Infrastructure Security Engineer at Palantir Technologies

Infrastructure Security Engineer

Palantir Technologies, Seattle, WA

Palantir builds software that connects data, technologies, humans and environments.

A World-Changing Company

At Palantir, we’re passionate about building software that solves problems. We partner with the most important institutions in the world to transform how they use data and technology. Our software has been used to stop terrorist attacks, discover new medicines, gain an edge in global financial markets, and more. If these types of projects excite you, we'd love for you to join us.

The Role

As an Infrastructure Security Engineer, you are responsible for the security of Palantir’s people and infrastructure around the globe. Your technical expertise is second only to your integrity and real passion for security and technology in general. You work well on a team, are highly motivated, and enjoy solving problems and taking on new challenges.

In this role, you’re building, breaking, and securing the global infrastructure that powers world-changing products. You have a strong security mindset, are passionate about infrastructure, and are excited to harden our network and endpoints against all threats. You'll design, architect, and drive security posture changes for Palantir and work to make life hard for our adversaries.

Core Responsibilities

Design, architect, and implement defensive security controls across endpoints (MacOS, Windows), servers (Linux), and SAAS/self-hosted applications.
Provide security domain expertise on protective controls, to include system, network, encryption, and authentication services.
Design, architect, and implement defensive security controls for e-mail (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, attachment sandboxing, etc.) and other collaboration applications.
Collaborate with engineering teams to improve security for identity access and management (IAM), device management, and public cloud service providers (e.g. Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure).
Perform security evaluations and research on new platforms, products, architectures, vendors, and services to protect Palantir data.
Work closely with other members of the Technical Operations, Engineering, and Information Security teams to drive impactful changes to the company’s network defense posture.

What We Value

3+ years of direct information security experience with deep exposure in protecting one or more operating system platforms (Windows, MacOS, or Linux).
Strong knowledge of modern adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Ability to empathize and collaborate with colleagues, independently manage and run projects, and ruthlessly prioritize efforts among conflicting priorities.
Experience with public cloud service providers (e.g. Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure).
Experience with infrastructure automation platforms (e.g. Desired State Configuration, Packer, Terraform, etc.).
Intermediate or better proficiency with a scripting language (e.g. PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar).
Willingness and eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance, or active TS//SCI.

Palantir is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Palantir is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Please see the United States Department of Labor's EEO poster and EEO poster supplement for additional information.

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