Senior Security Engineer - Python & Kubernetes Automation

Vultr; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid insurance premiums

401(k) match up to 4%

Professional Development Reimbursement

11 Holidays + PTO + rollover

Remote office stipend

Internet reimbursement

Gym membership reimbursement

Wellable subscription

Job summary

Vultr is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to build production-grade Python security tools and Kubernetes automation that scale across our global cloud infrastructure. You will enhance CI/CD security gateways, implement SAST/DAST integrations, and create Grafana dashboards for threat visibility.

Some legacy PHP modernization work may be involved to ensure secure interop with new tooling. You will mentor teams on secure development practices and drive security automation across cloud-native

Qualifications

• 5+ years of security-focused software development experience.
• Advanced Python with production-grade Flask/FastAPI, async workflows, and testing.
• Hands-on Kubernetes tooling experience, including operators or admission controllers.
• Grafana dashboards, metrics collection, and GitLab CI/CD customization experience.
• Basic PHP familiarity for legacy system collaboration.
• Strong security automation, DevSecOps, and IaC security validation knowledge.
• Ability to build scalable security solutions that integrate with development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Python-driven security tools (vulnerability scanners, API validators, CI/CD gates).
• Build Kubernetes security automation, including runtime threat detection and secrets rotation.
• Create self-service security tooling for infrastructure-as-code validation and container checks.
• Enhance GitLab CI/CD pipelines with SAST/DAST workflows and secrets detection.
• Develop Grafana-compatible tooling for real-time security metrics and dashboards.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate security tooling into development workflows.

Skills

Python

Flask

FastAPI

Kubernetes

Grafana

CI/CD

PHP

Security automation

DevSecOps

API security

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

RBAC policy generators

Container security tooling

Job description

Vultr is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to build production-grade Python security tools and Kubernetes automation that scale across our global cloud infrastructure. You will enhance CI/CD security gateways, implement SAST/DAST integrations, and create Grafana dashboards for threat visibility.

Some legacy PHP modernization work may be involved to ensure secure interop with new tooling. You will mentor teams on secure development practices and drive security automation across cloud-native