Sr. Container Security Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Perform container image scanning to identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and insecure base images.
• Manage and optimize container security platforms.
• Develop and enforce Kubernetes security baselines, focusing on RBAC, network policies, secrets management, and runtime controls.
• Persistently monitor for container runtime threats, privilege escalations, and drift from security baselines.
• Partner with DevOps and applications teams to integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate across engineering, operations, and compliance teams to ensure vulnerabilities and misconfigurations are remediated in line with risk priorities.
• Research and track emerging container security risks, threats, and industry best practices.
• Contribute to governance, policies, and playbooks for container security lifecycle management.

Skills

• Container orchestration
• Kubernetes
• Information security
• GCP
• Cloud
• Cyber security
• Cloud security

Top Skills Details

• Container orchestration
• Kubernetes
• Information security
• GCP
• Cloud

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years experience in container or cloud-native security.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container runtimes.
• Experience with container security scanning tools and vulnerability management tools (Aqua, Wiz, Qualys).
• Knowledge of Kubernetes security principles.
• Familiarity with Linux security fundamentals, container isolation, and namespace/cgroups.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Understanding of DevSecOps and CI/CD pipeline integration through security engineering lifecycles.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts to all levels of understanding and technical ability.

Desired Qualifications

• CISSP/CCSP/CISM
• Cloud specific Security certifications such as SANS/GIAC
• Vendor specific and relevant certifications – AZ-500, SC-200, AZ-204, CKA, CKS, RHCE, etc
• Bachelors degree in a technical field
• Experience Level Expert Level

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Container Security Engineer to strengthen our cybersecurity posture across containerized environments. This role focuses on the identification, analysis, and mitigation of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in container images, Kubernetes clusters, and related orchestration platforms.