Security Engineer (L5) - Infrastructure Security
Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.
The Security Engineering organization ensures that Netflix can pragmatically address top security risks while maintaining business agility, velocity, and scale. We work to enable engineers to build secure systems and provide them with the right security context to make the best decisions for Netflix.
The Secure Infrastructure Design and Engineering (SIDE) team sits within the Security Engineering organization. We apply our deep security expertise, working alongside a diverse set of stakeholders, to discover risk, develop security strategies, and execute critical and high-leverage initiatives broadly across our infrastructure product and systems development lifecycle.
The role
SIDE is looking to add an experienced Security Engineer to collaborate closely with our infrastructure and platform teams to enhance Netflix security against ever-changing business needs. In this role, you will work across different teams and with a variety of stakeholders, including security engineers, software engineers, and product managers. Leveraging your engineering skills and security knowledge, you will play a key role in how our systems are built and how we manage risk. This role needs someone who is proactive and adaptable, who can work well with people from different areas of expertise, and who can help foster a strong and inclusive security team.
We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single one of the listed criteria. We value the unique perspectives, skills, and experiences each candidate brings with them.
Your experience:
Proven expertise in applying an engineering-driven approach to infrastructure and platform security at scale.
A solid track record of proactively identifying and resolving complex security challenges, leading the development or enhancement of solutions that deliver measurable impact across multiple teams or domains.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate security objectives and influence stakeholders at various levels within the organization.
Demonstrated experience in infrastructure security, e.g. secure network architecture and design, system hardening and vulnerability management, configuration management, identity and access management, datacenter security.
Familiarity with IPS/IDS systems and tap infrastructure to support traffic inspection.
Familiarity with datacenter and corporate architectures, e.g. overlay and Clos topologies.
Familiarity with speciality network appliances and speciality infrastructure related to streaming technologies.
Familiarity with cloud security, hybrid cloud environments, and the shared responsibility model as it relates to different deployment types, ranging from SaaS to on-prem.
You will succeed in this role if you:
Are a thoughtful and accountable security professional - someone who is self-driven and adept at independently prioritizing and executing work with minimal oversight.
Demonstrate strong judgment in navigating ambiguity, with the capability to design security solutions in complex environments.
Possess extensive experience conducting a wide range of security assessments and effectively leading remediation efforts in collaboration with partner teams.
Champion the importance of diversity and inclusion as foundational to building and sustaining high-performing, resilient teams.
Consistently advocate for customer needs, with a deep understanding of the broader product, software, and systems lifecycles.
Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.
Security Engineer (L5) - Infrastructure Security
Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.
The Security Engineering organization ensures that Netflix can pragmatically address top security risks while maintaining business agility, velocity, and scale. We work to enable engineers to build secure systems and provide them with the right security context to make the best decisions for Netflix.
The Secure Infrastructure Design and Engineering (SIDE) team sits within the Security Engineering organization. We apply our deep security expertise, working alongside a diverse set of stakeholders, to discover risk, develop security strategies, and execute critical and high-leverage initiatives broadly across our infrastructure product and systems development lifecycle.
The role
SIDE is looking to add an experienced Security Engineer to collaborate closely with our infrastructure and platform teams to enhance Netflix security against ever-changing business needs. In this role, you will work across different teams and with a variety of stakeholders, including security engineers, software engineers, and product managers. Leveraging your engineering skills and security knowledge, you will play a key role in how our systems are built and how we manage risk. This role needs someone who is proactive and adaptable, who can work well with people from different areas of expertise, and who can help foster a strong and inclusive security team.
We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single one of the listed criteria. We value the unique perspectives, skills, and experiences each candidate brings with them.
Your experience:
Proven expertise in applying an engineering-driven approach to infrastructure and platform security at scale.
A solid track record of proactively identifying and resolving complex security challenges, leading the development or enhancement of solutions that deliver measurable impact across multiple teams or domains.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate security objectives and influence stakeholders at various levels within the organization.
Demonstrated experience in infrastructure security, e.g. secure network architecture and design, system hardening and vulnerability management, configuration management, identity and access management, datacenter security.
Familiarity with IPS/IDS systems and tap infrastructure to support traffic inspection.
Familiarity with datacenter and corporate architectures, e.g. overlay and Clos topologies.
Familiarity with speciality network appliances and speciality infrastructure related to streaming technologies.
Familiarity with cloud security, hybrid cloud environments, and the shared responsibility model as it relates to different deployment types, ranging from SaaS to on-prem.
You will succeed in this role if you:
Are a thoughtful and accountable security professional - someone who is self-driven and adept at independently prioritizing and executing work with minimal oversight.
Demonstrate strong judgment in navigating ambiguity, with the capability to design security solutions in complex environments.
Possess extensive experience conducting a wide range of security assessments and effectively leading remediation efforts in collaboration with partner teams.
Champion the importance of diversity and inclusion as foundational to building and sustaining high-performing, resilient teams.
Consistently advocate for customer needs, with a deep understanding of the broader product, software, and systems lifecycles.
Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.