Lead Container Security Engineer - AWS ECS/EKS & Serverless

Jobtailor; North Carolina; On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced container security professional in the United States to lead hands-on security across AWS ECS/EKS and serverless workloads. You will utilize Wiz to identify and remediate risks in containers, cloud configurations, and deployments, maturing security controls and threat detection across cloud-native workloads.

Collaborating with platform and engineering teams, you will ensure secure base images, automate security processes, and report metrics to demonstrate

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong hands-on experience securing containerized environments in AWS (ECS/EKS) and serverless workloads.
• Working knowledge of container platforms in other cloud providers (Azure AKS, GCP GKE).
• Experience with Wiz for container, cloud, and configuration risk visibility and remediation.
• Strong understanding of container lifecycle, image management, and runtime security concepts.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native architectures, and deployment processes.
• Experience with application security tools (SAST, SCA, IAST, DAST) is a plus.
• Familiarity with industry frameworks such as NIST, OWASP, and MITRE.
• Relevant certifications in cloud, containers, or DevSecOps are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on container security efforts across AWS environments (ECS, EKS, and Serverless).
• Utilize Wiz to assess and remediate container, cloud configuration, and workload risks.
• Drive implementation and maturity of container security controls.
• Assess vulnerabilities across container images, dependencies, and deployment pipelines.
• Develop and implement strategies to secure cloud-native workloads.
• Partner with platform and engineering teams to ensure secure configurations and hardened base images.
• Identify and execute automation opportunities to improve container security processes.
• Leverage AI/ML-driven capabilities to enhance container and cloud threat detection.
• Gather and report metrics to provide visibility into container security posture.
• Provide guidance and training on secure container development

Skills

Container security

AWS security

Cloud security

CI/CD pipelines

SAST SCA IAST DAST

AI/ML in security

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Wiz

AWS ECS

AWS EKS

Azure AKS

GCP GKE

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced container security professional in the United States to lead hands-on security across AWS ECS/EKS and serverless workloads. You will utilize Wiz to identify and remediate risks in containers, cloud configurations, and deployments, maturing security controls and threat detection across cloud-native workloads.

Collaborating with platform and engineering teams, you will ensure secure base images, automate security processes, and report metrics to demonstrate