Helix is hiring a
Remote Senior Security Engineer
\nYou + Helix\n\nHelix is a place where innovators and doers gather in order to drive significant progress in population genomics. We have come together to work at the intersection of clinical care, research, and genomics. \n\nIf youโre excited by the idea of making a meaningful impact and joining a team where we pride ourselves on driving innovation through fostering an environment with an emphasis on empowering one another to grow, Helix might be the place for you!\n\nHelix + The World\n\nHelix is the leading population genomics and viral surveillance company. Helix enables health systems, public health organizations and life science companies to accelerate the integration of genomic data into patient care and public health decision making.\n\nWe are continuing to scale our world-class team to support our dedication to empowering every person to improve their life through DNA. \n\nWhat is special about this role:\n\nHelix is looking to add a new Senior Information Security Engineer to their Security team that will take on ownership of the Security Engineering program. The Security Engineer will work across the business in order to propose and implement security controls in AWS, SaaS applications, and within a regulated Lab environment. In addition, the engineer will assist with various security areas including security awareness, incident response, audit remediations, security controls strategy, and other ad-hoc projects.\n\nAs a Senior Information Security Engineer, you will:\n\n\nArchitects, designs, implements, maintains and operates information system security controls and countermeasures for a modern IaaS and SaaS environment.\n\nRecommends security controls and procedures within business processes.\n\nArticulates security risks into business terms while engaging with stakeholders\n\nParticipate in the supplier risk management process to identify and mitigate the risk of third-party relationships.\n\nMaintain confidentiality of all investigations, reports, and other confidential and sensitive information associated with position\n\nBe team-oriented and promote execution and change through influence\n\nDevelops monitoring and visibility capabilities; reports on incidents, vulnerabilities, and trends to IT or executive management.\n\nOversees the response to information system security incidents.\n\nOversees the administration of authentication and access controls.\n\n\n\n\nAbout You:\n\n\nBachelorโs degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field required.\n\nAt least 8 years of specific experience with methodologies, activities, tools and enablers in a technology related industry that track to the roles and responsibilities listed.\n\nExperience with securing and monitoring AWS environments.\n\nExperience with securing and monitoring SaaS environments.\n\nExperience with a variety of security tools including Crowdstrike, DUO, Netskope preferred.\n\nKnowledge of and experience with AWS CDK preferred.\n\nExtensive experience with computing systems - networking / operating systems, and virtualization.\n\nPossess industry-specific knowledge regarding security related regulations and controls, such as SOC2 Type II, Data Privacy, ISO 27001, FedRamp, and NIST 800, as well as technical approach and best practice advice for practitioners \n\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills.\n\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\n\nAbility to work both independently and as part of a team to deliver quality work product in a timely fashion in a fast-paced environment.\n\nAbility to prioritize tasks.\n\nAbility to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience.\n\nAbility to adapt to a dynamic, rapidly changing business and technical environment.\n\nAbility to exercise good professional judgment.\n\nAbility to maintain confidentiality.\n\nAbility to develop security standards and guidelines based on best practices and industry standards\n\nInfosec related training or certifications such as CISSP and/or GIAC\n\n\n\n\nWhatโs important to us:\n\n\nCuriosity โ we are all passionate about the possibilities enabled by having access to your own genome\n\nResponsibility โ we have an obligation to people and our partners to operate with highly credible research guided by well respected advisors, with clear and effective communication about our products\n\nAgility โ flexibility and a desire to be nimble, smart, and effective are important to the Helix culture\n\nFollow-through โ weโre building a diverse team with amazing track records of achievement in multidisciplinary environments\n\n\n\n\nWhat Helix has to offer you:\n\nWhatโs important to us:\n\n\nCuriosity โ we are all passionate about the possibilities enabled by having access to your own genome\n\nResponsibility โ we have an obligation to people and our partners to operate with highly credible research guided by well respected advisors, with clear and effective communication about our products\n\nAgility โ flexibility and a desire to be nimble, smart, and effective are important to the Helix culture\n\nFollow-through โ weโre building a diverse team with amazing track records of achievement in multidisciplinary environments\n\n\n\n\nWhat Helix has to offer you:\n\nAside from working alongside brilliant, dedicated, passionate, down-to-earth, curious, warm, and thoughtful people, we also provide great benefits:\n\n\nCompetitive compensation, Comprehensive Health insurance package including employer sponsored HSA \n\n12 weeks of Maternity or Paternity leave\n\n401(k) with employer matching and 100% vested on first day\n\nComprehensive Well Being benefits\n\nFlexible PTO\n\n\n\n\nHelix is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n
No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Teaching, Mern, Design, Senior, Digital Nomad, SaaS and Engineer jobs that are similar:\n\n
$60,000 — $120,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n
๐ฐ 401(k)\n\n๐ Distributed team\n\nโฐ Async\n\n๐ค Vision insurance\n\n๐ฆท Dental insurance\n\n๐ Medical insurance\n\n๐ Unlimited vacation\n\n๐ Paid time off\n\n๐ 4 day workweek\n\n๐ฐ 401k matching\n\n๐ Company retreats\n\n๐ฌ Coworking budget\n\n๐ Learning budget\n\n๐ช Free gym membership\n\n๐ง Mental wellness budget\n\n๐ฅ Home office budget\n\n๐ฅง Pay in crypto\n\n๐ฅธ Pseudonymous\n\n๐ฐ Profit sharing\n\n๐ฐ Equity compensation\n\nโฌ๏ธ No whiteboard interview\n\n๐ No monitoring system\n\n๐ซ No politics at work\n\n๐
We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nLos Angeles, California, United States