Security Engineer
Chainguard2 months ago
Base Salary
$105k - $123k/yr
Responsibilities
- Operate and sustain cloud, IAM, and AI technology platforms.
- Implement and maintain access controls, identity policies, and authentication and authorization systems.
- Support cloud infrastructure hardening and monitoring alongside senior cloud architects.
- Help secure AI/ML pipelines and agentic workflows as they scale.
- Troubleshoot, automate, and maintain systems using IT administration or software engineering skills.
- Document processes and contribute to runbooks, playbooks, and internal knowledge-sharing.
- Adapt to shifting priorities and learn new tools and systems.
- Apply security best practices under the guidance of senior engineers.
Requirements
- Strong IT administration skills and/or a software development background.
- Hands-on experience with at least one of IAM, AI/ML infrastructure, or cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
- Security experience or working knowledge is beneficial but not required.
- Comfort with scripting, automation, and troubleshooting.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively amid ambiguity and rapid change.
- Team-first mindset with eagerness to learn and share context.
Benefits
- United States remote role with a flexible, remote-first culture.
- Team meetup opportunities and bi-annual destination summits.
- Monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone, and internet costs.
- Stock options upon hire and promotion, with participation in secondary offerings and 10 years to exercise options.
- 100% company-paid health, vision, and dental insurance premiums for employees and dependents.
- Unlimited flexible time off.
- Paid parental leave of 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
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About Chainguard
Chainguard provides secure, hardened container images and production-ready builds of open source software for enterprises and developers, typically sold via subscriptions and support. Its offerings include Chainguard Images and tools for software supply chain security; the company also maintains Wolfi, a container-focused Linux distribution. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Kirkland, WA, Chainguard’s customers include organizations such as OpenAI, Snowflake, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.