Cybersecurity - Site Reliability Engineer, X Money ID-15449

May 17, 2025

About the position

At X, we're on a mission to revolutionize digital interaction and create the Everything App. Our platform is a space where people can connect, share ideas, and engage in meaningful conversations. We're looking for a talented and security-driven Cybersecurity - Site Reliability Engineer to join our team and help us bring our vision to life. The Cybersecurity / SRE team 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. The ideal candidate will have experience in the banking, money transmission, and P2P payments industry. We emphasize working with large distributed systems and security platforms at scale, with an automation-first mindset.

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Responsibilities

Building and securing mission-critical applications within AWS.
Ensuring proper identity and role management within AWS.
Implementing and maintaining KMS for data management in RDS and DynamoDB.
Setting up logging and alerting for security monitoring.
Strengthening Kubernetes and container security.
Writing and maintaining infrastructure code using Python and Terraform.
Integrating and maintaining code scanning platforms.
Taking ownership of cybersecurity projects, identifying problems, and implementing solutions.
Conducting critical analysis and applying strong problem-solving skills.

Requirements

Significant experience with AWS, particularly with identity management and security.
Expertise in Kubernetes and container security.
Proficiency in Python and Terraform.
Hands-on experience with code scanning platforms.
A proactive, problem-solving mindset with a strong sense of ownership.
Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills.

Nice-to-haves

AWS Solutions Architect Professional Certification
AWS Security Specialty Certification
AWS SysOps Administrator Certification
AWS Developer Associate Certification
Experience with PCI compliance
Experience with SOC2 compliance

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