Full-Time

Senior Infosec Site Reliability Engineer

PKI Focus

Posted on 7/25/2024

Aurora Innovation

Aurora Innovation

1,001-5,000 employees

Develops self-driving technology for vehicles

Compensation Overview

$119k - $179k/yr

+ Bonus + Equity Compensation

Senior, Expert

Dallas, TX, USA

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
Site Reliability Engineering
Cybersecurity
IT & Security
Required Skills
Python
Go
Development Operations (DevOps)
Requirements
  • Must have a solid background in Public Key Infrastructure, including experience designing and maintaining enterprise-scale PKI solutions (Active Directory Certificate Services, Hashicorp Vault, AWS Private CA, and Common Digital Certificate standards such as X.509 and PKCS).
  • Experience with industry-standard Hardware Security Module (HSM) solutions (CloudHSM, YubiHSM, Thales, SafeNet, Gemalto).
  • 7+ years in cloud, infrastructure, information security, or SRE roles with a relevant degree or equivalent experience.
  • Experience with automation and tool development, preferably using Go or Python.
  • Experience with DevOps (CI/CD) concepts and tooling in the cloud with expertise in at least one infrastructure-as-code tool.
  • Strong change management skills including rollout planning, communication, and collaborating with stakeholders.
  • Strong problem-solving, negotiation, prioritization, and interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
  • Manage and evolve our Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) (Hashicorp Vault and internally developed systems).
  • Design and support a variety of infrastructure solutions with the engineering and security teams.
  • Manage and evolve our Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform (a hybrid of SaaS and internally developed systems).
  • Develop and utilize tooling and processes to support and scale the adoption of our IAM platform with teams across Aurora.
  • Create and implement observability, metrics, alerting, and runbooks.
  • Participate in the InfoSec SRE on-call rotation supporting InfoSec services.
Desired Qualifications
  • A solid background in Cloud IAM concepts (AWS, GCP, or Google Workspace).
  • Experience deploying client certificates and implementing mutual TLS (mTLS).
  • Experience with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) implementations.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills that drive executional impact at scale.
  • Expertise in architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems.
  • An understanding of network security, cloud security concepts, and industry best practices across many security fields.

Aurora Innovation develops self-driving technology aimed at transforming transportation. Its main product, the Aurora Driver, can be integrated into various vehicles to enable autonomous movement of people and goods. The technology works by utilizing an advanced sensor suite, including FirstLight Lidar, which detects and measures surroundings with high precision. Aurora stands out from competitors by collaborating with logistics providers, ridesharing networks, and vehicle manufacturers, allowing for a broader application of its technology. The company's goal is to enhance safety, improve lives, and expand access to transportation through its autonomous solutions.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

2017

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partnership with Nvidia enhances performance and scalability of driverless trucks.
  • Aurora's strategic partnership with Uber provides access to vast data for AI training.
  • Increased focus on safety frameworks boosts Aurora's industry recognition and credibility.

What critics are saying

  • Legal challenges with USDOT could delay deployment plans for Aurora.
  • Dependency on external technology partners may create supply chain vulnerabilities.
  • Intensifying competition from Waymo and Tesla could impact Aurora's market position.

What makes Aurora Innovation unique

  • Aurora's FirstLight Lidar offers superior range and speed in detecting surroundings.
  • Aurora's Safety Case Framework is pioneering in both trucks and passenger vehicles.
  • Aurora's Virtual Testing Suite ensures robust and reliable technology before deployment.

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Benefits

Medical, Vision, Life Insurance

Paid leave

Vacation, Holidays & Sick Time

LinkedIn Learning

Aurora Academy

401(k)

Commuter Benefits

Flexible Spending Account

Onsite Food

PerkSpot

Working from Home Support

Emotional & Physical Wellness

Employee Assistance Program

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

0%
ETF Daily News
Apr 12th, 2025
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FreightWaves
Mar 27th, 2025
Aurora Unveils Safety Blueprint Ahead Of Driverless Truck Debut

Aurora Innovation, a frontrunner in autonomous trucking technology, recently released its Driverless Safety Report, laying out its road map for deploying its self-driving trucks on public highways. The 75-page document, published ahead of the company’s planned commercial launch in Texas, is part of Aurora’s efforts to finalize a safety framework for its Dallas-to-Houston freight lane. Aurora describes the closing of its safety case as a critical step toward rolling out driverless operations.The Pittsburgh-based company claims to be the first to have developed a Safety Case Framework applicable to both trucks and passenger vehicles, adding the approach has gained traction among other autonomous vehicle developers. The framework, inspired by safety protocols in aviation and nuclear industries, offers a structured argument – backed by data – that its trucks can operate safely under defined conditions.Aurora’s safety ethos shapes everything from product design to corporate strategy, says Chief Safety Officer Nat Beuse.“At Aurora, our philosophy isn’t just safety first – it’s safety always,” said Beuse. “Our safety approach spans both product and organization, and in this report, we’ve shared a behind-the-scenes look into our safety systems. With the launch of the Aurora Driver, the world will experience driverless trucks safely delivering freight on public roads for the first time.”The company’s methodology includes extensive hazard analysis, safety requirement development, and a blend of real-world and virtual testing

HR Tech Wire
Feb 25th, 2025
Aurora to Present at Cantor Global Technology Conference

Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUR) today announced David Maday, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the Cantor Global Technology Conference on March 11, 2025 at 10:40 am Eastern Time.

The Trucker
Jan 13th, 2025
Aurora files suit against USDOT over rejection of cab-mounted warning beacons

WASHINGTON - Aurora Innovation has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) claiming the agency "arbitrarily" rejected the industry's idea for an alternative solution for modern roadside warning devices.

FreightWaves
Jan 10th, 2025
Autonomous Trucks Have A Triangle-Shaped Problem

The autonomous truck battle: Roadside cab-mounted beacons versus triangles(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)The question of roadside warning devices adds a triangle-shaped wrinkle to autonomous truck makers’ plans after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently ruled that Aurora and Waymo did not provide enough data backing their request to ditch the traditional triangular road devices for cab-mounted warning beacons. Aurora and Waymo filed the petition in 2023 seeking a five-year exemption from the required placement of warning devices around stopped commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). Level 4 automated driving systems (ADS) have a unique issue if a roadside event occurs – namely that there would not be a person available to leave the vehicle and place warning devices, which can come in the form of fusees, liquid-burning flares or three bidirectional reflective triangles. For the FMCSA, one of the reasons behind the denial is that the cab-mounted warning beacons are only at the front of the truck, while the flares, fusees or reflective triangles are behind the trailer. In layman’s terms, the concern is that it’s harder to see. FMCSA Deputy Administrator Vinn White said in the denial notice: “One distinction between … warning triangles and the proposed beacons is that warning triangles are placed at the rear of a stopped CMV (in addition to the front), while the proposed beacons are located only at the front of the cab — raising the possibility that drivers see the rear of a stopped CMV before they see the beacons. While applicants contend that the beacons are visible from behind the vehicle, the evidence was inconclusive.”The same notice stated that Waymo commissioned a study to evaluate whether drivers could detect, recognize and respond to certain beacons on a closed test track in daylight and nighttime conditions while simulating a stopped CMV. The study compared driver reactions to cab-mounted warning beacons with reactions to warning triangles and found that the participants preferred the beacons over the triangles. Aurora also did a study observing the reactions of over 7,000 passenger vehicles to the presence of beacons versus warning triangles on public roads with unaware passing motorists traveling at highway speeds

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