Security Engineer

Flexcompute is an early‑stage technology startup that develops ultra‑fast simulation technology to help companies to design and optimize technology products. Our award‑winning products are used to design airplanes, wind turbines, quantum computing chips, VR/AR headsets, data centers, and smartphones. Our team consists of world‑renowned experts in scientific computing, and we have a global team working remotely from Europe, Asia, North and South America.

At Flexcompute, we value innovation, excellence, and collaboration. Our culture is one of openness, where all ideas are welcome, and everyone's voice is heard. We believe that the best solutions are created through collaboration, and we encourage our team members to work together to solve complex problems. We also believe in supporting our team members in achieving their goals and providing opportunities for growth.

We are seeking a hands‑on engineer to implement security controls across our AWS and on‑premises high‑performance computing environment. This is a crucial role in supporting the company's growth into regulated industries.

• Implement and maintain AWS security controls, including IAM, encryption, backups, logging, monitoring, and alerting
• Build and integrate technical security controls into our products (e.g., SSO) and internal administration platforms
• Securely orchestrate customer jobs and data across cloud and HPC environments
• Deploy and manage SAST, DAST, and SCA tooling; collaborate with developers to triage and remediate findings
• Fix and validate remediation of penetration test findings
• Harden and secure on‑premises HPC infrastructure
• Remediate vulnerabilities and ensure servers, images, and dependencies remain free of known CVEs
• Maintain and improve compliance tooling integrations, identify gaps, and drive remediation efforts

Strong hands‑on engineering experience in at least one of:

• Software engineering
• Dev Ops / Infrastructure engineering
• Security engineering

Experience securing cloud environments
, ideally AWS

Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation, or similar)

Experience deploying or working with CI/CD pipelines

Working knowledge of application and infrastructure security fundamentals

• Experience with NIST 800-171 and/or NIST 800-53
• Experience with compliance automation platforms
• Hands‑on experience with SAST, DAST, and SCA tools
• Experience securing or operating on‑premises infrastructure or HPC systems
• Experience working in or supporting regulated environments
• Familiarity with vulnerability management, penetration testing workflows, and secure SDLC practices

• Competitive compensation with equity of a fast‑growing startup
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance
• 401(k) Contribution
• Gym allowance
• Friendly, thoughtful, and intelligent coworkers