Platform Security Engineer

Platform Security Engineer

We are a growth‑stage Minneapolis‑based technology company with over 130 employees. At Kipsu, we help service professionals deliver the moment with seamless messaging, data‑driven metrics, sentiment analysis and workflow management. We are consistently recognized by the Star Tribune as a top workplace.

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You’ll join a team of Platform Engineers who are passionate about technology, learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Our team has a strong interest in cybersecurity and regularly meets to discuss threats, trends, and posture. As a dedicated Platform Security Engineer, you will receive mentorship, leadership opportunities, and the chance to influence the security of our platform.

• Collaborate with engineers to discover, research, and plan changes to code, infrastructure, configuration, and architecture.
• Embed security into our internal developer platform so that it is secure by default.
• Drive selection of technologies, libraries, and third‑party vendors, and participate in far‑reaching decisions affecting our systems.
• Contribute to selection, implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of observability tools to continuously assess security threats and improve processes.
• Review design documents and pull requests to advise other Software Engineers on improving security.
• Champion security and foster a culture of enthusiasm for cybersecurity, with leadership opportunities as you advance your career at Kipsu.

• 3+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Information Security.
• Experience utilizing AWS (or other cloud platforms), Docker, Linux, and ideally Dev Ops tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Computer Science, Information Security or related coursework, with additional experience, training or certification preferred.
• Strong enthusiasm for cybersecurity, staying up to date on advances, threats and trends.
• Knowledge of security principles in networking, cloud computing, and web application development.
• Experience building and hosting web applications, preferably designing or influencing architecture.
• Experience implementing or managing security tooling such as IDS/IPS, SIEM, WAF, etc.
• Bias for action and a consistent track record in hitting deadlines.
• Curiosity about how technology works "under the hood" and a desire to improve systems over time.
• Persistence in reaching goals, even when encountering obstacles.

• Primarily based in our office with regular on‑site time to support collaboration.
• Day‑to‑day work includes communicating and collaborating with teammates and/or customers through conversations, meetings, and digital tools.
• Interacting with information in a variety of formats: written, visual, verbal.
• Using standard office and technology tools to complete work effectively.
• Spending time working at a desk and computer, occasionally moving around the office to connect with others.
• We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace. Reasonable accommodations are available to support team members in performing essential responsibilities.

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401K with company match
• Unlimited/responsible vacation time
• Life insurance
• Flex spending account
• Commuter benefits

The salary range for this position is $90,000-$105,000/yr.