[All remote jobs](https://jobicy.com/jobs.md)[![Chainguard logo](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/06/e4b6aacf-221.jpeg)](https://jobicy.com/company/chainguard.md)[Chainguard](https://jobicy.com/company/chainguard.md) # Staff Product Security Engineer AI Summary Chainguard is seeking a senior product security specialist to embed security controls throughout cloud-native software delivery and product development. The role focuses on securing CI/CD pipelines, software supply chains, container images, Kubernetes clusters, and AWS or GCP environments. The engineer will lead architecture reviews, threat modeling, and adoption of practical security baselines for production workloads. Strong hands-on coding ability in Go or Python and extensive Kubernetes security experience are central to success. This is a remote UK role requiring substantial technical ownership and cross-functional influence.[Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/chainguard.md)ShareRemote from[UK](https://jobicy.com/job-region/uk.md)SalaryUndisclosedDepartment[Cybersecurity](https://jobicy.com/categories/cybersecurity.md)EmploymentFull TimeExperienceSeniorPublished11 Nov 2026Apply before11 Dec 2026Listing views36Application actions2Application toolkit ## Make your next move. Prepare your resume, explore your fit, and draft a cover letter for this opportunity. Opportunity details ## About this role. [Chainguard](https://jobicy.com/company/chainguard.md) is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk. Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake. Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital. The role in a nutshell: You are a deeply technical engineer who gets restless when pipelines aren’t locked down. You care about shipping secure software! At Chainguard, you won’t be a gate at the end of the process; you’ll be embedded in it. What you’ll do: Build & Harden Secure Pipelines * Design, build, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines with security gates that catch issues before they reach production. * Systematically, consistently and automatically capture the risk exposure of Chainguards products. * Implement and enforce software supply chain security controls: signed artifacts, SBOMs, provenance attestation (SLSA, Sigstore / Cosign). * Proactively identify emerging customer security needs, and build solutions to meet these. Cloud-Native Product Hardening * Lead security architecture reviews and threat models for Kubernetes-based workloads running on GCP and AWS. * Harden container images, Kubernetes cluster configurations, and cloud IAM postures — minimizing attack surface across our product stack. * Define and drive adoption of baseline security standards: pod security standards, network policies, workload identity, secrets management. What we’re looking for: Required * 8+ years in software engineering, security engineering, or a combined role with meaningful hands-on security responsibility throughout. * Strong proficiency in Go or Python, with the ability to write, review, and debug production-quality code. * Deep, hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production (cluster hardening, RBAC, network policies, admission controllers). * Practical expertise with GCP and/or AWS: IAM, workload identity, secrets management, security services (e.g., GCP Security Command Center, AWS Security Hub). * Proven track record designing and securing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, Tekton, or similar). * Fluency with container security: image scanning, distroless/minimal base images, runtime security. * Experience with software supply chain security tooling and frameworks (Sigstore, SLSA, SBOM generation). * Solid understanding of OWASP, NIST, and cloud security frameworks and how to apply them pragmatically. 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Nice to Have * Familiarity with Chainguard Images or other minimal/hardened container base image ecosystems. * Experience with policy-as-code tools (OPA, Kyverno, Conftest). * Contributions to open source security projects. * Background in security research or offensive security (bug bounty, CTF, penetration testing). ### About Us We live and breathe our company values: * We are customer obsessed — We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better. * We have a bias for intentional action — We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast. * We don’t take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) — We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey. * We trust each other and assume good intentions — We’re transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions. A few of the benefits we offer: * Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs. * Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!). * 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck. * ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset. * 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child’s first year. If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. We’re building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring “Chainguardians” with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Chainguard will process your personal data in accordance with [Chainguard’s Global Candidate Privacy Notice](https://www.chainguard.dev/legal/candidate-privacy-notice). ©2026 Chainguard. All Rights Reserved. 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This job listing has been manually reviewed by the Jobicy Trust & Safety Team for compliance with our posting guidelines, including verification of the company's legitimacy, accuracy of job details, clarity of remote work policy, and absence of misleading or fraudulent content. ## Role DNA A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description. ### Job Complexity 5/5EasyHard ### Pace & Pressure 4/5RelaxedFast-paced ### Autonomy Level 5/5GuidedFull ownership ### Communication Load 4/5IndependentCollaborative AI insightThis is a staff-level security engineering role requiring deep expertise across application security, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and supply-chain security. The candidate must translate complex threats and standards into scalable engineering controls while independently shaping security practices. ## Salary analysis Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles. Estimated job median (per year)Market rate$205,000US market range (per year)$170k–$250k0$275k AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. No employer base salary was disclosed. The yearly cadence is inferred from the senior full-time engineering position. Estimated annual compensation is shown in USD as an AI market estimate for a staff-level product security engineer, not verified employer compensation. ## Core skills Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity. 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I would add dependency and source scanning, isolated and reproducible builds, image scanning, signed artifacts, SBOM generation, and provenance attestations. Finally, I would enforce deployment-time verification so that only trusted, policy-compliant images can reach production. What controls would you prioritize when hardening a production Kubernetes environment? I would prioritize least-privilege RBAC, workload identity, network policies, admission controls, secure pod standards, secret management, audit logging, and regular patching. I would also minimize container privileges, block privileged workloads by default, use read-only filesystems where practical, and continuously assess cluster configuration against an agreed security baseline. How do SLSA, SBOMs, and Sigstore complement each other in supply-chain security? SLSA provides a framework for evaluating and improving build integrity and provenance. SBOMs document the software components included in an artifact, which supports vulnerability response and compliance. Sigstore can sign and verify artifacts and attestations, allowing consumers and deployment systems to validate that a build came from an approved process. Describe your approach to a threat model for a Kubernetes-based service on AWS or GCP. I would define the system boundaries, data flows, identities, assets, and trust relationships first. Then I would identify realistic threats across the application, cluster, CI/CD pipeline, cloud IAM, networking, and third-party dependencies. I would prioritize risks by impact and likelihood, assign practical mitigations, and turn the resulting controls into engineering requirements and measurable security checks. How would you encourage engineering teams to adopt security standards without slowing delivery? 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