EDGE - SECURITY ENGINEERING

The vision of the Edge Security team is to secure Xero’s edge with innovative technologies that deliver availability and scalability.
We’re responsible for designing, maintaining and servicing tools and infrastructure that defends against threats from entering or spreading through Xero’s network infrastructure. We’re looking for a Senior Engineer that will help us create automated security processes that empower product teams to build #beautiful secure software.

OUR PURPOSE

At Xero, we’re here to help you supercharge your business. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we’re not only making life better for small business, we’ll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Security Engineer based in either New Zealand or Australia to join our Cyber Security Engineering Function in our Edge Security pod. If you have experience in Network Security engineering roles and are looking for an opportunity to focus on protecting the Edge, this could be the perfect role for you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Security Engineer, you’ll ensure our network edge security systems are deployed and maintained to support the requirements of our Xero teams. You’ll be hands-on solving problems at scale in a massive multi cloud environment. You’ll become deeply familiar with the capabilities of our vendors to build and support modern and adaptable security services that will delight our customers.
We run mission-critical infrastructure, and you’ll build resilient and scalable systems. Automation will be the standard for you, and you’ll seek new and interesting ways to reduce our operational overheads. Most importantly, you’ll be a team player and get to work with an awesome group of engineers in an amazing and unique working environment.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

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• It is a hands on, on the tools role and you’ll be the focal point where technical decisions meet strategic thinking.

• Develop software and automation as agreed with the team.
• Develop and maintain documentation.
• Be approachable and professional.
• Strong DevOps and Agile practices.
• Participate in the 24/7 oncall roster as required.
• Independently take ownership of problems and solve them.
• A strong drive to work in a team-oriented and collaborative environment.
• A passion for delivering high quality products to your customers.
• Coach/mentor junior team members.
• Work with other Xero Security Teams and Product teams to ensure that any escalated incidents and problems are resolved in a timely and comprehensive manner.