Cloud Security Specialist – Platforms Engineering
Xona Space SystemsSatellite Navigation company
Burlingame, United StatesSenior
Craft Ventures
NGP Capital
Seraphim
1517 Fund
Future Ventures
Industrious Ventures
Software EngineeringNew
About the role
TL;DR
Cloud Security Specialist to ensure secure cloud environments and developer tooling.
- •Xona is seeking a proactive and skilled Cloud Security Specialist to join their dynamic Platforms Engineering team.
- •This role will focus on ensuring cloud environments, container orchestration platforms, and developer tooling are secure by design.
- •Key Responsibilities Design and enforce secure cloud patterns, zero-trust network segmentation, and hardening standards across AWS multi-account architecture and container platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).
- •Architect secure authentication, authorization, secrets management, and zero-trust networking principles.
- •Build automated security guardrails that empower developers to move fast safely, minimizing friction while maintaining strict compliance standards.
- •Conduct regular security assessments, penetration testing, threat modeling, and container vulnerability scanning.
- •Partner with SRE and operations teams to monitor security telemetry, triage cloud threats, and participate in incident response.
- •Requirements 4+ years of experience in cloud security, DevOps, or platform engineering, with a strong emphasis on security operations and architecture.
- •Deep hands-on experience securing cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- •Strong understanding of containerization security best practices and Kubernetes security controls.
- •Proficiency in languages such as Python, Go, or Bash, and experience with automation tools.
- •Familiarity with CI/CD security integrations, SAST, SBOM, SIEM, and CSPM tools.
Required skills
AWSKubernetesIAMPythonGoBashCI/CDDockerVaultSSOMFAOAuthSAMLOWASP
Domain expertise
aerospacedeeptechcybersecurity
Tech stack
AWSKubernetesPythonGoBashIAMOAuthJWTSAMLVaultSSOMFACI/CDDocker