Cloud Security Engineer: Zero Trust & Microsegmentation

Illumio; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumio in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a software engineer to build containerized microservices in a distributed multi-tenant system, focusing on real-time data processing and security insights. You will mainly write Go, design features end-to-end, and mentor juniors.

You will work with Kubernetes, SQL data pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). The role emphasizes ownership of the full SDLC and operating considerations in production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent. Master’s degree a plus.
• 2+ years building distributed & scalable software and systems.
• Experience with Go and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Develop containerized microservices for a distributed multi-tenant system and process data and real-time events.
• Design features end-to-end and defend architecture with peers; deliver solid implementations.
• Mentor junior engineers, new grads, and interns to help them grow.
• Write Go; work with data pipelines using SQL; leverage Kubernetes for service infrastructure.

Skills

Go programming

SQL

Distributed systems

Unix/Linux

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent

Master’s degree a plus

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure/GCP

Terraform

Job description

Illumio in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a software engineer to build containerized microservices in a distributed multi-tenant system, focusing on real-time data processing and security insights. You will mainly write Go, design features end-to-end, and mentor juniors.

You will work with Kubernetes, SQL data pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). The role emphasizes ownership of the full SDLC and operating considerations in production.