Remote Product Security Architect: Kubernetes & Cloud Security

Hitachi, Ltd.; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Vantara is hiring a Product Security Architect for the US, fully remote. You will provide hands-on security expertise across Kubernetes infrastructure, object/file storage, APIs, and management interfaces.

Lead threat modeling, investigate CVEs, perform targeted security testing, and translate risks into engineering improvements. Strong communication is essential to align with engineering, product, customers, and leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience in product, application, cloud, container, infrastructure security, or penetration testing.
• Strong experience securing Kubernetes-based, containerized, storage, or complex distributed platforms.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes, Linux, network and API security, authentication/authorization, secrets management, TLS/mTLS, encryption, and key management.
• Experience assessing object and/or file storage, including S3-compatible interfaces, access controls, multitenancy, and data-protection boundaries.
• Proven ability to investigate CVEs and determine product applicability, reachability, exploitability, and actual customer impact.
• Ability to review source code, Kubernetes YAML, Helm charts, scripts, configurations, SBOMs, and third-party dependencies from a security perspective.
• Hands-on penetration testing and vulnerability validation experience using tools such as kubectl, Trivy, Grype, Burp Suite, OpenSSL, and Nmap.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate security risks into clear, actionable engineering recommendations.
• Certifications such as CKS, OSCP, GPEN, or CISSP are preferred, with demonstrated hands-on security expertise valued above certification alone.

Responsibilities

• Lead threat modeling and security architecture assessments for complex platforms.
• Translate security risks into clear, actionable engineering recommendations, controls, and design improvements.
• Support security advisories, SBOM/SCA analysis, and customer security inquiries.
• Communicate risk and remediation priorities to Engineering, Product Management, customers, and leadership.

Skills

Security engineering

Kubernetes security

Cloud security

Threat modeling

Communication

Tools

kubectl

Trivy

Grype

Burp Suite

OpenSSL

Nmap

Job description

Hitachi Vantara is hiring a Product Security Architect for the US, fully remote. You will provide hands-on security expertise across Kubernetes infrastructure, object/file storage, APIs, and management interfaces.

Lead threat modeling, investigate CVEs, perform targeted security testing, and translate risks into engineering improvements. Strong communication is essential to align with engineering, product, customers, and leadership.