Applied Intuition
Cloud Security Engineer
$133K–$230K
Sunnyvale · On-site · Full-time · Posted Mar 13, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of industry experience in software engineering or security engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a relevant field.
About the job
Secures Applied Intuition’s multi-cloud infrastructure, with a focus on Kubernetes hardening, identity and access controls, and continuous security and compliance.
What you'll do
- Establish cloud security guardrails and harden Kubernetes clusters, including RBAC, network policies, and admission controllers.
- Manage IAM, container security, infrastructure-as-code security, and CSPM to detect and remediate risks.
- Automate compliance checks and audit evidence, and monitor runtime threats.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a relevant field.
- 5+ years of industry experience in software engineering or security engineering, focused on secure, production-grade cloud systems.
- Extensive Kubernetes security experience and deep operational security experience with AWS (mandatory).
- Experience implementing AI to rapidly identify, validate, and remediate security issues without impact; proficiency with IaC, CSPM, IAM, and container security.
Nice to have
- Practical experience securing infrastructure across Azure, GCP, or OCI.
- Cloud or container security certifications; programming or scripting with Go/Golang, Python, or C++; compliance automation; or air-gapped environments.
Pay
$133K – $230K USD base salary
Tools
AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, Terraform
AI focus
Implement AI to rapidly identify, validate, and remediate security issues without impact.
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