Site Reliability Engineer - Security
Imc•4h ago
Sydney, AustraliaOnsiteFull-timeMid Level3+ yrs exp
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- Platform Engineering at IMC builds and runs the core platforms that power our business. This Site Reliability Engineer role within Platform Engineering is focused on security projects: embedding security into system design and infrastructure to protect and accelerate our rapidly evolving technology landscape. As a bridge between application development and production operations, Platform Engineering enables and applies security by design: embedding controls, guardrails
- secure defaults directly into our platforms and infrastructure. You will implement security into IMC systems in ways that reduce friction and raise our baseline of safety and reliability.
- We are hiring a Site Reliability Engineer within Platform Engineering to drive security-focused initiatives across IMC. You will collaborate closely with most technology teams, operate with high autonomy
- take ownership and responsibility for outcomes: delivering high-impact improvements to source control, CI/CD, observability
- the secure foundations our trading platforms rely on in a rapidly-changing, cutting-edge environment.
- Your Core Responsibilities
- Write and maintain code to extend, integrate, and improve the services we support - from custom plugins and API integrations to internal tooling and automation frameworks
- Partner with development and engineering teams to make the secure path the easy path by providing tooling and guidance aligned with business objectives, fostering collaboration instead of friction
- Incident response: interpret threat intelligence in context, investigate and resolve software supply chain security incidents promptly, supporting our Global Operations in a ‘follow the sun’ model
- Both use AI to provide innovative tools and protect against AI-driven security risks
- Maintain and support our central secret management service, ensuring optimal adoption across scenarios and workflows while following security best practices
- Support and innovate identity architecture at scale for users, services, and AI agents. Implement consistent authentication and authorisation across system constraints
- Manage large-scale security projects across technologies and teams
- Your Skills and Experience
- 3+ years of work experience in a relevant role
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
- Programming experience in Python; Shell scripting is a plus.
- Hands-on experience with Linux systems and container orchestration tools, including Kubernetes and Docker.
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, TeamCity) and securing pipelines: DevSecOps practices, safe artifact ingestion, and software supply chain security.
- Expertise in OIDC/OAuth2.0 and experience with IAM architecture, including implementation of authentication and authorization in complex full-stack systems
- Experience with secret management tools (preferably HashiCorp Vault); maintaining similar centralised security services is a plus
- About Us
- IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific
- India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders
- business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture
- our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies
- from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.
Required skills
PythonLinuxKubernetesDockerCI/CDJenkinsGitLab CITeamCityDevSecOpsOIDCOAuth2.0IAMHashiCorp Vault