Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
Lead Site Reliability Engineer- Security
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our team, focusing on critical information security initiatives while supporting our operations engineers in maintaining essential internal services. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in information security practices, with expertise in operating system hardening, container image hardening and standardization, as well as patch and vulnerability management. Additionally, the SRE will work collaboratively with our existing team to ensure the stability and reliability of internal services responsible for secrets management and automation, service discovery, and configuration as code.
Key Responsibilities:
Information Security Focus:
- In coordination with our Information Security team, lead engineering efforts to adhere to policies related to operating system hardening for virtual machines and container image generation for Kubernetes orchestrated workloads.
- Manage patching and vulnerability management processes to mitigate security risks across the infrastructure.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess security risks and recommend solutions, ensuring compliance with security policies and best practices.
- Work alongside team members and vendors in implementation and support of new tooling to further enable a more hardened security posture for our infrastructure.
Site Reliability Engineering Support:
- Work closely with the existing SRE team to maintain and improve internal services that support operations engineers, utilizing tools such as Puppet, Terraform, Jenkins, Terraform, and Kubernetes for infrastructure both on-premises and in AWS.
- Administer and support HashiCorp Vault for secure secret management.
- Ensure the deployment and operational efficiency of Consul for service discovery and configuration management.
- Manage Terraform infrastructure as code to create and maintain cloud and on-premises resources effectively.
- Monitor system performance, reliability, and availability, implementing proactive measures to address potential issues.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or similar role, with a strong focus on information security.
- In-depth knowledge of operating system hardening techniques and best practices (Enterprise Linux preferred).
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and implementing security measures.
- Familiarity with vulnerability assessment tools and patch management processes.
- Proficient in using and managing HashiCorp Vault, Consul, and Terraform.
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, Go, or similar) for automation and system management tasks.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively within a team and across departments.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Relevant certifications are a plus.
- Experience in cloud computing environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Understanding of network security concepts and practices.
For candidates located in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Jersey City (NJ), New York City, Westchester County (NY), and Washington, please visit the following link for pay range information:
https://www.athenahealth.com/salary-range/ca-tech-manager
https://www.athenahealth.com/salary-range/co-tech-manager
https://www.athenahealth.com/salary-range/ny-tech-manager
https://www.athenahealth.com/salary-range/nj-tech-manager
https://www.athenahealth.com/salary-range/wa-tech-manager
https://www.athenahealth.com/salary-range/hi-tech-manager
About athenahealth
Here’s ourvision: To create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
What’s unique about our locations?
From an historic, 19thcentury arsenal to a converted, landmark power plant,allofathenahealth’s offices were carefully chosen to represent our innovative spirit and promote the most positive and productive work environment for our teams. Our10offices across the United States and India —plus numerous remote employees —all work to modernize the healthcare experience, together.
Our company culture might be our best feature.
We don't take ourselves too seriously. But our work? That’s another story.athenahealth develops andimplements products and services that support US healthcare: It’sour chance to create healthier futures for ourselves, for our family and friends, for everyone.
Our vibrant and talented employees — orathenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplishour goal. We continue to expand our workforce with amazing people who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives at every level, and foster an environment where every athenista feels comfortable bringing theirbestselves to work.
Our size makes a difference, too: We are small enoughthatyourindividual contributionswill stand out— butlarge enoughto grow your career with ourresources and established business stability.
Giving back is integral to our culture. OurathenaGivesplatform strives tosupport food security, expand access to high-quality healthcare for all, and support STEM education to develop providers and technologists who will provide access to high-quality healthcare for all in the future. As part of the evolution of athenahealth’sCorporate Social Responsibility(CSR)program, we’ve selected nonprofit partners that align with our purpose and let us foster long-term partnerships for charitable giving, employee volunteerism, insight sharing, collaboration, and cross-team engagement.
What can we do for you?
Along with health and financial benefits,athenistasenjoy perks specific to eachlocation, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance,employeeresource groups, and collaborative workspaces — some offices even welcome dogs.
In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, includingbook clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. And weprovideathenistaswithacompany culturebased onlearning,the support of anengaged team,andan inclusive environment where all employees are valued.
We alsoencourage a better work-life balance forathenistaswith our flexibility. Whilewe know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation.
athenahealth is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity—that’s why we recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law. We’re happy to provide a reasonable accommodation, for those with a disability, to complete any part of the application process. If you are unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, please contact us at taoperations@athenahealth.com for assistance.
https://www.athenahealth.com/careers/equal-opportunity
