Secops / Security Engineer

Remote • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 day ago
Contract W2
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1 Year
Remote
Depends on Experience
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Job Details

Skills

  • KUBERNETES
  • CONTAINERIZED WORKLOADS
  • CLOUD-NATIVE APPLICATIONS
  • CI/CD
  • ANSIBLE
  • GITHUB ACTIONS
  • PYTHON
  • DEVSECOPS
  • TERRAFORM
  • WAZUH
  • TELEPORT
  • OPENCTI
  • POSTGRESQL
  • MARIADB
  • ZERO TRUST
  • FIREWALL RULES
  • INTRUSION DETECTION

Summary

Title: Sr. Security Engineer (Kubernetes)
Location: 100% Remote
Duration: Long term
Type: Contract - W2
 
Experience: Minimum 5+ years in a security engineering role, with a focus on large-scale infrastructure and experience in open-source projects, development, and tooling.
 
Technical Skills:
  • Strong experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
  • Proficient in Linux system administration.
  • Extensive knowledge of databases (both relational and NoSQL) with experience in elastic databases.
  • Advanced knowledge of Splunk for monitoring, incident response, and integration with SOC processes.
  • Strong in Python for development, scripting and automation.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing and integrating open-source security tools.
  • Proven experience with SOC automation and streamlining incident response processes.
 
Key Responsibilities:
Kubernetes Infrastructure & Deployment Security:
  • Secure Kubernetes clusters, containerized workloads, and cloud-native applications.
  • Implement secure CI/CD pipelines to enforce security policies in deployments.
  • Conduct Kubernetes security hardening, RBAC configuration, and audit logging.
  • Work with open-source security tools to monitor, detect, and remediate vulnerabilities.
  • Be a builder of securty infra NOT a user
 
DevSecOps & Automation:
  • Develop automated security workflows using Python, Ansible, and GitHub Actions.
  • Integrate container security tools (e.g., Trivy, Falco, Anchore, Open Policy Agent (OPA)).
  • Implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) security using Ansible and Terraform.
  • Automate compliance checks and enforce security guardrails in CI/CD processes.
 
Security Monitoring & Incident Response:
  • Utilize Wazuh, Teleport, and OpenCTI for security monitoring, threat detection, and log analysis.
  • Set up intrusion detection and SIEM solutions for Kubernetes environments.
  • Respond to security incidents, conduct forensic analysis, and implement remediations.
 
Database & Network Security:
  • Secure PostgreSQL and MariaDB databases with encryption, access control, and monitoring.
  • Implement network security controls, including firewall rules, Zero Trust principles, and intrusion detection.
  • Perform regular vulnerability scans and penetration testing to identify security gaps.

 
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  • Dice Id: minds
  • Position Id: 26-00334
  • Posted 1 day ago
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