Infrastructure Security Engineer

Why Charlie Health?

Young people across the nation are grappling with a mental health crisis characterized by escalating rates of depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use disorders, and suicide. Individuals who seek support are met by geographical and financial barriers, driving increased urgency for a new approach to behavioral health treatment.

At Charlie Health, our mission is to connect the world to life-saving mental health treatment. Our treatment programs combine curated peer groups, individual therapy, and family therapy into personalized, evidence-based treatment plans to provide long-term healing from home. By prioritizing connections among young people with shared mental health experiences and goals, Charlie Health fosters sustainable healing and achieves industry-leading clinical outcomes, with over 90% of our clients seeing improvement in their most severe mental health symptoms.

Every member of the Charlie Health team is fueled by an unwavering passion for our mission. If you share this commitment, we invite you to join us in making a tangible impact on the mental health landscape.

About the Role

As an Infrastructure Security Engineer on Charlie Health’s Security team, you will be the founding engineer on a team dedicated to protecting our cloud environment. You will help set the tone and priorities of the program responsible for the maintenance and protection of Charlie Health’s web application.

We are looking for someone who is inspired by our mission and excited by the opportunity to build a business that will impact millions of lives in a profound way. You’ll thrive here if you’re energized by impact, have a high quality bar, take an iterative approach to software engineering and data protection, and are a willing and helping partner to the broader engineering and data organizations.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security solutions to protect the company’s infrastructure.
• Configure and maintain security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and endpoint protection.
• Ensure secure configurations of all network devices and servers.
• Perform regular security assessments, including vulnerability scanning and penetration testing.
• Mitigate security vulnerabilities and develop reporting to surface outstanding issues
• Develop and maintain risk management frameworks and documentation.
• Partner with DevOps to develop and implement company cloud architecture strategy and integration of security into that roadmap
• Review proposals for changes to the infrastructure

Requirements 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Relevant certifications preferred (e.g., Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), etc.).
• 3-5 years experience in a Infrastructure security role, Security auditor or equivalent
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CEH, or CSSLP are a plus. 

Benefits

Charlie Health is pleased to offer comprehensive benefits to all full-time, exempt employees. Read more about our benefits here.

Additional Information

Note: We are not currently considering applicants in CA, CO, NY, and WA for this position.#LI-Remote

Our Values

• Connection
• Care deeply
• We care personally about every single person in the Charlie Health ecosystem: our clients, providers, and team members alike.
• Inspire hope
• We inspire hope with every interaction, reminding our clients that we truly and unconditionally believe in them.
• Congruence
• Stay curious
• We ask “why” five times before we’re satisfied with the answer. We don’t stick to the status quo; we challenge our assumptions and remain humble.
• Heed the evidence
• Above all, we’re results-oriented. When we find data that calls our original plan into question, we modify or pivot.
• Commitment
• Act with urgency
• We work as swiftly as possible. The mental health crisis is relentless, and so are we.
• Don’t give up
• Our clients don’t give up and neither do we. Persistence is our superpower.

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Recruiting agencies, please do not submit unsolicited referrals for this or any open role. We have a roster of agencies with whom we partner, and we will not pay any fee associated with unsolicited referrals.

At Charlie Health, we value being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to cultivate an environment where individuals can be their authentic selves. Being an Equal Opportunity Employer means every member of our team feels as though they are supported and belong. We value diverse perspectives to help us provide essential mental health and substance use disorder treatments to all young people.

Charlie Health applicants are assessed solely on their qualifications for the role, without regard to disability or need for accommodation.