Container Security Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on container security efforts across AWS environments (ECS, EKS, and Serverless)
• Utilize Wiz to assess and remediate container, cloud configuration, and workload risks
• Drive implementation and maturity of container security controls
• Assess vulnerabilities across container images, dependencies, and deployment pipelines
• Develop and implement strategies to secure cloud-native workloads
• Partner with platform and engineering teams to ensure secure configurations and hardened base images
• Identify and execute automation opportunities to improve container security processes
• Leverage AI/ML-driven capabilities to enhance container and cloud threat detection
• Gather and report metrics to provide visibility into container security posture
• Provide guidance and training on secure container development

• Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Strong hands-on experience securing containerized environments in AWS (ECS/EKS) and serverless workloads
• Working knowledge of container platforms in other cloud providers (Azure AKS, GCP GKE)
• Experience with Wiz for container, cloud, and configuration risk visibility and remediation
• Strong understanding of container lifecycle, image management, and runtime security concepts
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native architectures, and deployment processes
• Experience with application security tools (SAST, SCA, IAST, DAST) is a plus
• Familiarity with industry frameworks such as NIST, OWASP, and MITRE
• Relevant certifications in cloud, containers, or Dev Sec Ops  are a plus