About the job
Join Us in the Fight Against Cyber Threats!
At Illumio, we are pioneers in ransomware and breach containment, transforming how organizations manage cyber threats and ensuring operational resilience. Our innovative breach containment platform, powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, identifies and neutralizes threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments—effectively halting the spread of attacks before they escalate into significant disasters.
As a recognized leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, we champion Zero Trust principles, bolstering cyber resilience for the systems, infrastructure, and organizations that sustain our world.
Location: On-site 5 days a week at our Sunnyvale, CA Headquarters.
Our Engineering Vision:
Our engineering team thrives on visionary leadership, autonomy, and ownership, fostering a dynamic synergy that propels us forward in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape.
By joining our team, you become part of the forefront of Zero Trust Segmentation, working with a state-of-the-art technology stack encompassing operating systems, distributed applications, and advanced UI/visualization tools.
Together, we are shaping the future of cybersecurity, building world-class products led by diverse perspectives and a shared commitment to innovation, especially in a time when our world faces unprecedented cybersecurity challenges.
Your Role and Responsibilities:
Orchestrate Zero Trust Segmentation at the application/pod level, efficiently identifying and blocking attack pathways within the container ecosystem.
Enhance and understand modern container platforms including Kubernetes, Istio, OpenShift, AKS, EKS, GKE, and more.
Take ownership of designing critical features and subsystems, working through all details and defending your designs to peers.
Deliver robust implementations that are elegant, scalable, stable, secure, and maintainable—protecting the critical infrastructure of large enterprises.
Mentor junior engineers, new graduates, and interns, aiding their growth and integration within the team.
Collaborate with field organizations and key customers to refine and shape this groundbreaking product.

