust possess a CAT2A Level ClearanceFluent in English and Mandarin ChineseSound fundamentals in operating systems, networking, and distributed systemsStrong familiarity with Linux systems administration and management / best practicesFamiliarity with OS container technology: Docker, LXC, namespaces/cgroupsStrong understanding of: Ethernet, VLAN, IPv4/IPv6, ARP, DHCP, DNS, and TCPFamiliarity with distributed system problems: leader election, consensus, etc.STIG familiarity is a plusSolid understanding of systems and application design, including the operational trade-offs of various designsExpert level understanding with at least one public or private cloud technology such as Amazon AWS or OpenStackPractical knowledge of various aspects of service design, including messaging protocols & behavior, caching strategies and software design practicesPractical, intermediate knowledge of shell scripting, some python is a plusDemonstrable knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, web application security, and experience supporting multi-tier web application architecturesExcellent knowledge of Linux/UNIX systems administration and performance tuningComfortable configuring DNS, DHCP, and LAN/WAN technologiesMinimum 5 years of managing services in an internet scale *nix environmentMust work well with and be able to influence myriad personalities at all levelsAbility to prioritize tasks and work independently, must be able to work with multiple teams across multiple customersMust be adaptable and able to focus on the simplest, most efficient & reliable solutionsTrack record of successful practical problem solving, excellent written and interpersonal communication, and documentation skillsCuriosity and an interest in networking, systems software, and/or distributed systemsExperience as a systems administrator or operations engineerExperience with a 24/7 production environment, and you have deployed code to and/or managed 100+ node deployments providing software, platforms, or infrastructure as a serviceExperience with Cisco, DELL, and HP networking gear.Experience with HP, DELL, EMC, Super Micro server and storage gear.Desirable QualificationsCAT1 Level ClearanceFluent in Malay and TamilExperience with configuration management tools such as CFEngine, Bcfg2, Puppet, Chef, or AnsibleExperience with Amazon Web Services, Google Compute Engine, or similarExperience with distributed compute (e.g., Spark or Hadoop), storage (relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL, horizontally-scalable non-relational databases such as HBase, Riak, or Cassandra), and search infrastructure (such as ElasticSearch or Solr/Lucene)Experience in horizontally scaling a production environment by a factor of magnitude, ideally in a startup or other rapid-growth environmentRecognition & AwardsIronNet is recognized as a representative vendor in Gartner’s “Market Guide for Network Detection and Response (NDR)”, and Forrester recently named IronNet a representative vendor in its “Now Tech: Network Analytic and Visibility, Q2, 2020” research.2019 AwardsFortress Cyber SecurityEMA Vendor To WatchCRN Security1002020 AwardsCRN Emerging VendorsFortress Cyber SecurityHot 150 Cybersecurity CompaniesMore About IronNetIronNet delivers unmatched collective cyber threat detection for enterprise on-premise, cloud, and hybrid networks. We do this through the application of advanced behavioral analytics, AI, and machine learning techniques. Our team combines the tradecraft knowledge of the best offensive and defensive cyber operators in the world with world-class mathematicians and data scientists to engineer solutions that empower companies to defend against advanced threats.Our founder and Co-CEO, General (Ret) Keith Alexander, is a recognized cybersecurity innovator and a frequent speaker about current cyberthreats and effective defenses. We have a leadership team with deep government and commercial cyber experience, and the company is advised by a board of esteemed security and venture investment professionals, including Jan Tighe Retired Vice Admiral, Former Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare and Director, Naval Intelligence, US Navy; and Jack Keane Chairman, Institute for the Study of War, Retired Four-Star General, Former Vice Chief of Staff, US Army.Benefits Of Working At IronNetIronNet strives to provide and takes pride in being able to offer comprehensive, essential and affordable benefits for our employees and their families. We offer an unlimited PTO plan, 401(k) match as well as Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.Follow us on LinkedIn