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As a full MVNO operating our own mobile core network over LTE and 5G NSA, we have the unique advantage of controlling our network infrastructure end-to-end. We operate the HSS, PGW, and other critical network functions, giving us the flexibility to innovate and deliver exceptional service to millions of users. \nAbout the Role \nJoin us in our mission to break down barriers to communication and free the flow of conversation for people everywhere. \nTextNow is looking for a new SecOps team member to secure, monitor, and enable automated response within our infrastructure. \nWhat You’ll Do \nEnsure Secure & Reliable Systems: Design, implement, and maintain security-focused infrastructure to protect TextNow’s services while ensuring reliability and scalability. \nSecurity Automation & Infrastructure as Code: Develop and enforce best practices using Terraform, Ansible, Crowdstrike, and AWS security tools, ensuring secure configurations, automated compliance checks, and infrastructure as code. \nThreat Detection & Incident Response: Participate in an on-call rotation to respond to security incidents, investigate vulnerabilities, and implement proactive measures to prevent future threats. Work closely with engineering teams to remediate security risks. \nMonitoring & Logging for Security: Improve observability by implementing security monitoring solutions, logging best practices, and alerting mechanisms to detect anomalies and suspicious activity. \nAccess Control & Identity Management: Manage IAM roles, permissions, and policies to ensure least privilege access and enforce security controls across cloud and internal systems. \n Collaboration & Security Advocacy: Work with DevOps, engineering, and compliance teams to integrate security best practices into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and promote a security-first culture. \nContinuous Security Improvement: Identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities, conduct security assessments, and implement automated security scanning and hardening techniques. \nWho You Are \nExperienced in SecOps & SRE: You have 5+ years of experience in Security Operations, Site Reliability Engineering, or DevSecOps, with a strong understanding of cloud security, system reliability, and automation. \nHands-On with Security Tools & Cloud Platforms: Proficient with AWS security services, GitHub security controls, Terraform for secure infrastructure provisioning, and Ansible for automated security configurations. \nIncident Response & Threat Management: Experienced in handling security incidents, analyzing threats, and implementing remediation strategies to improve system defenses. \nProactive in Security Monitoring & Hardening: Strong background in logging, monitoring, and anomaly detection using tools like SIEMs, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and cloud-native security solutions. \n Experience working with development teams to integrate security best practices into the SDLC (e.g., static and dynamic code analysis). \nCollaborative & Security-Minded: Passionate about working with engineering teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines, enforce security policies, threat modeling, and risk assessments, and drive a security-first mindset across the organization. \n\nWhy TextNow?\nRare opportunity to own a mobile core network at a full MVNO-not just configure someone else’s \n\nHigh-impact role: your work directly affects millions of users’ connectivity \n\nSmall, senior team where your decisions and leadership shape the platform’s direction \n\nCollaborative, low-ego engineering organization \nCompetitive compensation, equity, and comprehensive benefits \n\nThe expected base salary range for this role is: $136,300 - $273,900 a year\nUnited States (All other areas not listed above): USD $123,900 - $249,000 \nUnited States (NYC, CT, NJ, Seattle, LA, San Diego): USD $136,300 - $273,900 \nUnited States (San Francisco / Bay Area): USD $148,700 - $298,800\nThis role does not require or confer professional engineer status.\nOur total rewards package goes beyond base salary. We offer a comprehensive benefits program, an annual performance-based bonus, and equity opportunities that ensure you share in the success you help create.\nWe know that exceptional talent doesn’t always fit neatly into a range, so if you’re passionate about our mission and think you can make a difference, we encourage you to apply, even if your compensation expectations are outside the listed range. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including your skills, experience, and location.\nOur goal is to offer a competitive package that reflects the impact and expertise you bring to the team. Let's chat!\nMore about TextNow \nOur culture \nWe’re proud of the culture that we’ve built at TextNow, but one of the most common questions we hear is ‘how do you continue to sustain it as the world and the company continues to change?’ The reality is that we’re only able to keep up because each and every TextNovian contributes to our culture through being involved, by living our values, sharing feedback, embracing change and more! \nOur values \nCustomer Obsessed \nWe strive to have a deep understanding of our customers. \nDo Right By Our People \nWe treat each other with fairness, respect, and integrity. \nAccept the Challenge \nWe adopt a \"Yes, We Can\" mindset to achieve ambitious goals. \nAct Like an Owner \nWe treat this company like it's our own... because it is! \nGive a Damn \nWe are deeply committed and passionate about our work and achieving results. \n Our benefits and more \nThis is a brief overview of the benefits that TextNow offers its employees. More complete details can be found in TextNow’s Benefit Guide and legal plan documents, which are available to employees on or shortly after their start date with TextNow. The benefits listed herein are for illustrative purposes only and may change from time-to-time in TextNow’s sole discretion. \nFree phone service \nStrong work life blend \nEmployee stock options \nUnlimited vacation \n12 paid holidays per year \nCompetitive pay \nHealth, dental, and vision benefits \nShort-term & long-term disability \n$750 annual wellness benefit or healthcare spending account \nRRSP matching (Canada) | 401(K) (USA) \nParental leave for eligible employees \nLearning & Development opportunities\nWe travel a few times a year for various team events, company-wide off-sites, and more \nMore information about our total rewards package will be available during the hiring process. \nDogfooding & Customer Obsession \nAt TextNow, every employee gets to actively use our app for calling and texting. Dogfooding helps us experience what customers do, to spot issues early, and drive better design, developer, and user experiences. \nDiversity and Inclusion \nOur aim is to make every person who joins TextNow feel like they belong, that they’re valued, and that they’re able to be their authentic selves at work. \nWe’re all accountable for creating an inclusive culture and a sense of belonging for one another. By doing this together, we’ll make TextNow better for everyone. \nEqual opportunity \nWe are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 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