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# Infrastructure Security Engineer in Irvine

- **Company:** Energy Jobline
- **Location:** Irvine, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Software System Penetration Testing, Systems Engineering, User Authentication, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, Networking Basics, Reliability Engineering, Robotic Automation Software, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Software Vulnerability Management, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Operational Systems, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.energyjobline.com/job/infrastructure-security-engineer-irvine-31469820

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field
 * 5+ years of experience in infrastructure security, cloud security, platform security, SRE, or related domains
 * Strong software engineering, systems engineering, and networking fundamentals
 * Experience securing cloud infrastructure and distributed production systems
 * Experience with Kubernetes, containerized environments, CI/CD systems, and infrastructure automation
 * Familiarity with and access management, secrets management, authentication systems, and secure infrastructure design
 * Experience with threat modeling, security architecture reviews, vulnerability management, or adversarial security assessments
 * Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally across infrastructure and engineering teams
 * Practical engineering judgment and the ability to balance security, operational reliability, scalability, and development velocity

The Extras That Set You Apart

 * Experience securing large-scale distributed or cloud- systems
 * Familiarity with software supply chain security, artifact signing, or build provenance systems
 * Experience with runtime security, Kubernetes security, or production infrastructure hardening
 * Background in platform engineering, SRE, infrastructure engineering, or cloud- operations
 * Experience with offensive security, penetration testing, or adversarial infrastructure assessments
 * Experience supporting operationally critical or mission-critical production environments

## Description

The Infrastructure Security Engineer will secure the cloud infrastructure and deployment platforms powering FieldAI's autonomous robotic systems. You will work closely with engineering teams to design, assess, and improve the security of large-scale distributed systems operating in production environments. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on Kubernetes security, cloud- infrastructure, CI/CD systems, software supply chains, and access management, and production deployment platforms. Your work will directly impact the reliability, resilience, and security of critical infrastructure supporting real-world autonomous system operations.

What You'll Get To Do

 * Design and improve the security architecture of cloud- infrastructure and Kubernetes environments
 * Secure CI/CD systems, software supply chains, build pipelines, and deployment workflows
 * Improve , authentication, secrets management, and access control across production systems
 * Harden Kubernetes clusters, containerized workloads, and runtime environments against modern attack vectors
 * Conduct threat modeling and security reviews across infrastructure and operational systems
 * Partner closely with engineering teams to integrate practical security controls into development and operational workflows
 * Investigate vulnerabilities affecting production infrastructure and help drive remediation and resilience improvements
 * Help define security standards and best practices for large-scale distributed systems and operational infrastructure


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