Staff Platform Security Engineer
Gemini - New York, NY
Hiring: Staff Platform Security Engineer Company: Gemini Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 13:15:37 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, CI/CD, GCP, IAM, Kubernetes, Python, RBAC, Service Mesh, Terraform, VPC, Web3 About the job Experience: •8+ years of experience in the field Required Skills: •Build and maintain security services, tools, and automation using Python or Go •Design and implement security controls for AWS and Kubernetes environments using infrastructure-as-code •Create reusable libraries, frameworks, and platforms that enable secure-by-default patterns •Develop automated security monitoring, scanning, and remediation services •Build CI/CD security gates and policy-as-code validation tools •Partner with engineering teams on architecture decisions and provide security consultation •Participate in on-call rotation for critical security incidents and infrastructure issues Qualifications: •Strong software development skills in Python or Go with experience building production services •Strong experience securing AWS environments including IAM, VPC, KMS, and native security services •Deep Terraform expertise including module development, CI/CD gates, policy testing, remote state management, and zero-downtime deployments •Proven expertise with Kubernetes security including admission controls, RBAC, network policies, and runtime protection •Demonstrated ability to build, deploy, and maintain security tools and services in production •Knowledge of policy-as-code tools such as Open Policy Agent, Sentinel, or similar •Background in incident response for cloud and container environments •Contributions to open source security tools or cloud security communities •It Pays to Work Here Compensation: •$168,000 - $240,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!