Cloud Native Security Engineer

Controlplane; United States; Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Remote-friendly work

Job summary

ControlPlane is seeking a Cloud Native Security Consultant to join our London-based team, with remote work options. You will lead security engagements, implement threat modelling, and design secure cloud architectures across AWS, GCP, and Azure.

We value engineers who can work across consulting and internal labs, contribute to Open Source, and continuously learn new cloud-native technologies. Right to work in the UK or EU is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in cloud native security consulting or engineering.
• Ability to perform threat modelling and design secure cloud architectures.
• Hands-on Kubernetes and container experience (EKS, GKE, AKS, OpenShift).
• Knowledge of software supply chain security concepts.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps and secure engineering practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and security testing automation.
• Exposure to security tooling across enterprise and open-source ecosystems.
• Willingness to learn and adopt new cloud-native technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements representing ControlPlane’s technical and cultural values.
• Perform threat modelling and design cloud-native security architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Hands-on work with Kubernetes and container ecosystems (EKS, GKE, AKS, OpenShift).
• Implement and assess software supply chain security measures.
• Apply DevSecOps principles and harden CI/CD pipelines.
• Utilise security tooling (Aqua, Prisma, Sysdig, Lacework; Falco, kube-hunter, kube-bench).
• Follow hardening guides and compliance standards.
• Contribute to Open Source projects on ControlPlane's behalf.

Skills

Threat modelling

Cloud native security

Kubernetes

DevSecOps

CI/CD security

Security tooling

Hardening guides & compliance

Learning mindset

Tools

Aqua

Prisma

Sysdig

Lacework

Falco

kube-hunter

kube-bench

Terraform

Golang

Python

Job description

Report To: Delivery Manager

Job Location: Remote and/or London (right to work in UK or EU required)

Employment Status: Full Time

Salary: Up to £85,000 + Benefits

Who is ControlPlane?

ControlPlane is a London headquartered consultancy specialising in cloud-native, Kubernetes, and open source solutions. Our expertise lies in helping organisations adopt and secure complex cloud infrastructures by implementing security measures that are "secure-by-design" and "secure-by-default." This engineering excellence has driven ControlPlane deeper into cybersecurity providing services like threat modelling, penetration testing, and supply chain security to ensure robust protection against cyberattacks in containerised and cloud-native environments.

We are acclaimed for our contributions to securing highly regulated industries, such as finance, healthcare, and national infrastructure. We help businesses improve their security posture through services like DevSecOps consulting, zero-trust architectures, and platform engineering. ControlPlane also focuses on advancing best practices in the Kubernetes ecosystem, offering specialised training and community engagement.

Our clients range from multinational banks to tech giants and public clouds, where we assist with both security and operational needs. In addition to consulting, we are active in the open source community, supporting projects like Flux CD and providing security tools for Kubernetes environments.

Over the coming years you'll see us retain our focus on solving difficult problems for clients with intense security controls using pragmatic, real world solutions. Taking our extensive R&D to help organisations consume next generation and open source projects safely and securely - that might be extending our work with FINOS AI Readiness or the overhaul of open source supply chain security.

What We're Looking For in a Cloud Native Security Consultant

We are looking for Cloud Native Security consultants to represent the technical and cultural values of ControlPlane, leading our customers by example in the complex and fast-changing world of cloud native technology. You will perform a mix of client consulting, working on internal labs projects, and contributing to Open Source projects on ControlPlane's behalf.

There is no perfect candidate for this role. As we look to extend our cloud native security team we welcome engineers and architects with a diverse range of capabilities, experiences and backgrounds.

We are SANS authors (SEC584) and believe strongly in team learning and collaboration. Candidates with an aptitude to learn are preferred, and we provide full training for the newest cloud technologies that our customers rely on.

This is a unique job role within a successful start-up company where you will have the chance to make a positive impact, learn, grow and work with great colleagues who consistently challenge the status quo.

Roles, Responsibilities and Requirements of Our Cloud Native Security Consultant:

• Knowledge of Threat Modelling and Cloud Native Security architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Kubernetes and container experience (some of EKS, GKE, AKS, OpenShift, and container runtimes)
• Knowledge of software supply chain security
• DevSecOps principles and Engineering practices
• CI/CD experience, automating security tests, and hardening pipelines
• Knowledge of security tooling from enterprise tools such as Aqua, Prisma, Sysdig, Lacework, etc to Open Source tools such as falco, kube-hunter, and kube-bench.
• Knowledge and experience using hardening guides, compliance and risk management standards
• A desire to learn, or experience with:

• CLI tooling in any of the above technologies.
• Golang or Python
• Terraform and cloud infrastructure best practices (IaC, regulated systems)

Benefits

ControlPlane is a dynamic, cutting edge and passionate business for which to work. Our employees are the heart of our business, which means we care about our company culture and our employees' wellbeing and progression. Alongside this, as our colleague you will have the following benefits:

• Generous and competitive salary&