Senior Kubernetes Security Engineer with AI Automation experience

Details:

• Position: Senior Kubernetes Security Engineer & AI Automation Engineer

• Employment: Full-time and Direct

• Location: World Plaza Building, 4th Avenue, BGC, Taguig City

• Setup: Hybrid - 3 times onsite per week

• Shift: Night Shift

Qualifications:

Required

• 3+ years focused on Kubernetes security in a production enterprise environment.

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes Network Policies and with tools such as Calico, Cilium, Istio, Isovalent, or Cisco Secure Workload.

• Proven track record designing and maintaining microsegmentation strategies at scale in Kubernetes.

• Proficiency with cloud-native platforms (AWS EKS, Azure AKS, GCP GKE).

• Experience with container security platforms and tools (Aqua, Prisma Cloud, Sysdig, Trivy, Falco).

• Scripting and automation skills in Python (strongly preferred), Go, or Bash for building integrations and automation.

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Helm, Kustomize).

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex network and security issues.

• Excellent communication skills to collaborate across Security, Platform, and Development teams.

Preferred

• Experience building or integrating AI/LLM-driven workflows for security operations (alert triage, policy generation, automated remediation orchestration).

• Familiarity with prompt engineering, AI orchestration frameworks, and API-driven automation patterns for security use cases.

• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) certification.

• Prior experience deploying zero-trust network architectures in Kubernetes.

• Knowledge of service mesh security models (mTLS, policy enforcement).

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks and their impact on Kubernetes networking (CIS Kubernetes Benchmark, PCI-DSS) in regulated financial services environments.

Responsibilities:

• Microsegmentation & Network Security Architecture

• Kubernetes & Container Security, Monitoring, and Response

• AI Agent Development & Security Automation (DevSecOps)

• Advisory, Program Operations & Leadership