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People who thrive in fast paced environments, communicate clearly, and bring relentless focus to efficiency and execution.\nAbout the role\nRiot Platforms is seeking a highly skilled, hands-on Security Developer, Cyber Engineering to design, build, automate, and operate scalable security infrastructure across endpoint, network, cloud, and enterprise security platforms.\nThis role is intended for an engineering-minded security professional who treats infrastructure as code, automation as the default, and manual configuration as technical debt. The ideal candidate brings strong software engineering principles to cybersecurity, replacing traditional ClickOps with GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), and repeatable, self-service security capabilities.\nYou will help advance Riot's cybersecurity engineering maturity by modernizing how security services are planned, built, deployed, operated, and continuously improved-delivering secure, reliable, observable, and highly automated platforms that scale with our growing AI/HPC and data center infrastructure.\nThis position will be hybrid based in our Austin office.\nWhat you'll do\nDesign, build, and maintain enterprise security capabilities across endpoint, network, cloud, and identity platforms, including EDR/XDR, SASE, firewalls, and security telemetry.\nEmbed security into infrastructure, cloud, and application delivery pipelines using reusable, standardized security architectures.\nEstablish GitOps as the default operating model, with version-controlled configurations, peer reviews, automated testing, and approved deployment pipelines.\nBuild reusable IaC modules and templates with policy-as-code, configuration validation, and automated drift detection and remediation for repeatable, auditable deployments.\nEliminate toil by automating the security Plan, Build, and Run lifecycle, from provisioning and deployment through monitoring, troubleshooting, and remediation.\nImprove platform reliability with SRE practices, including health checks, automated alerting, self-healing, rollback, and disaster recovery.\nMeasure engineering performance through deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, recovery time, configuration drift, and automation coverage.\nLead complex initiatives from architecture through production, set engineering standards, mentor engineers, and evaluate emerging tools such as AI-assisted and agentic automation.\nWhat you'll have\nBachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or equivalent experience.\n7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, platform, or software engineering, with demonstrated ownership of enterprise security systems.\nHands-on expertise with enterprise security platforms such as CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Microsoft Defender, and SIEM/SOAR.\nAdvanced proficiency in Terraform, GitOps, and CI/CD, with a track record of replacing manual administration with code-driven infrastructure.\nStrong programming skills in Python, PowerShell, Bash, and REST APIs, applying software engineering best practices such as testing, code reviews, and documentation.\nExperience with AWS, Azure, GCP, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker, or comparable platforms.\nKnowledge of NIST CSF, SOC 2, and ISO 27001, including compliance automation.\nStrong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and cross-team collaboration skills, with the ability to lead complex initiatives independently.\nPreferred: cybersecurity, cloud, or Terraform certifications and experience with AI-assisted engineering, AI/HPC, or large-scale data center environments.\nCompensation and Benefits\nCompetitive Salary: Base range (commensurate with experience) + bonus + sign-on equity grant. \nLong-Term Growth: Eligible to participate in Riot’s equity incentive programs and share in the success you help build. \n401(k) Retirement Plan: Incudes a generous company match. \nComprehensive Health Coverage: Multiple medical plan options, including 100% company-paid plans. \nWellness & Lifestyle Perks: Enjoy free gym memberships, pet insurance, childcare discounts, and more to support your life both in and out of work. \nRiot is an equal opportunity employer. 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