Staff Engineer, Container Security

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.

About the Role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Understand and enhance modern container platforms such as Kubernetes, Istio, OpenShift, AKS, EKS, GKE etc.
• Own and design critical features and subsystems, work out all the details, and defend the design before your peers
• Deliver a rock-solid implementation that is elegant, simple, scalable, stable, secure, and supportable
• Mentor junior engineers, new-grads, and interns to help them grow as engineers and become productive members of the team
• Work with the field organization and key customers to shape this novel product

Requirements

• 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

Qualifications

• Experience with networking and security controls is a plus
• General TCP/IP networking knowledge
• Unix/Linux programming environment experience

Skills

• Experience with networking and security controls is a plus
• General TCP/IP networking knowledge
• Unix/Linux programming environment experience

Benefits

• Location: 5 on-site days a week in Sunnyvale, CA Headquarters

Pay

• Commensurate with experience

Schedule

• TBD

Company Commitment

• We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a diverse culture and emphasizing inclusion and belonging.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Illumio is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.