Security Engineer – Containers/DevSecOps (100% Remote)

The Mom Project; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Container Security Engineer to join their dynamic team in a fully remote capacity. This role focuses on implementing and securing container technologies while leveraging Google Cloud capabilities. You'll work collaboratively across functions to develop innovative security solutions that protect data in multi-cloud environments. With a strong emphasis on automation and cybersecurity best practices, you'll have the opportunity to grow your skills and contribute to impactful projects. Join a forward-thinking company that values your expertise and offers a competitive compensation package along with comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Plan

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in security aspects across platforms.
• Experience with container security and orchestration solutions.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and secure configuration guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Implement and secure container technologies in multi-cloud environments.
• Develop security solutions and manage cloud-native solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver effective technical solutions.

Skills

Cyber Security

Ansible

Encryption

Terraform

Python

Container Security

Network Protocols

Requirements Elicitation

GitHub

Site Reliability Engineering

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

DevSecOps

Cyber Security Standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Google Kubernetes Engine

Prisma Cloud

Wiz

GitHub Actions / Workflows

Bash

PowerShell

Salt Stack

Puppet

Splunk

Job description

Security Engineer – Containers/DevSecOps (100% Remote)

Posted 9 days ago • 33 applicants

Security Engineer – Containers/DevSecOps (100% Remote)

Our Client - Insurance company

• Remote

$64.74 - $79.74/hour

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

40 hrs/wk

Contract (w2)

Remote work yes (100%)

Travel not required

May 12, 2025

End date

November 12, 2025

Superpower

Technology

Capabilities

IT Security and Governance

Preferred skills

Cyber Security

Ansible

Encryption

Terraform

Python (Programming Language)

Container Security

Network Protocols

Requirements Elicitation

Github

Computer Science

Site Reliability Engineering

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

DevSecOps

Cyber Security Standards

Preferred industry experience

Insurance

9+ years of experience

Our customer is a large United States insurance company that is backed by more than 100 years of experience and provides insurance products and services for businesses and professionals in the United States., Canada and Europe. Headquartered in Chicago, IL, they have more than 20 US locations.

We are seeking a Container Security Engineer on a contract basis to support our Customer's business needs. This role is 100% remote.

As a Container Security Engineer, you know how to implement and secure industry-leading container technologies that meet the security team needs and take advantage of Google Cloud capabilities while enabling Agility. The Engineer will apply specialized knowledge of container security and orchestration to develop security solutions in multi-cloud environments and protect data across clouds and platforms. You'll work on a dynamic, cross-functional team and employ automation and cybersecurity best practices in ASM/Istio and Google Kubernetes Engine. You'll also coordinate with architecture, developers, DevOps and industry leading vendors to identify the right mix of tools and techniques to translate the teams goals and objectives into a plan that will enable secure and effective cloud-hosted solution powered by Google. You'll have the chance to work within a secure environment to create and manage cloud native solutions on Google Cloud to provide to you the opportunity to explore different ways of solving organizational problems. You'll partner with stakeholders and the cloud security team to deliver the right technical solution(s). With mentoring, challenging hands-on problem-solving, and opportunities to learn new tools and skills, they focus on growing as a team to provide the best solutions for the company.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience
• A minimum of 8 years of technical experience in the security aspects of multiple platforms, operating systems, software, communications and network protocols or an equivalent combination.
• Experience with containers, orchestration solutions, and cloud managed Kubernetes services such as Google Kubernetes Engine
• Experience designing, implementing, and operating container security solutions
• Experience using, managing, and securing continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline solutions using GitHub Actions / Workflows
• Experience with IaaC concepts and tools, including Terraform, Ansible. Demonstrable work experience coding IaaC solutions.
• Experience with the Prisma Cloud tool for CWPP
• Experience with Wiz for CWPP (Highly Desirable)
• Experience with scripting languages to automate tasks such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell, and configuration automation tools, including Ansible, Salt Stack and Puppet
• Knowledge of cybersecurity concepts, including threats, vulnerabilities, security operations, encryption, boundary defense, auditing, authentication, and supply chain risk management
• Knowledge of secure configuration guidelines, including DoD STIGs and CIS benchmarks
• Knowledge of NIST guidelines for container security
• Experience drafting and creating migration plans from one platform to another. Requirements gathering and analysis.
• Experience drafting security playbooks.
• Splunk Experience highly desirable
• A Certified Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer, Kubernetes Security Specialist and/or Kubernetes Administrator highly preferred.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States and are required to have U.S. residency at the time of application.

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