Infrastructure & Security Engineer

Axle•New York, NY

1d•$180,000 - $250,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Axle is building the AI-native clearinghouse for insurance, unlocking access to a core financial data primitive that impacts almost every industry and transaction. Our mission is to completely transform the communication layer for insurance. As an Infrastructure & Security Engineer at Axle, you'll play a critical role in building, scaling, and securing the systems that power our platform. Axle powers mission-critical insurance data extraction, validation, and verification — where getting things wrong has real-world consequences. You’ll be responsible for maintaining reliable, scalable infrastructure across compute, storage, and deployment systems and protecting sensitive insurance and customer data, securing our infrastructure, and embedding best-in-class security practices across the engineering organization. We’re looking for individuals who think creatively about problems, keep up to date on the latest in AI research, and are excited about helping financial data reach full connectivity.

Requirements

6+ years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, or security engineering, or a related role
Strong understanding of application security, cloud security (e.g., AWS/GCP), and common vulnerability classes
Experience scaling and securing production systems, including authentication, authorization, and data protection
Strong understanding of CI/CD systems, monitoring, and observability
Experience with security tooling, monitoring systems, and incident response workflows
Highly pragmatic — able to prioritize risks and implement effective, scalable solutions
Strong ownership mindset with the ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments
Clear communicator who can work effectively with other engineers, product teams, and leadership

Responsibilities

Build and scale infrastructure: Design and maintain cloud infrastructure across compute, storage, and networking.
Own deployment systems and application security: Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows to enable fast, reliable releases. Design and implement security controls across our application, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
Protect sensitive data: Build systems and processes to safeguard confidential insurance and customer data.
Ensure reliability and performance: Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability systems to maintain high uptime and performance.
Improve developer velocity: Build tooling and systems that make it easier for engineers to build, test, and deploy software.
Ensure compliance readiness: Support security and compliance efforts (e.g., SOC 2), including documentation, controls, and audits.
Collaborate across teams: Partner with engineering and product teams to ensure infrastructure scales and embed security into the development lifecycle without slowing velocity.