About the Role
The Cybersecurity / SRE team at xAI is focused on ensuring the security and reliability of X Money. This role will primarily focus on the X Money platform but will also cross over with the X Social platform.
You'll be responsible for securing and maintaining the reliability of X Money's infrastructure. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance security measures, improve system resilience, and implement best practices.
Responsibilities
- Build and secure mission-critical applications in a hybrid cloud environment.
- Manage identities and roles effectively.
- Monitor and remediate infrastructure to comply with regulations and best practices (e.g., PCI, NIST CSF).
- Maintain a SIEM and all data pipelines needed for reliable alerting.
- Design and implement secure container standards and automation to enable frictionless developer workflows.
- Maintain Kubernetes security aligned with current best practices.
- Build, deploy, and maintain security operations infrastructure using Python, Terraform, and Puppet.
- Secure and enhance CI/CD pipelines.
- Integrate and maintain code scanning platforms.
- Develop dashboards and alerts from security metrics.
- Own security projects: identify issues and implement solutions.
- Apply critical analysis and problem-solving skills.
Basic Qualifications
- Proven experience securing hybrid AWS/on-premises environments, including IAM and overall security posture.
- Strong proficiency in Python, Terraform, and Puppet.
- Certifications like CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, Security+, CASP+, or similar preferred.
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes and container security.
- Hands-on expertise building GitHub Actions and workflows.
- Extensive experience with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and Karma.
- Well versed in management and integrations of Wazuh
- Hands-on experience with security scanning tools (Semgrep, Trivy, Falco).
- Proactive mindset with strong ownership and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent critical thinking and analytical abilities.
Compensation and Benefits
$180,000 – $440,000 USD
Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.
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