Hey there! Thanks for stopping by. We’re Airtasker, the tech company that connects people who need to get things done with those who have the skills to do it.
Our mission is to empower people to realise the full value of their skills. This doesn’t just apply to those who use our product. It’s also for our whooooooole team of go-getters who bring the product to life and deliver impact to our community on a daily basis. Because we believe work (and life) is always better when you truly know and appreciate your strengths and skills.
So, with that in mind, we are looking for a new Senior Security Engineer to join our team of go-getters and realise the full value of their skills!
What you’ll do:
- Ensure the security, reliability, and scalability of the core infrastructure and platforms across all environments.
- Maintain and enhance security best practices, including periodic reviews of processes, tools, and infrastructure scanning.
- Build and manage systems for security monitoring, alerting, and incident response, owning the security incident response process.
- Implement guardrails to prevent high-risk misconfigurations in production while allowing safe testing in non-production environments.
- Provide tooling, automation, and governance to empower product teams with observability, deployment pipelines, and secure access to resources.
- Plan and remediate the findings of externally performed security testing.
- Define and manage service-level objectives (SLOs) in collaboration with feature teams and support best practices throughout the SDLC.
- Improve platform performance, scalability, and security by working closely with architects and engineering teams.
- Build robust processes for emergency response and incident management to ensure platform availability and resilience.
- Train and support the engineering organisation in SecOps and SRE best practices, fostering a culture of operational and security excellence.
What it takes to be successful in the role:
- Strong knowledge of AWS Cloud infrastructure, networking, and security, including best practices for securing cloud environments.
- Experience managing, administering, and maintaining multiple Kubernetes clusters, with a focus on secure configurations.
- Proficiency with Terraform for managing Infrastructure as Code, incorporating security scanning tools like Checkov or tfsec.
- Industry experience in one or more of the following languages: Kotlin, C, C++, Java, Python, NodeJS, Go, or Ruby, with the ability to write secure, performant code.
- A first-principles approach to solving engineering and security challenges in complex, real-world systems.
- Systematic problem-solving skills, coupled with strong communication, a sense of ownership, and the drive to improve platform reliability and security.
- Ability to debug, optimise, and secure code, while automating routine operational and security tasks.
- Experience with system security, including monitoring, incident response, offensive testing, and remediating critical vulnerabilities.
- Familiarity with threat assessment tools and processes to continuously evaluate and improve platform security.
- A passion for enabling teams to build secure, reliable systems and fostering a culture of operational and security excellence.
Our People Experience:
Our people team at Airtasker are dedicated to designing an industry leading people experience. This means creating an environment where you are empowered to do your best work and realise the full potential of your skills.
Thriving
- Hybrid working – when it comes to working, there’s no “one size fits all” approach, with Airtasker you choose the environment that helps you do your best work.
- Airtime – welcome to no Slack and meeting-free Fridays! Airtime is designed so we regularly have dedicated focus time for work and personal growth.
- Recharge days – each quarter we have a company-wide Recharge Day, equivalent to 4 additional days of leave per year. It’s a day for everyone when the world can wait and self-care takes centre stage.
- Wellbeing support – our Employee Assistance Program provides confidential access for our people to GPs, dieticians, counselling and mental health specialists, providing essential support whenever needed.
- Airpowerment Fund – we provide a $200 allowance to spend on anything that supports your health & wellbeing
Rewarding
- Airtasker credits – it’s a great feeling to get things done. Even greater when you get $800 worth of credits every year to help you check off your to-do list and connect with our community of Taskers.
- Fair and equitable pay – this is a core commitment to our people. Every year we review industry data to ensure our compensation framework supports everyone to be recognised for the full value of their skills.
- Tenure leave – To celebrate our people’s commitment to Airtasker, we offer tenure leave starting from your 3rd anniversary with the company. This begins with 3 extra days of leave per year, gradually increasing to a maximum of 5 days per year.
Belonging
- DAREtasker – join our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee! Every month we meet to create meaningful and impactful programs of work that embrace belonging at Airtasker.
- Celebration swap – not everyone celebrates the same things. That’s why, at Airtasker, you can swap national, state or territory public holidays for the ones that matter to you.
Growing
- Learning and development – learning at Airtasker is on the job, guided by managers, enhanced by peers and led by ourselves. We deliver learning programs and budget allowances to invest in your growth.
- 360 performance reviews – feedback is a gift. Every year we run 360 reviews across the business to recognise achievements and promote personal growth.
- Volunteer leave – Our team members can take a day each year to lend a helping hand and support a cause they are passionate about.
Celebrating
- Awards – and the winners are… our go-getters! Whether it’s our peer-nominated quarterly Values Awards or our periodic Go-Getter Spirit Award, we love celebrating our people and spreading good energy.
- Vibe committee – good vibes only! Our Vibe Committee delivers events that hit the sweet spot of bringing us all together to enjoy each other’s company whether you’re local or remote.
- Birthday leave – All of our people get an extra day of leave during their birthday week to take time away from work to celebrate.
At Airtasker we believe in culture add – that each person is different and has their own background, learnings and unique experiences that can add to the Airtasker cultural tapestry. We pride ourselves on our inclusive culture, and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
To all recruitment agencies and talent suppliers: Airtasker does not accept unsolicited resumes. Airtasker is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our job postings or directly to our managers. If you are on our supplier list and have terms in place, ensure you work alongside our internal TA team and do not send resumes directly to managers.
