Member of Technical Staff -Cloud Security

Wind River Systems

Wind River is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

IT & Security
• San Diego, California

As a Member of Technical Staff on our team, you’ll focus on implementing modern Dev Sec Ops  technologies, pioneering new security tools, processes and capabilities for cloud-native solutions.

• Secure OnPrem and Public Cloud environments leveraging IaC
• Establish and implement security policies for Docker, Kubernetes, and public cloud platforms
• Embed and automate application security policies by incorporating SAST, DAST, API security, and penetration testing into the product development workflow
• Accelerate container security through pipeline development
• Drive vulnerability management and remediation in partnership with product teams
• Manage and maintain secure integrations between tools such as Git Lab, Jenkins, and Jira
• Implement solutions for event log collection and SIEM

• Expertise in cybersecurity principles with a desire to increase knowledge and strong analytical skills
• Experience in architecting security features on cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP, etc.), on-prem and hybrid environments
• Hands‑on experience using tools like Coverity, Burp Suite, ZAP, Trivy, PRISMA Cloud, Tenable, Rapid7, etc.
• Designing and implementing application, network, and back‑end security‑enhancing features
• Deep knowledge of vulnerability management, remediation, and troubleshooting skills
• Security penetration testing and threat modeling (a plus)
• Industry standards‑based documentation, certification, and accreditation such as NIST SP 800‑53, NIST 800‑171, FEDRAMP, and STIGs, and bringing components into compliance with these standards
• Strong foundation of Dev Sec Ops  principles, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm), container and cluster hardening
• Excellent programming skills using Python, Go, etc.
• Proficiency in pipeline automation using Git Lab, Jenkins, Jira, etc.
• Secrets management leveraging Hashi Corp Vault (plus)
• Experience with Agile and Scrum
• Self‑managed, fast learner, strong problem‑solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a good listener
• Exceptional team player in collaborative situations
• Ability to brainstorm and represent competing ideas simultaneously
• Growth mindset, passion for learning and applying new technologies
• 8+ years of relevant technical experience in cybersecurity, with 2+ years in software engineering
• BE/MTech degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent technical degree

Successful candidates must engage in a security‑clearance process in regard to their citizenship in order to perform fundamental job duties, as per applicable law. Candidates with certain citizenship may not be able to perform such fundamental job duties. Currently, this includes citizens of the following countries:
Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe. The security‑clearance process may take a significant amount of time to complete, and any offer of employment will be contingent on the candidate's legal ability to perform the fundamental job duties.

Wind River is committed to meeting its obligations to candidates under applicable human rights law and privacy law in this regard.

The annual base salary range for this role’s listed grade level is currently $150,000 to $206,200 plus a bonus. Salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of the education, experience, knowledge, skills, location, and abilities of the applicant, and equity with other team members.