Platform Security Engineer

CTECH NY INC
Dallas, TX, United States
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
6 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Kubernetes Security Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Bash Shell Linux DevOps Python (Programming Language) Key Management OpenStack Cloud Services Software Vulnerability Management Scripting
+6 more
Cloud Platform System Software Security GWAPT Kubernetes Prisma Cloud Platform Vulnerability Analysis

Job description

As a Senior Platform Security Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in detecting, assessing, and remediating vulnerabilities across the platform engineering stack - from bare-metal infrastructure and container orchestration through to cloud services and software supply chains. You will collaborate closely with Platform Engineering and DevOps teams to embed real-time threat detection and vulnerability management into the development lifecycle, ensuring our infrastructure is resilient, continuously monitored, and hardened against emerging threats., * Own the design and operation of vulnerability management program across the platform engineering stack, including infrastructure, containers, and cloud services

  • Implement and tune real-time security monitoring and threat detection tooling, ensuring high-fidelity signal across our HPC and cloud environments
  • Partner with Platform Engineering and DevOps teams to integrate security scanning and vulnerability assessment into CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code workflows
  • Lead vulnerability triage and prioritization, working with engineering teams to drive timely and effective remediation of identified risks
  • Conduct platform-level security assessments, contributing to threat modelling and attack surface analysis across our infrastructure and software supply chain
  • Develop automation to continuously assess the security posture of our platforms, reducing manual effort and improving detection coverage
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of platform security practices, tooling, and processes, helping foster a security-first culture across engineering

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in security engineering, with a strong focus on platform, infrastructure, or application security
  • Hands-on experience with vulnerability management tooling and real-time security monitoring platforms (e.g. Qualys, Tenable, Wiz, Lacework, Prisma Cloud, or similar)
  • Strong understanding of software and infrastructure security, including container security, supply chain risk, secrets management, and secure configuration
  • Experience securing container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and OpenStack, and cloud environments including AWS and/or Azure
  • Proficiency in Linux and familiarity with how platform engineering teams build and operate infrastructure
  • Experience integrating security tooling into CI/CD pipelines and IaC workflows, with scripting ability in Python, Bash, or similar
  • Good knowledge of vulnerability scoring frameworks (CVSS), exploit maturity, and risk-based prioritization
  • A strong interest in the security domain and a collaborative approach to working with engineering teams to solve complex technical problems

Nice to Have

  • Experience with runtime threat detection tools such as Falco or eBPF-based security tooling
  • Familiarity with software supply chain security frameworks (e.g. SLSA, SBOM generation, Sigstore)
  • Background working within or alongside a SOC or threat intelligence function
  • Relevant certifications such as OSCP, GIAC (GPEN/GWAPT/GCSA), AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent

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