Staff Engineer, Container Security

Illumio; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity company is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to focus on the Azure Firewall Management Program. This role involves integrating firewall management security frameworks using Go/Golang and requires cloud experience in Azure or AWS. The position is hybrid with two days a week in the office in Sunnyvale, CA. Join a team dedicated to innovation in cybersecurity, working on world-class products to enhance security in a digital world facing unprecedented challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience in Go / Golang coding essential.
• Familiarity with cloud environments, especially Azure or AWS, is ideal.
• Strong background in networking, particularly security networking required.

Responsibilities

• Integrate firewall management security frameworks into the existing ecosystem.
• Work on customer-facing products and initiatives.
• Focus on networking aspects within the tech stack.

Skills

Golang coding experience

Cloud experience (Azure or AWS)

Networking experience

Building and deploying APIs

Job description

The future of cybersecurity will depend on you

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Senior Backend Software Engineer (Python (Golang a plus))

Hybrid: 2 days in office/week in Sunnyvale, CA

In this role, you will focus on the Azure Firewall Management Program over the next year. You will work in conjunction with Illumio's Core product and our newest product, CloudSecure, to deliver on customer-facing products and initiatives.

As a Senior Software Engineer, every day you will determine how we integrate firewall management security frameworks into our existing ecosystem using Go / Golang. You will be working in cloud environments, like AWS, and you will focus on the networking aspects of our tech stack.

To thrive in this role, you will need Go / Golang coding experience, and cloud experience in Azure or AWS is ideal. You will need networking experience, especially security networking, and building and deploying APIs.

About the team

Our Engineering team has established a culture based on thought leadership, independence, and responsibility. This powerful dynamic drives us forward as we work to make the digital world a safer place.

Those who join us represent the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation and work on a technology stack that ranges from operating systems to distributed applications to UI and visualization. Together, we will continue to build world-class products—driven by people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and a commitment to innovation in a time when the world faces its greatest cybersecurity threats in history.