Staff Engineer - Platform

Job description

ONWARDS TOGETHER! Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. Powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, our breach containment platform identifies and contains threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments – stopping the spread of attacks before they become disasters. Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio enables Zero Trust, strengthening cyber resilience for the infrastructure, systems, and organizations that keep the world running. OUR TEAM'S VISION: Our Engineering team is driven by a culture that thrives on visionary leadership, autonomy, and ownership, creating a dynamic synergy that drives us forward in the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity. When you join our team, you become part of the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation. You'll work with a cutting-edge technology stack that spans operating systems, distributed applications, and immersive UI/visualization tools. We're shaping the future of cybersecurity. And together, we will continue to build world-class products—led by people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and a commitment to innovation in a time when the world faces its greatest cybersecurity threats in history. YOUR IMPACT: - Deliver cloud architecture that solves the business problem and balance architecture and business margins - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product manager, developers, DevOps engineers to understand business requirements and architect scalable cloud solutions - Design, deploy, and manage cloud-based architecture using industry best practices, focusing on efficiency, scalability, availability, performance, and security - Evaluate and select appropriate cloud technologies, platforms, and tools, including Kubernetes, to meet the company's needs and drive innovation - Optimize cloud-based systems for high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery - Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure the health and performance of the cloud infrastructure - Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and other operational issues in the cloud environment - Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in cloud computing, distributed systems, and cyber security YOUR TOOLKIT: - Proven experience as a Cloud Architect or a similar role, designing and implementing cloud-based solutions in a production environment - AWS / Azure / GCP cloud experience: - Extensively used one of these platforms at the API/programming level - Experience with networking and security controls is a plus - Language and programming requirements - Experience in one or more programming languages: Java, Python - REST API client experience - CloudFormation, Terraform are nice to have - Working knowledge of spring or similar eco systems o Knowledge of Kubernetes and docker containers is good to have - Gang of four design patters - Strong expertise in cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization technologies - Built highly scalable distributed system from ground up - Experience with building highly scalable and resilient cloud services - Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills - Strong communication and collaboration abilities - Ability to work in an agile environment and drive initiatives with clarity and purpose This position involves access to software/technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls. #LI-TD1 #LI-ONSITE Our Commitment Illumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions creates a culture of belonging, drives our future, and makes us stronger together in support of our customers and their success. All official job offers from our company are extended directly by our recruitment team and will be sent through an official E-Signature document for your review and signature. Please be aware that we do not ask for any personal information in the process of extending offers of employment, such as financial details or social security numbers. Upon acceptance of any offer, we will request such information as part of the onboarding process prior to or on your first day of employment, and only after completing a background check through an authorized third-party vendor. If you receive any communication asking for personal details outside of these processes, please contact us immediately to verify the authenticity of the request. Your security is important to us, and we are committed to a safe and transparent hiring experience. For roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Illumio will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.