Senior Security Engineer

About the role

Who We Are

Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.

Join Vultr

The Security Engineering team is a central pillar of our growth strategy, and we are looking for a Senior Security Engineer to help drive our vision of building secure, scalable cloud infrastructure through innovative Python-based tooling and automation.

You'll architect and develop cutting-edge security tools that protect Vultr's global cloud infrastructure while empowering engineering teams through self-service security automation. This role focuses on building production-grade Python security tools, Kubernetes security automation, and seamless CI/CD pipeline integrations that scale across our 32 data centers worldwide.

What to expect:

Design and develop Python-driven security tools, including vulnerability scanners, API security validators, and CI/CD security gateways using Flask/FastAPI

Build comprehensive Kubernetes security automation, including RBAC policy generators, runtime threat detection systems, and automated secrets rotation

Create self-service security tools that empower engineering teams with infrastructure-as-code validators and container compliance checks

Enhance GitLab CI/CD pipelines with custom security automation, integrating SAST/DAST workflows and secrets detection

Develop Grafana-compatible tooling for real-time security metrics aggregation, log analysis, and threat visibility dashboards

Modernize legacy PHP systems through Python-based wrappers and migration pipelines

Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate security tooling seamlessly into development workflows

Champion security automation best practices across cloud-native environments

Respond to security incidents with custom tooling and automated remediation workflows

Mentor team members on secure development practices and tool architecture

Our ideal candidate will have:

5+ years of security-focused software development experience with demonstrated tool-building expertise

Advanced Python proficiency with production-grade development using Flask/FastAPI, async workflows, and comprehensive testing frameworks

Hands-on Kubernetes tooling experience, including operators, admission controllers, or custom security automation development

Practical experience with Grafana dashboard creation, metrics collection, and GitLab CI/CD pipeline customization

Basic PHP familiarity for legacy system collaboration and modernization projects

Strong understanding of security automation principles and DevSecOps practices

Experience with container security, secrets management, and infrastructure-as-code security validation

Ability to build scalable security solutions that integrate with existing development workflows

Track record of creating self-service tools that reduce manual security overhead

Compensation

$100,000-$130,000

Final compensation will vary depending on years of experience, background/skill set, location, and applicable laws.

Vultr Cares

100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.

401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting

Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year

11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan

Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year

$500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year

Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month

Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month

Company paid Wellable subscription

Inclusion & Privacy

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Vultr will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable laws and will not conduct a background check until after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted.

We also take your privacy seriously. We handle personal information responsibly and follow applicable laws, including U.S. privacy rules and India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Your data is used only for legitimate business purposes and is protected with proper security measures.

Where allowed by law, applicants may request details about the data we collect, access or delete their information, withdraw consent for its use, and opt out of nonessential communications. For more details, please see our Privacy Policy .

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