Senior Data Ops Engineer

Obsidian Security • Palo Alto, CA

160d • $150,000 - $209,000

About The Position

Founded in 2017, Obsidian Security was created to close a critical gap: securing the SaaS applications where modern business happens—platforms like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and hundreds more. Backed by top investors including Greylock, Norwest Venture Partners, and IVP, we’ve built a complete SaaS security platform to reduce risk, detect and respond to threats, and prevent breaches at the source. Our team includes leaders who helped define the categories of endpoint and identity security at CrowdStrike, Okta, Cylance, and Carbon Black. Now, we’re transforming how SaaS is secured—in the era of agentic AI. Today, Obsidian is trusted by global enterprises like Snowflake, T-Mobile, and Pure Storage. We protect more than 200 organizations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand—including many of the world’s largest Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies. With strong global momentum, a growing partner ecosystem including SentinelOne, Databricks, and Google Cloud, and a major fundraise on the horizon, we’re scaling quickly toward long-term growth and IPO readiness. Join us as we define the future of SaaS security!

Requirements

• 5+ years of Data Ops experience in AWS/GCP.
• Proven ability to design, build, and maintain major infrastructure components such as ElasticSearch, RedPanda, ScyllaDB, RDS, and Redis.
• Strong problem-solving skills to address performance issues efficiently.
• Degree in computer science or related engineering field.
• Expertise in ElasticSearch, RedPanda, ScyllaDB, and RDS.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Databricks, Dagster, and Airflow.
• Experience with automating processes using IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Familiarity with Prometheus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data infrastructure in AWS and GCP for our SaaS security platform.
• Build and maintain data infrastructure with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Address scalability, stability, and visibility challenges.
• Manage ElasticSearch, RedPanda, ScyllaDB, RDS, and Redis clusters in AWS and GCP environments.
• Ensure service reliability, scalability, and high performance.
• Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams for capacity planning and performance tuning.
• Work with the InfoSec team to address production security issues.
• Participate in on-call shifts with the team.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with equity and 401k
• Comprehensive healthcare with dental and vision coverage
• Flexible paid time off and paid holiday time off
• 12 weeks of new parent or family leave
• Personal and professional development resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees