Staff DevSecOps Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world. And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.</span></p></div><div> <p><strong>THE WORK:</strong></p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">As a Staff DevSecOps Engineer based, you will play a pivotal role in crafting the secure, efficient development processes that power Ripple's global financial infrastructure. Operating at the intersection of security, reliability, and developer experience, you will set the technical direction for how we build, deploy, and protect software at scale. You'll bring deep technical expertise across cloud platforms, container orchestration, and compliance frameworks — paired with a security-first approach that treats every pipeline, every deployment, and every line of infrastructure code as an opportunity to harden our systems. As a force multiplier for the engineers around you, you'll mentor junior talent, shape team-wide engineering standards, and partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure security is never an afterthought, but a foundational principle embedded in everything we ship.</p> <p><strong>WHAT YOU’LL DO:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Design, implement, and manage enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines that enable seamless, reliable software delivery at scale.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Architect and maintain secure, resilient infrastructure employing Kubernetes and containerization best practices.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Drive the adoption of infrastructure as code and automated testing frameworks to accelerate deployment velocity without compromising security posture.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Partner with cross-functional engineering, product, and security teams to define and deliver ambitious platform improvements aligned to Ripple's roadmap.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Serve as a technical lead and mentor, setting the standard for junior and mid-level engineers across the DevSecOps discipline.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Embed security controls throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with regulated frameworks such as HIPAA, SOC 2, and PCI-DSS.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Champion AI-assisted development practices and agentic workflows to modernize how Ripple's engineering teams build and ship software.</li> </ul> </div> <div> <p><strong>WHAT YOU'LL BRING:&nbsp;</strong></p> </div> <div> <ul> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Proven, hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS, with a strong command of DevSecOps principles and practices.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Deep expertise in Kubernetes, Terraform, and container orchestration in production environments.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Demonstrated experience navigating regulated compliance frameworks including HIPAA, SOC 2, and PCI-DSS.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Fluency with AI-assisted development tooling and experience designing or operating agentic workflows.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Strong leadership and mentorship instincts — you raise the engineering quality of everyone around you.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence technical direction across teams.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">A track record of thriving in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where priorities shift and execution matters.</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Other common names for this role: Staff Security Platform Engineer, Staff Infrastructure Security Engineer</span></p> </div><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>For positions that will be based in IL, the annual salary range for this position is below. Actual salaries may vary based on numerous factors including, among other things, an individual applicant’s experience and qualifications for the position. This range does not include equity or additional compensation, such as bonuses or commissions.&nbsp;</p></div><div class="title">IL Annual Base Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$196,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$240,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><hr> <p><strong>WHO WE ARE:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do Your Best Work</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact.&nbsp; A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thrive in an environment where no matter what race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bi-weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Take Control of Your Finances</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Employee giving match</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mobile phone stipend</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Take Care of Yourself</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R&amp;R days so you can rest and recharge</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite &amp; virtual programming</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em data-stringify-type="italic">Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.&nbsp;</em></span></p> <hr> <div><em>Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.</em></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><em>Please find our <a href="https://ripple.com/legal/eu-privacy-notice/" target="_blank">UK/EU Applicant Privacy Notice </a>and our <a href="https://ripple.com/legal/ca-applicant-privacy-notice/" target="_blank">California Applicant Privacy Notice</a> for reference.</em></div> <div><hr></div></div>