Staff Security Architect – Cloud & Kubernetes

2K; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

2K is seeking an experienced Staff Security Architect to grow its Security Engineering team in a hybrid environment. The role focuses on designing and operating medium to large enterprise security, with emphasis on Cloud, IAM, Network Security, and secure orchestration across Kubernetes and related tech.

Collaboration with Tech and Development is essential. Ideal candidates will have hands-on Linux security design expertise, scripting skills, and at least five years in engineering roles in large

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering-focused experience in a medium to large enterprise.
• Experience mentoring or guiding other engineers.
• Experience with Linux architectures and enterprise security design.
• Familiarity with zero trust architecture patterns in production environments.
• Experience in gaming or technology industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and implement defensive security controls for cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Serve as go-to resource on public cloud environments with focus on IAM, Network Security, and orchestration tech.
• Maintain security docs and provide training to employees.
• Research and recommend automated approaches to system administration that improve security and stability at scale.
• Mentor teammates on secure design practices and lead security architecture reviews across teams.
• Drive consensus on security design decisions across multiple teams.

Skills

Linux architectures

Security design

Automation scripting

Cloud security

Kubernetes

Tools

PowerShell

Bash

Docker

Terraform

HashiCorp Stack

Kubernetes

Job description

2K is seeking an experienced Staff Security Architect to grow its Security Engineering team in a hybrid environment. The role focuses on designing and operating medium to large enterprise security, with emphasis on Cloud, IAM, Network Security, and secure orchestration across Kubernetes and related tech.

Collaboration with Tech and Development is essential. Ideal candidates will have hands-on Linux security design expertise, scripting skills, and at least five years in engineering roles in large