Astronomer · 6 hours ago
Security Engineer
Austin, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$80K/yr - $85K/yr
2+ years expAstronomer empowers data teams through its unified DataOps platform, Astro. They are seeking a passionate security engineer to innovate and build security solutions for their multi-cloud environment, focusing on advanced security programs across Azure, GCP, and AWS while collaborating with various teams to ensure strong security practices.
AnalyticsBig DataData IntegrationMachine LearningSoftware
Responsibilities
Implement, maintain, and upgrade security infrastructure for the monitoring, triage, and remediation of security events
Engage with engineering and assist in the design and implementation of cloud workload and orchestration platforms and a secure cloud infrastructure
Drive operational efficiencies with the skillful application of AI, ML, and automation, recreating processes to be non-human centric
Work with product and engineering teams to mitigate risks and vulnerabilities in Astronomer products and infrastructure
Work with engineering and IT teams to ensure and assist in collecting evidence of security and compliance controls
Respond to emergencies when needed, coordinating with other technical teams to assess, scope, mitigate, and respond to threats or risks as they emerge
Qualification
Required
2+ years of production experience in cybersecurity, cloud engineering, network engineering or site reliability engineering
Strong scripting language skills (Python preferred) and familiarity with compiled programming languages
Experience with common cybersecurity tools and platforms (SIEM, EDR, SOAR)
Foundational experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred)
Exposure to container technologies and orchestration platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift
Demonstrated understanding of fundamental security principles and best practices for application design and deployment
Ability to self-learn
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
Experience designing and building microservice-based systems
Familiarity with MLOps concepts or experience deploying AI/ML models
Experience in data analysis platforms such as Splunk, Snowflake, Elasticsearch, or BigQuery
Exposure to developing and securing web applications, APIs, and cloud workloads, with an emphasis on secure-by-design principles
Experience in security monitoring and incident response activities, such as reviewing alerts, analyzing logs, performing basic investigations, or supporting incident response workflows in a SOC or similar environment
Company
Astronomer
Astronomer is a data orchestration platform built on Apache Airflow, enabling teams to build, run, and monitor data pipelines at scale.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$377.8MKey Investors
Bain Capital VenturesInsight PartnersSierra Ventures
2025-05-01Series D· $93M
2022-03-23Series C· $213M
2021-01-29Series B· $43.6M
Leadership Team
Pete DeJoy
CEO, Co-Founder
Steven Hillion
SVP, Data and AI
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