Cybersecurity - Site Reliablity Engineer, X

About xAI

xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands‑on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission.

Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All engineers are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

The Cybersecurity / SRE team is focused on ensuring the security and reliability of X Money. This role will primarily focus on the X Money platform but will also cross over with the X Social platform. The ideal candidate will have experience in the banking, money transmission, and P2P payments industry. We emphasize working with large distributed systems and security platforms at scale, with an automation-first mindset.

You’ll be responsible for securing and maintaining the reliability of X Money’s infrastructure. You’ll work closely with cross‑functional teams to enhance security measures, improve system resilience, and implement best practices. Your role will include:

• Building and securing mission‑critical applications within AWS.
• Ensuring proper identity and role management within AWS.
  Implementing and maintaining KMS for data management in RDS and DynamoDB.
• Strengthening Kubernetes and container security.
  Writing and maintaining infrastructure code using Python and Terraform.
• Integrating and maintaining code scanning platforms.
• Taking ownership of cybersecurity projects, identifying problems, and implementing solutions.
• Conducting critical analysis and applying strong problem‑solving skills.

• Proficiency in Python and Terraform.
• Hands‑on experience with code scanning platforms.
• A proactive, problem‑solving mindset with a strong sense of ownership.
• Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills.
• AWS experience, particularly with identity management and security.
• Expertise in Kubernetes and container security & experience with self‑managed Kubernetes or EKS on AWS.
• Be based in the SF Bay Area, or willing to relocate here.

• $180,000 - $360,000 USD

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long‑term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

xAI is an equal opportunity employer.

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