Job Description
ABOUT CIVILGRID
CivilGrid is the trusted civil design platform powering affordable infrastructure renewal and growth. We give utilities, civil engineers, and municipalities a single, collaborative source of truth for what's underground so teams can plan, design, and build faster, smarter, and safer.
Our platform consolidates utility records, geotechnical and environmental data, paving moratoriums, and jurisdictional requirements directly from 3,000+ utilities, agencies, and municipalities with full chain-of-custody documentation. Teams at PG&E, Mark Thomas, and dozens of leading engineering firms use CivilGrid to cut research time by up to 88%, reduce project costs, prevent dig-ins, and accelerate delivery on the projects that keep communities running.
We're a venture-backed Series A startup tackling a $4.7T US infrastructure market that has been underserved by software for decades. Founded by industry insiders, each with 10+ years in utilities and civil engineering, we move fast, ship work that matters, and stay close to the customers and field teams we build for.
WHY THIS ROLE
We're looking for an Infrastructure & Security Engineer to own our cloud platform, reliability, and security posture as we scale into large utilities and civil engineering firms. You'll be the first dedicated infra and security hire, working across engineering, IT, and leadership. The role spans DevOps, SRE, and security in equal parts.
This role reports to the Head of Product & Engineering. It is a hybrid role with expectations that you are working from our Boston, MA office at least 2 days per week if hired.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Own our AWS environment end to end: VPC architecture, ECS, RDS, secrets management, IAM, networking, and cost optimization
Define and improve reliability practices: SLOs, observability, alerting, on-call rotation, runbooks, and blameless post-incident reviews
Lead incident response for both reliability and security events, from detection through resolution and follow-up
Define and enforce policies for identity, secrets, data handling, and production access across the company
Partner with engineering to embed reliability and security into the SDLC and infrastructure decisions
Run our security program: SOC 2 readiness and audits, vendor reviews, access controls, endpoint security, and threat modeling
The tech:
AWS ECS, Postgres on RDS
GitHub, Slack, Notion, Figma
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
4+ years of experience across DevOps, SRE, platform, or security engineering, with hands-on ownership of production AWS infrastructure
Deep working knowledge of AWS (VPC, ECS, RDS, IAM, Secrets Manager, CloudWatch) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CDK, or equivalent)
Track record of improving reliability in production: defining SLOs, building observability, running on-call, and leading post-incident reviews
Experience running or supporting a SOC 2 program, including evidence collection, control design, and auditor coordination
Startup ready: autonomous, moves fast, takes initiative without being asked
Strong verbal and written communication, able to articulate ideas clearly and collaborate effectively
BONUS POINTS
Experience supporting B2B products sold into regulated industries (utilities, energy, public sector)
HOW WE WORK
We're a small, but rapidly growing team that ships. Expect direct feedback, real ownership from day one, and proximity to customers — huge utilities, public agencies, and engineering firms whose work depends on what we build. We default to in-person collaboration where it matters and remote-friendly flexibility otherwise. We hire people who care deeply about their craft and the communities our customers serve.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
The base salary range for this role is $155,544 - $175,320.
Base salary is only one part of your total compensation package at CivilGrid, which also includes meaningful early-stage equity, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to shape a category-defining company. The base salary range listed above may encompass various levels and/or geographic locations; final offers are determined based on the candidate's experience, skills, level, and work location.
In addition to base and equity, we offer:
Company-funded medical, dental, and vision insurance — including medical plans at no cost to the employee
FSA (health and dependent care)
Unlimited PTO and a culture that expects you to actually use it
401(k) plan
Flexible, remote-friendly work environment
A high-trust team, real ownership, and the chance to do the most meaningful work of your career
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
CivilGrid is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Employment decisions at CivilGrid are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact us — we're happy to help.