Director, Tech Infrastructure Security

Company Introduction

We exist to wow our customers. We know were doing the right thing when we hear our customers say How did I ever live without Coupang Born out of an obsession to make shopping eating and living easier than ever we are collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and establishing an unparalleled reputation for being leading and reliable force in South Korean commerce.

We are proud to have the best of both worlds a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been since our inception. We are all entrepreneurs surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At our core we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact. At Coupang you will see yourself your colleagues your team and the company grow every day.

Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of whats possible to solve problems and break traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on high-tech and hyper-connected world.

Role Overview

As a Director on the Tech Infrastructure Security team you will own the platform that enables Coupang to win and grow our customers confidence while rapidly expanding and scaling our services.

The Security Infrastructure team builds core security services and libraries used by all Coupang services to secure themselves and our customers. Our work supports teams across Coupang and thousands of microservices. We aim to make Coupang and its products more secure while also making our engineers more productive. Our responsibilities include building Identity and Access Management (IAM) functionality for our entire ecosystem of vendors sellers and shoppers.

We are looking for an engineering leader for our IAM platform. You will drive the evolution of our Security Infrastructure including our ecosystem of authentication and authorization technologies. The successful candidate will be someone who can hire and retain the best build an effective organization work across groups to deliver business impact and is not afraid to dive deep when needed. As a senior leader you will work with key stakeholders to see the big picture across groups drive strategic investments and root out inefficiencies.

What You Will Do

• Help build a great Security Infrastructure team by hiring the best and actively shaping team culture.
• Drive the evolution of our IAM platform by overseeing strategy creating roadmaps driving execution and working for company-wide adoption.
• Drive alignment across key stakeholders on strategic roadmaps and deliverables.
• Partner with teams across the company to proactively identify business and technical opportunities.
• Drive execution through technical and organizational complexities balancing strategic goals and immediate impact.
• Dive deep when necessary to lead by example and help with high priority projects.
• Contribute to the Coupang engineering community through cross-company initiatives.
• Inspire teams to raise the bar on design development and Operational Excellence.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering Math or a closely related field
• 8 years of experience in backend software development
• Experience working in cloud environments particularly AWS
• Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining highly available distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters or PhD degree in computer science or other related technical field.
• Experience leading design and development of large scale distributed systems.
• Recent experience with security IAM or related technologies.
• Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams to define mission vision and roadmaps.
• Experience handling multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment and leading the delivery of large-scale services for complex business offerings. Preferred Qualifications
• Hands-on experience building security protocols and/or IAM systems.
• Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams to define mission vision and roadmaps.
• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code Kubernetes gRPC and Istio.

Pay & Benefits

Our compensation reflects the cost of living across several US geographic markets. At Coupang your base pay is one part of your total compensation.

The base pay for this position ranges from $17400/year to $299000/year. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience.

General Description of All Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
• 401K Plan with Company Match
• 18-21 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
• 12 Public Holidays
• Paid Parental leave
• Pre-tax commuterbenefits
• MTV - Free Electric Car Charging Station

General Description of Other Compensation

Other Compensation includes but is not limited to bonuses equity or other forms of compensation that wouldbe offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established salary range orwage scale.

Recruitment Process

• Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview Offer
• The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.
• Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.

Details to Consider

• This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.
• Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.
• Those eligible for employment protection (recipients of veterans benefits the disabled etc.) may receive preferential treatment for employment in accordance with applicable laws.

Privacy Notice

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  Job Requisition ID: R0073569