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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Security Engineer - **Company:** Kodiak Robotics - **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $190,000.0 - $250,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Macintosh Application Environment, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Code Review, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Computer Networks, Customer Data Management, Serialization, Software Design Patterns, Linux, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Network Security, Network Segmentation, Systems Development Life Cycle, Role-Based Access Control, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Cloud Platform System, Multi-Cloud, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Kubernetes, Information Technology - **Published:** July 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/54811140-56d3-42ef-aaef-4ce11f17c99d ## About the Role * At least 6 years of software engineering experience with deep security expertise, including leading complex security initiatives independently * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience * Strong programming skills in Python or at least one systems language such as Go, Rust, or C/C++ * Deep understanding of identity systems, cryptographic primitives, and secrets management * Working knowledge of Kubernetes security primitives including RBAC, namespaces, network policies, and service accounts * Experience leading cross-functional security initiatives and navigating complex organizational dynamics * Outstanding communication skills, translating technical concepts effectively across all levels of the organization * A track record of bringing clarity and ownership to ambiguous technical problems and driving them to resolution * Low ego and high empathy, with a history of growing the engineers around you and supporting diverse, inclusive teams Bonus Points for: * Designed or operated identity and secrets management systems for large-scale AI or cloud infrastructure * Built security frameworks or libraries adopted across an engineering organization * Led a developer security program including supply chain security, secure build infrastructure, and SDLC integrations * Built or secured CI infrastructure using Nix, Bazel, or Kubernetes-based deploy systems, with depth in toolchain issues, CI/CD pipelines, and developer workflow optimization * Implemented machine identity or workload authentication systems using SPIFFE/SPIRE, mTLS, or equivalent * Understanding of Linux systems internals including namespaces, cgroups, and seccomp, and how these underpin container and workload isolation * Contributed to the security architecture of multi-cloud environments including network segmentation, data protection, and access governance * Experience with network security controls including admission controllers, CNI-level policy, service mesh security, and east-west traffic enforcement * Experience building runtime security monitoring using eBPF or kernel security policies ## Description We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior Cloud Security Engineer to join our growing security team. In this role, you will be the primary architect and guardian of our central command and control center application environment, ensuring that our cloud-native platforms-and the data within them-remain secure against an evolving threat landscape. The ideal candidate bridges the gap between traditional security engineering and modern DevOps, possessing a deep understanding of how to secure multi-tenant cloud environments without compromising agility. In this role, you will: * Scope, design, and build complex security systems end to end, maintaining them through production and driving through ambiguous technical challenges with minimal oversight * Identify systematic risks through threat modeling and risk assessment, then build the controls and infrastructure that address them * Enable other teams to build their own security solutions by providing design pattern guidance and expanding security ownership beyond the security team * Developer security and supply chain * Build and advance our developer security program by embedding security practices into the software development lifecycle and developer workflows * Harden CI/CD pipelines against supply chain attacks through isolated build environments, signed attestations, dependency verification, and automated policy enforcement * Identity and secrets management * Architect systems that protect sensitive assets including model weights, customer data, and training datasets * Build and operate credential issuance, rotation, and workload authentication across our multi-cloud environments Infrastructure security * Implement and maintain cloud security controls including IAM, network segmentation, VPC architecture, and encryption across our multi-cloud and on-prem environments * Contribute to cluster security controls including RBAC policies, namespace isolation, workload identity, and pod security * Contribute to continuous cloud security posture management using infrastructure-as-code scanning, misconfiguration detection, and automated remediation Secure frameworks * Build critical security foundations including cryptographic frameworks, mTLS infrastructure, secure serialization, and authorization systems, designed to prevent entire classes of vulnerabilities and empower engineering teams to work securely without becoming security experts themselves * Partner with product, research, infrastructure, and other security teams to ensure frameworks integrate smoothly with lower-layer security controls ## Related Videos - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Understanding Kubernetes in a visual way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100085-understanding-kubernetes-in-a-visual-way) - [You can’t hack what you can’t see](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/41-you-can-t-hack-what-you-can-t-see) - [#90DaysOfDevOps - The DevOps Learning Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/548-90daysofdevops-the-devops-learning-journey) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [Dev Digest 138 - Are you secure about this?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/486-dev-digest-138-are-you-secure-about-this) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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