Senior Security Engineer focusing on security infrastructure for RubyGems, Bundler, and RubyGems.org at Ruby Central. Improve supply chain security while collaborating with a passionate open source community.
Responsibilities
Participate in planning and execution for a security roadmap to sustainably improve the supply chain security of the Ruby package management ecosystem
Formalize existing security practices, and help Ruby projects become more proactive with regards to security improvements
Establish new processes and features that make it easier to prevent, detect, and respond to security risks, to make it easier and more sustainable for the community to identify and address security issues going forward
Contribute to security policies for the RubyGems.org service, soliciting and considering input from the community and security experts
Participate in relevant working groups and meetings with ecosystem stakeholders and funding partners
Design, build, and maintain features in RubyGems, Bundler, and RubyGems.org
Collaborate with maintainers and contributors across the ecosystem to address bugs, security issues, and new feature requests
Monitor and support the AWS-based infrastructure, including automating operations and improving deployment pipelines
Accept on-call shifts for security or other emergency incidents
Participate in community discussions, RFCs, and technical planning for future enhancements to Ruby’s packaging ecosystem
Support and mentor community contributors and volunteers
Requirements
5+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering, with a strong background in infrastructure and cloud security
Deep proficiency in the Ruby programming language and the Ruby on Rails framework
Expertise in securing cloud environments AWS, including VPC/network security, IAM policies, container security (Kubernetes, Docker), and serverless architectures
Expert-level knowledge of web application vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10 and beyond) and deep familiarity with the security nuances of Ruby on Rails (e.g., mass assignment, SQLi, XSS, CSRF in a Rails context)
Demonstrated experience building and implementing security automation using scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Ruby) to reduce manual work
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and its security implications (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation), including experience with IaC scanning tools
Hands-on experience with security tooling such as SAST, DAST, IAST, and infrastructure scanning tools
Experience designing and implementing security monitoring solutions (SIEM, log analysis) and leading incident response efforts, from detection to post-mortem
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to mentor junior engineers and clearly articulate complex security risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Benefits
Work from anywhere in the world
Collaborative and passionate community
Opportunity to impact the future of Ruby development
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