Staff Security Engineer
Seattle, WA, USA · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 8 years in security assessments, security design reviews, or threat modeling; 8 years in security engineering, computer and network security, and security protocols; 8 years coding; 2 years working with Kubernetes.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads security for Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), hardening the platform, assessing threats, and guiding engineering teams on risk mitigation.
What you'll do
- Lead and scale the GKE Platform Security team to address infrastructure risks.
- Review Kubernetes security, investigate vulnerabilities, and develop threat models for emerging features.
- Establish secure practices, conduct design reviews, and collaborate on threat detection strategy.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience with security assessments, security design reviews, or threat modeling.
- 8 years of experience in security engineering, computer and network security, and security protocols.
- 8 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages; 2 years of experience working with Kubernetes.
Nice to have
- Experience in Cloud systems.
- Contributed to open source software.
Pay
$207000 - $300000 (USD) base salary
Tools
Kubernetes, GKE
AI focus
Security for next-generation features such as the “Kubernetes for Agents” substrate, addressing risks in the agentic era.
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