Who we are

Backed by leading venture firms and based in San Francisco, IndyKite is pioneering a new category of solutions by capturing, connecting and controlling data across the enterprise and surrounding ecosystem. With an identity-centric approach and powered by graph, IndyKite delivers enhanced data visibility and governance, empowering enterprises to achieve higher trust in their data products, AI and applications.

While early in our journey, we have already acquired a handful of FT500 customers and are ramping up our product development. 

Why we need you

As a fast-growing technology startup, we are disrupting the status quo and building a new category of services. This is a challenging and rewarding job. We are looking for a driven  Senior DevSecOps Engineer who can combine the principles of DevOps, security, and site reliability engineering (SRE) to create secure, scalable, and highly reliable systems. 

Your role requires what all startups require - grit, enthusiasm and the ability to lean in and take ownership. The focus of this role is on ensuring the efficient development, deployment, and operation of software with a strong emphasis on security, automation, continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), and infrastructure management. As our Senior DevSecOps Engineer you will be responsible for the overall health, performance, and security of cloud infrastructure, applications, and services across production environments.

Ideally you are based in Norway (Oslo) or Europe.

Key responsibilities:

• Design and build reliable, distributed, and scalable production systems
• Advocate automation by removing operation load with software
• Write software in parallel to our product counterparts by adding features and/or building new products
• Build and support software needed for backup or load balancing, in such a way that they can be reused across systems
• Figure out how to apply existing solutions to new problems
• Find ways to improve design and operations of existing systems, to make them more scalable, more reliable, and more efficient, but only up to a point where they are reliable enough
• Focus on operating all-things services built atop our distributed computing systems, from internal infrastructure, to external services, to our developer community products

Key Skills and Qualifications:

• Knowledge and practical experience of Docker, Kubernetes (including service mesh / istio) and Terraform
• Knowledge and practical experience of Cloud Services and Discovery, deployments, monitoring, scheduling and load balancing. GCP is an advantage.
• Knowledge of communication protocols like REST, gRPC
• Deep understanding and experience of systems programming (network stack, file system, OS services) and networking (L2 vs. L3, network architecture, VLANs, etc.)
• Knowledge of standard methodologies related to security, performance, and disaster recovery

Education & Experience:

• 5+ years as an SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure-focused role
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, equivalent technical degree, or relevant practical experience

Desired qualities and things you need to succeed:

• Experience with running multi-cluster Kubernetes environments and strong understanding of multi-tenancy and security implications
• Experience with large scale distributed cloud service development, infrastructure, traffic management and architecture, GCP preferredExperience with digital identity platforms and the world of IAM
• Strong problem solving skills, especially in high pressure environments
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment and foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Proactive and self-motivated with a passion for learning and adopting new technologies

Why you should choose us:

• Central Oslo office location
• Flexible working hours/hybrid/remote
• Annual global offsite gatherings
• Fast-paced collaborative environment 
• Ambitious, fun and supportive colleagues
• Career advancement opportunities
• Competitive salary/benefits, and employee stock ownership plan

At IndyKite, we believe that your uniqueness is your power. We are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to be themselves. As an equal opportunity employer, we embrace diversity in all forms, including race, gender, sexual orientation, identity, religion, age, nationality, disability, veteran status, and background. If you're interested in this position and think we could be a good fit, we´d love to hear from you.