Senior Container Security Engineer: Kubernetes & Cloud

TEKsystems; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 96,432 - 123,984; Part time

Job summary

TEKsystems in Chicago, IL seeks a Container Security Engineer to strengthen our cybersecurity posture across containerized environments. You will identify, analyze, and mitigate vulnerabilities in container images, Kubernetes clusters, and related orchestration platforms.

The role partners with DevOps and engineering teams to embed security into the container lifecycle, enforce RBAC and network policies, and monitor runtime threats.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in container or cloud-native security.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container runtimes.
• Experience with container security scanning tools and vulnerability management tools (Aqua, Wiz, Qualys).
• Knowledge of Kubernetes security principles.
• Familiarity with linux security fundamentals, container isolation, and namespace/cgroups.

Responsibilities

• Perform container image scanning to identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and insecure base images.
• Manage and optimize container security platforms.
• Develop and enforce Kubernetes security baselines, focusing on RBAC, network policies, secrets management, and runtime controls.
• Partner with DevOps and applications teams to integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Continuously monitor for container runtime threats, privilege escalations, and drift from security baselines.
• Collaborate across engineering, operations, and compliance teams to remediate vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
• Research emerging container security risks, threats, and best practices.
• Contribute to governance, policies, and playbooks for container security lifecycle management.

Skills

container orchestration

kubernetes

information security

GCP

Cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

Aqua

Wiz

Qualys

Job description

TEKsystems in Chicago, IL seeks a Container Security Engineer to strengthen our cybersecurity posture across containerized environments. You will identify, analyze, and mitigate vulnerabilities in container images, Kubernetes clusters, and related orchestration platforms.

The role partners with DevOps and engineering teams to embed security into the container lifecycle, enforce RBAC and network policies, and monitor runtime threats.