Staff Engineer - Container Security
At a glance
Senior Engineering Leadership role at Illumio. Sunnyvale · full-time · $196,000–$235,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build container-level controls that map Zero Trust Segmentation to applications and pods, helping identify and block attack paths
- Improve modern container platforms, including Kubernetes, Istio and OpenShift, along with other listed platforms
- Design important features and subsystems, explain your technical choices to peers, and deliver dependable, secure implementations
- Coach junior engineers, recent graduates and interns as they develop their engineering skills
- Work with customer-facing teams and key customers to shape the product
What you bring
- At least eight years building software systems that are distributed and designed to scale
- A computer science degree or an equivalent qualification
- Proficiency in a higher-level language such as Go, Python or another listed language
- Knowledge of Kubernetes and related technologies, plus a foundation in networking, data structures, algorithms and debugging
- Experience in Unix or Linux programming environments and general TCP/IP networking
Who this fits
This senior engineering role suits someone who can lead the design and implementation of scalable systems while mentoring less experienced engineers. You’ll work on-site in Sunnyvale five days a week. Any offer depends on your ability to comply with U.S. export controls.
From the employer
Onwards Together!
Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. Powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, our breach containment platform identifies and contains threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments – stopping the spread of attacks before they become disasters.
Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio enables Zero Trust, strengthening cyber resilience for the infrastructure, systems, and organizations that keep the world running.
Location: 5 on-site days a week in Sunnyvale, CA Headquarters.
Our Team's Vision:
Our Engineering team is driven by a culture that thrives on visionary leadership, autonomy, and ownership, creating a dynamic synergy that drives us forward in the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity.
When you join our team, you become part of the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation. You'll work with a cutting-edge technology stack that spans operating systems, distributed applications, and immersive UI/visualization tools.
We're shaping the future of cybersecurity. And together, we will continue to build world-class products—led by people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and a commitment to innovation in a time when the world faces its greatest cybersecurity threats in history.
Your Impact:
You will build a new, unprecedented way to orchestrate Zero Trust Segmentation down to the application / pod level, identifying easily blocking pathways of attacks in the container ecosystem
You will understand and enhance modern container platforms such as Kubernetes, Istio, OpenShift, AKS, EKS, GKE etc.
You will have the opportunity to own and design critical features and subsystems, work out all the details, and defend the design before your peers.
You will deliver a rock-solid implementation that is elegant, simple, scalable, stable, secure, and supportable. Our product protects the critical infrastructure of large enterprises. It must work.
You will also mentor junior engineers, new-grads, and interns to help them grow as engineers and become productive members of the team.
You will have the opportunity to work with the field organization and key customers to shape this novel product.
Your Toolkit:
Bachelor’s in computer science or equivalent degree. Master’s degree a plus
8+ years building distributed & scalable software systems.
Proficient in at least one higher-level language such as Go, Python , Java, etc.
Experience building large, distributed, and scalable software systems.
Familiarity with, and passion for Kubernetes and related technologies.
Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, networking concepts, and debugging skills.
Experience with networking and security controls is a plus
General TCP/IP networking knowledge
Unix/Linux programming environment experience
This position involves access to software/technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.
Our Commitment
Illumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions creates a culture of belonging, drives our future, and makes us stronger together in support of our customers and their success.
All official job offers from our company are extended directly by our recruitment team and will be sent through an official E-Signature document for your review and signature. Please be aware that we do not ask for any personal information in the process of extending offers of employment, such as financial details or social security numbers. Upon acceptance of any offer, we will request such information as part of the onboarding process prior to or on your first day of employment, and only after completing a background check through an authorized third-party vendor. If you receive any communication asking for personal details outside of these processes, please contact us immediately to verify the authenticity of the request. Your security is important to us, and we are committed to a safe and transparent hiring experience.
For roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Illumio will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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