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Senior Security Engineer

Vultr · Remote - United States · Remote

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About the role

You'll architect and develop cutting-edge security tools that protect Vultr's global cloud infrastructure while empowering engineering teams through self-service security automation. This role focuses on building production-grade Python security tools, Kubernetes security automation, and seamless CI/CD pipeline integrations that scale across our 32 data centers worldwide. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 5+ years of security-focused software development experience with demonstrated tool-building expertise
  • Advanced Python proficiency with production-grade development using Flask/FastAPI, async workflows, and comprehensive testing frameworks
  • Hands-on Kubernetes tooling experience, including operators, admission controllers, or custom security automation development
  • Practical experience with Grafana dashboard creation, metrics collection, and GitLab CI/CD pipeline customization
  • Basic PHP familiarity for legacy system collaboration and modernization projects
  • Strong understanding of security automation principles and DevSecOps practices
More about this role

Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.

The Security Engineering team is a central pillar of our growth strategy, and we are looking for a Senior Security Engineer to help drive our vision of building secure, scalable cloud infrastructure through innovative Python-based tooling and automation.

You'll architect and develop cutting-edge security tools that protect Vultr's global cloud infrastructure while empowering engineering teams through self-service security automation. This role focuses on building production-grade Python security tools, Kubernetes security automation, and seamless CI/CD pipeline...

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