Design, implement, and improve security controls across Kong’s cloud infrastructure and internal systems
Partner closely with Engineering, DevOps, and Platform teams to embed security best practices into development and deployment workflows
Monitor, detect, investigate, and respond to security incidents across cloud and production environments
Perform security assessments, vulnerability management, and risk analysis across infrastructure and applications
Improve identity and access management, secrets management, and privileged access controls
Support compliance initiatives and help maintain security standards across the business
Build and improve automation for security monitoring, alerting, and remediation
Help define and drive Kong’s long-term security strategy as we continue to scale globally

Strong experience in Security Engineering, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, or related areas
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS
Strong understanding of Linux systems administration and security
Experience securing production environments, distributed systems, and modern SaaS platforms
Knowledge of networking fundamentals, IAM, encryption, logging, and security monitoring
Experience with infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with vulnerability management, incident response, and security tooling
Strong scripting or programming skills (Python, Go, Bash, or similar preferred)
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across distributed teams

Security Engineer

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