alkira
Principal Security Engineer
United States · Principal
No sponsorship$132k-$242kDetected 2 days ago
PythonGoDistributed SystemsAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesCI/CDLinuxPlatform EngineeringCybersecurityDetection EngineeringIncident ResponseComplianceSupply ChainSD-WANCISSP
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About the role
- We are seeking a Principal Security Engineer to serve as a senior technical leader responsible for shaping and driving security strategy across cloud, infrastructure, platform, application, and operational security domains.
- This role sits in Platform Engineering and reports to the Director of Platform Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the long-term security architecture and strategy across cloud, infrastructure, application, platform, and operational security domains.
- Own the bug bounty program for Alkira on HackerOne: triage, severity assessment, coordination of remediation with owning teams, and researcher communication.
- Lead security architecture reviews and establish standards for secure design, implementation, and deployment of cloud-native systems.
- Drive enterprise-wide risk reduction initiatives through threat modeling, vulnerability management, and proactive security assessments.
- Build detection engineering and security monitoring on our observability stack (Coralogix), and lead security investigations, incident response, and post-incident improvements across complex distributed environments.
- Design and implement scalable security controls, automation, and engineering frameworks that improve security posture and operational efficiency.
- Lead security investigations, incident response efforts, and post-incident improvements across complex distributed environments.
- Partner with senior engineering and business leaders to align security initiatives with company objectives and platform growth strategies.
- Life at Alkira is human and connected, even in a fast moving, AI‑focused organization. We set clear expectations and trust people to meet them. With real support and shared accountability, teams collaborate better, move faster, and deliver meaningful outcomes.
- Our Lumen 8 behaviors guide how we interact, make decisions, and work together, shaping a culture built to perform and win.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, infrastructure security, or cloud security roles.
- Deep expertise securing large-scale cloud-native environments, distributed systems, and modern application platforms.
- Advanced expertise with Kubernetes security, including workload protection, container security, platform hardening, and runtime security.
- Expert-level Linux administration, hardening, automation, troubleshooting, and system-level security experience.
- Ability to write production-quality automation and tooling in Go, Python, or a comparable language.
- Proven experience across multiple security disciplines, including cloud security, application security, infrastructure security, identity and access management, and security operations.
- Experience securing large-scale SaaS, cloud infrastructure, networking, or platform engineering environments.
- Strong understanding of DevSecOps, software supply chain security, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) security, and CI/CD security controls.
- Experience designing cloud security architectures across AWS, GCP, and Azure environments.
Skills
- As Alkira continues to scale its cloud-native networking platform, security remains a foundational component of our success.
Compensation
- The salary range for this position is $ 132,232- $ 242,425 USD.
- Your actual base salary and level will be determined on a case by case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge, skills, experience, education and location.
- We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.
Benefits
- We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.
Company info
- Today, as part of Lumen, we are bringing that cloud-native operating model to a global network foundation trusted by the world's largest enterprises.
- Our platform helps customers move faster without managing hardware, stitching together providers, or operating fragmented cloud networks.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer-sponsored visa (e.g., H-1B) now or in the future.
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