Building a world where we can trust our tech.
Passionate experts and cybersecurity pioneers. Collaborating and innovating to keep our customers – and their enterprises – secure.
Real, meaningful work. Really awesome culture.
Working at Eclypsium
“Everyone pulls their weight – people are willing to fill in gaps when necessary and roll up their sleeves.”
“Ample opportunity for impact on cutting edge products in cybersecurity, collaborative team environment, great benefits, flexibility, and a culture that supports creativity and innovation.”
“The culture is a big plus — everyone pulling together – great teamwork, and people have fun together! So many amazing people — top people in the industry. A real opportunity to make an impact.”
We prioritize our culture as much as our product.
“Smart group of enthusiastic people that want to succeed. Unique market space that stands out amongst hundreds of other cyber companies. Good core culture and appreciation for each other. ”
We’re committed to your well-being and your priorities outside of work.
We offer flexible time off, paid parental leave, and a supportive culture. “Work life balance” is one of the top three reasons our team say they enjoy work here.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits.
Eclypsium employees receive startup equity ; comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage; and life insurance, short term, and long term disability coverage .
We are looking for an experienced Platform Architect to join our team. The ideal candidate will be able to work in a fast paced environment, operate gracefully under stress, effectively manage multiple assignments, be self driven, proactive, with have great interpersonal and communication skills and be willing and able to roll up their sleeves and actively participate in coding and implementation during critical project milestones.
As a Platform Architect, you will play a critical role in shaping the technical foundation of our cybersecurity SaaS platform. You will be responsible for designing and implementing a scalable, reliable, and secure platform architecture that supports the development, deployment, and operation of our products and services. This role requires a deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and software architecture principles, as well as a passion for creating elegant and efficient solutions to complex technical challenges.
Role & Responsibilities
Design and implement a scalable, high-performance platform architecture that meets the evolving needs of our cybersecurity SaaS applications.
Evaluate and select appropriate technologies and tools for the platform, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, reliability, and security.
Create and maintain architectural blueprints, diagrams, and documentation to communicate the platform design to stakeholders.
Collaborate with development teams to ensure the platform meets their needs and supports efficient development and deployment processes.
Develop and maintain core platform components and services, ensuring high availability, performance, and security.
Implement monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and resolve platform issues.
Scalability and Performance Optimization:
Design and implement strategies to ensure the platform can scale to meet growing demand.
Optimize platform performance by identifying and addressing bottlenecks.
Evaluate and implement new technologies and techniques to improve scalability and performance.
Security and Compliance:
Implement robust security measures to protect the platform and its data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Ensure compliance with industry regulations and security standards.
Conduct regular security reviews and assessments to identify and mitigate potential risks.
Collaboration and Leadership:
Collaborate effectively with engineering, product, and security teams to ensure the platform aligns with overall company goals and objectives.
Provide technical leadership and guidance to other engineers on platform architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in cloud computing, distributed systems, and cybersecurity.
Experience:
7+ years of experience in software engineering or infrastructure architecture.
Proven track record of designing and implementing scalable and reliable platform architectures for SaaS applications.
Strong experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure) and distributed systems.
Familiarity with microservices architecture, containerization (e.g., Docker), and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
Skills:
Deep understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices.
Strong knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Go, Python, Java) and scripting languages (e.g., Bash).
Expertise in network protocols, security protocols, and system administration.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on root cause analysis and prevention.
Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Master's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
Bonus Points:
Experience with cybersecurity products and technologies.
Familiarity with machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI).
Knowledge of big data processing and analytics tools.
Certifications in cloud computing or architecture (e.g., Google Cloud Certified Professional Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect).
Required Technical Skills
Security (Identity and Access Management, Cloud Armor, Security Command Center, Secret Manager)
Big Data & Machine Learning (BigQuery, Dataproc, Dataflow, AI Platform)
Advanced:
Experience with GCP architecture design and best practices (e.g., Well-Architected Framework)
Knowledge of GCP cost optimization and resource management techniques
Bonus: Experience with other cloud providers (AWS, Azure) or hybrid cloud environments.
Software Architecture and Design
Bonus: Experience with service mesh (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) or API gateways (e.g., Apigee)
Containerization and Orchestration
Advanced: Experience with Kubernetes networking (e.g., Calico, Cilium), storage (e.g., Ceph, Rook), and security (e.g., Pod Security Policies, Network Policies)
Bonus: Experience with Kubernetes operators, Helm (Kubernetes package manager), or Knative (serverless platform)
Programming and Scripting
Proficient: Go (Golang), Python, Bash (or other shell scripting)
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Expert: Terraform
Proficient: Ansible, or similar configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet)
Bonus: Experience with other IaC tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Pulumi)
Security
Proficient: Security best practices for cloud infrastructure, application security (OWASP Top 10), network security, identity and access management
Advanced: Experience with threat modeling, security audits, and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, GDPR)
Bonus: Experience with security scanning tools (e.g., Trivy, Clair) or security certifications (e.g., CISSP)
Monitoring and Observability
Proficient: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), or similar monitoring and logging tools
Advanced: Experience designing and implementing monitoring and alerting strategies for distributed systems
Bonus: Experience with distributed tracing (e.g., Jaeger, Zipkin), OpenTelemetry, or other observability tools
Additional Skills (Highly Desirable)
Experience with message queues (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka) and stream processing (e.g., Apache Flink)
Knowledge of caching technologies (e.g., Redis, Memcached)
Understanding of high availability and disaster recovery strategies
Familiarity with performance testing and optimization techniques
Soft Skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Ability to lead and influence technical discussions
Ability to think strategically and translate business requirements into technical solutions
About Eclypsium
Eclypsium is a supply chain security platform that builds trust in every device by identifying, verifying and fortifying software, firmware and hardware throughout enterprise infrastructure. Eclypsium’s SaaS platform does this by integrating the bill of materials from suppliers and continuously monitoring to independently assess risk of each critical asset from chip to cloud, throughout the life cycle, and across enterprise ecosystems. Protecting Fortune 100 enterprises and federal agencies, Eclypsium has been named a Gartner Cool Vendor in Security Operations and Threat Intelligence. A TAG Cyber Distinguished Vendor, one of the World’s 10 Most Innovative Security Companies by Fast Company, a CNBC Upstart 100, a CB Insights Cyber Defender, and an RSAC Innovation Sandbox finalist.
Eclypsium headquarters are located in Portland, OR with distributed remote employees and global teams in Argentina and Singapore. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages and are committed to the well-being of our employees and their families.
Benefits & Perks include:
* Competitive compensation & startup equity, including 13th salary
* Comprehensive premium health coverage for you and your family
* 15 working days of paid vacation
* Recognition of Argentina’s national holidays
* Employee assistance program
* Paid parental leave
* English classes during working hours
* Regular events and celebrations
Eclypsium is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the importance of diverse teams and value candidates of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship, color, ethnicity, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or invisible disability status, political affiliation, veteran status, race, religion, or sexual orientation.
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