Security Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security (Staff or Senior)

MongoDB
Dublin, New York, North America, Toronto
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Experienced Security Software Engineer within MongoDB’s Infrastructure Security team, building secure-by-default, scalable security controls for the Atlas multi-cloud platform. You’ll design security primitives, work across AWS/Azure/GCP, contribute to CI/CD and IaC pipelines, and collaborate with SRE and platform teams to ensure high-security standards in a global hybrid/remote environment.

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MongoDB
MongoDB
5 months ago

Security Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security (Staff or Senior)

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Job Summary

Experienced Security Software Engineer within MongoDB’s Infrastructure Security team, building secure-by-default, scalable security controls for the Atlas multi-cloud platform. You’ll design security primitives, work across AWS/Azure/GCP, contribute to CI/CD and IaC pipelines, and collaborate with SRE and platform teams to ensure high-security standards in a global hybrid/remote environment.
Location: Dublin, New York, North America, Toronto
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and build core security primitives and services that protect MongoDB Atlas compute, networking, and identity across AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • •Build secure-by-default infrastructure using Linux security mechanisms (AppArmor, SELinux, seccomp, cgroups), Kubernetes, and eBPF to enforce runtime policies and gain deep visibility into systems behaviour
  • •Develop APIs, automation, and tooling that manage security posture at scale (CSPM, vulnerability management, workload identity) and provide monitoring, logging, and alerting pipelines that integrate with our tooling
  • •Integrate security into our CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code workflows (Terraform) so that security controls are versioned, reviewed, and deployed just like any other code
  • •Lead complex projects end‑to‑end, from problem discovery and design docs to implementation, rollout, and long‑term ownership
  • •Collaborate with SRE, platform and product engineering teams to define secure architectures for new infrastructure and services

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Parental LeaveFertility Assistance

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or similar roles, preferably with relevant security work
  • •Proficiency with at least one programming language (Java, Golang, Rust, Python, or C/C++) and experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform) to automate security configurations and processes
  • •A deep understanding of Linux and networking concepts, including low-level fundamentals, and how they work together in complex systems
  • •Experience building security-related features or platforms such as runtime monitoring, CSPM, or vulnerability management
  • •Experience with a cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and their security best practices and building blocks
Experience:5+ yearsCloud securitySecurity engineeringInfrastructure securitySRE
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaGolangRustPythonC/C++TerraformLinuxKubernetesRBACOPA/GatekeeperKyvernoEBPFFalcoTetragonAppArmorSELinuxSeccompCgroupsGrafanaSplunk

Company Brief

MongoDB
Develops MongoDB, a leading general-purpose, document-based database platform that enables developers and enterprises to build scalable, high-performance applications with flexible data models and cloud-native capabilities.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2007
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