Skills & Experience

At Paddle we value a growth mindset and a willingness to learn, so if you're confident in most of these skills (not necessarily all) and you're excited to grow, we encourage you to apply.

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Have extensive experience in one or more of systems engineering, site reliability engineering, security engineering, or software development with a strong track record of hands-on delivery in both IT and security domains.
• Are comfortable working collaboratively across multiple business functions, and can operate autonomously on high-impact and wide-reaching projects.
• Can demonstrate strong knowledge of systems integration and automation, with a passion for reducing operational complexity and driving continuous improvement.
• Have awareness of industry standards and frameworks (such as CIS Benchmarks, SOC 2, PCI DSS), and experience implementing compliance controls in real-world environments.
• Bring strong cloud security expertise, including identity management, resource configuration, and monitoring. Hands-on experience working with AWS infrastructure, including containerised workloads and cloud-native deployment paradigms is highly desirable.
• Are familiar with modern device management, IAM, and EDR solutions (e.g., Okta, Iru, Island, SentinelOne), as well as collaboration and networking tools (e.g., Google Workspace, Slack, Cloudflare Zero Trust).
• Have a software engineering background (desirable), with experience in scripting or programming to automate workflows and integrate systems.
• Hands-on experience writing and operating Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform strongly preferred) for identity, network, or cloud security systems.
• Can communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and are comfortable influencing at all levels of the business.
• Are passionate about security, automation, and operational excellence, and want to make a real impact at scale.

Everyone is welcome at Paddle

At Paddle, we’re committed to removing invisible barriers, both for our customers and within our own teams. We recognise and celebrate that every Paddler is unique and we welcome every individual perspective. As an inclusive employer we don’t care if, or where, you studied, what you look like or where you’re from. We’re more interested in your craft, curiosity, passion for learning and what you’ll add to our culture. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t match every part of the job ad, especially if you’re part of an underrepresented group.

Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to better support you through the application process and in the workplace. We will do everything we can to support any accommodations needed. We’re committed to building a diverse team where everyone feels safe to be their authentic self. Let’s grow together.

Our Values

• Paddle Together - “None of us, is as smart as all of us”
• Paddle Simply - “Simple can be harder than complex: you have to get your thinking clean to make it simple”
• Paddle for others - “We can realise our wildest dreams, so long as we help enough other people to realise theirs”

Why you’ll love working at Paddle

We are a diverse, growing group of Paddlers across the globe who pride ourselves on our transparent, collaborative and respectful culture.

We are a ‘digital-first’ company, which means you can work remotely, from one of our stylish hubs, or even a bit of both! We offer all team members unlimited holidays and 4 months paid family leave regardless of gender. We invest in learning and will help you with your personal development via constant exposure to new challenges, an annual learning fund, and regular internal and external training.