About the job
Illumio works to contain ransomware and breaches, helping organizations strengthen defenses and maintain operational resilience. The company’s AI Security Graph drives a breach containment platform that detects and blocks threats across hybrid multi-cloud setups. This approach aims to prevent attacks from escalating into major incidents. Illumio has been named a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation and supports businesses in adopting a Zero Trust security model to protect essential systems.
Location and On-Site Requirement
This Senior Cloud Security Engineer position is based at Illumio’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. The role requires working on-site five days per week.
Engineering Culture
Illumio’s engineering team values leadership, autonomy, and ownership. Team members collaborate to tackle the challenges of modern cybersecurity, working with a technology stack that covers multiple operating systems, distributed applications, and advanced UI and visualization tools. The group welcomes diverse backgrounds and perspectives, focusing on building strong products and encouraging innovation in response to global security needs.
What You Will Do
- Develop containerized microservices for a distributed, multi-tenant system that processes data and real-time events, as well as network telemetry from several public clouds. These services give customers insights, visibility, and security recommendations to help reduce cloud risks.
- Design service architectures, present and defend technical concepts to peers, and deliver reliable implementations.
- Mentor junior engineers, new graduates, and interns to help them grow and integrate into the team.
- Write code primarily in Go and work with data pipelines using SQL or similar interfaces. The infrastructure platform is built on Kubernetes. Applicants with different programming backgrounds who are eager to learn are encouraged to apply.
- Take ownership of key features and subsystems, managing the full software development lifecycle from clarifying requirements through deployment and user adoption.
