Staff Product Security Engineer

Chainguard

. Design, build, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines with security gates that catch issues before production .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $205,000 - $231,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in software and security engineering, with a strong focus on CI/CD pipeline security, Kubernetes hardening, and cloud security practices. Proficient in implementing software supply chain security controls and addressing emerging security needs through innovative solutions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

CI/CD Pipeline SecurityKubernetes HardeningCloud Security (GCP/AWS)Software Supply Chain SecurityGo or Python Proficiency

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Hard Skills

GoPythonKubernetesCI/CD PipelinesCloud IAMContainer SecuritySLSASigstoreSBOM GenerationPolicy-as-Code

Tools & Technologies

GitHub ActionsCloud BuildTektonOPAKyvernoConftest

Industry Keywords

ChainguardOWASPNISTSecurity ArchitectureThreat Modeling

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesOpen SourcePythonGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines with security gates that catch issues before production
Systematically, consistently, and automatically capture risk exposure of Chainguard products
Implement and enforce software supply chain security controls, including signed artifacts, SBOMs, and provenance attestation using SLSA, Sigstore, or Cosign
Proactively identify emerging customer security needs and build solutions to meet them
Lead security architecture reviews and threat models for Kubernetes-based workloads on GCP and AWS
Harden container images, Kubernetes cluster configurations, and cloud IAM postures to minimize attack surface
Define and drive adoption of baseline security standards, including pod security standards, network policies, workload identity, and secrets management

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years in software engineering, security engineering, or a combined role with meaningful hands-on security responsibility throughout
Strong proficiency in Go or Python, with ability to write, review, and debug production-quality code
Deep, hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production, including cluster hardening, RBAC, network policies, and admission controllers
Practical expertise with GCP and/or AWS, including IAM, workload identity, secrets management, and security services
Proven track record designing and securing CI/CD pipelines, such as GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, or Tekton
Fluency with container security, including image scanning, distroless/minimal base images, and runtime security
Experience with software supply chain security tooling and frameworks, including Sigstore, SLSA, and SBOM generation
Solid understanding of OWASP, NIST, and cloud security frameworks and their pragmatic application
Familiarity with Chainguard Images or other minimal/hardened container base image ecosystems
Experience with policy-as-code tools such as OPA, Kyverno, or Conftest
Contributions to open source security projects
Background in security research or offensive security, such as bug bounty, CTF, or penetration testing

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work remotely with team meetup opportunities
Bi-annual destination summits
Monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs
Stock options upon hire and promotion
Participation in secondary offerings
10 years to exercise stock options
100% covered health, vision and dental insurance premiums for employee and dependents
Flexible time off
18 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents
12 weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents