Software Engineer, Zero Trust - Amsterdam

• Design and develop infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) modules for provisioning and managing Zero Trust platform resources (Zscaler, Akamai Guardicore, Teleport, Azure AD/Entra ID)
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Zero Trust infrastructure deployment, configuration changes, and policy updates with automated validation and rollback
• Develop custom APIs and microservices (Go, Python) that integrate Zero Trust platforms with Tesla’s internal systems, identity providers, and security tooling
• Create automation frameworks (Python, PowerShell) for operational tasks: user provisioning, policy deployment, certificate management, log aggregation, and compliance reporting
• Build monitoring and observability tooling, including custom Grafana dashboards, Prometheus exporters, and Splunk integrations for Zero Trust platform telemetry
• Develop self-service tooling that enables teams across Tesla to request, configure, and manage Zero Trust access without manual intervention
• Write and maintain PowerShell modules for Windows-based Zero Trust operations, Active Directory integrations, and endpoint configuration management
• Implement automated testing frameworks for Zero Trust policy validation, ensuring policy changes do not introduce access regressions
• Contribute to internal developer platforms and SDKs that abstract Zero Trust platform APIs for consumption by other engineering teams
• Perform code reviews, maintain documentation, and follow software engineering best practices (version control, testing, observability, secure coding)
• Collaborate with Systems and Network Engineering teams to translate operational requirements into automated, repeatable solutions
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation as required

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with production systems
• Strong proficiency in at least two of the following: Terraform, Python, Go, PowerShell; working knowledge of the others
• 3+ years of experience building automation and tooling for security or infrastructure platforms
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code at scale (Terraform providers, modules, state management, CI/CD integration)
• Proficiency with API development (REST, gRPC) and integration patterns (webhooks, event-driven, message queues)
• Experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD) and GitOps workflows
• Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture principles and at least one Zero Trust platform (Zscaler, Guardicore, Cloudflare Access, Palo Alto Prisma)
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and their IAM/networking primitives
• Proficiency with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and container orchestration
• Experience with monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK)
• Strong understanding of identity protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, SCIM) and directory services (Active Directory, Azure AD/Entra ID)
• Experience with version control (Git), code review practices, and automated testing
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

Nice to Have

• Experience writing custom Terraform providers
• Contributions to open-source security or infrastructure tooling
• Experience with Open Policy Agent (OPA) or other policy-as-code frameworks
• Familiarity with SPIFFE/SPIRE for workload identity
• Experience with PKI automation and certificate lifecycle management

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