Senior Attack Engineer, Kubernetes
Core
Lead the development of Kubernetes attack capabilities in NodeZero, researching attacker movement through clusters and turning research into safe, repeatable automation.
Role type
Senior IC offensive security engineer (Kubernetes)
Builds
Production-quality Python attack capabilities and integration flows for NodeZero
Domain
Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Kubernetes
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Kubernetes security, Python engineering, penetration testing, red teaming, container security, offensive security tooling
Preferred skills
Managed Kubernetes services (EKS/GKE/AKS/OKE), Linux, containers, cloud workload identity, Kubernetes operators, Helm, infrastructure as code, network attack paths, container escape research
Technologies
Python, Kubernetes, EKS, GKE, AKS, OKE, Linux, Helm
Responsibilities
Lead offensive security research into Kubernetes clusters, workloads, identities, and configurations; Design and build production-quality Python attack capabilities; Develop and validate attack paths involving RBAC, service accounts, secrets, and network reachability; Assess security weaknesses and build safe validation/negative testing; Own technical planning for Kubernetes initiatives; Integrate attack content into NodeZero execution flows; Review code, mentor teammates, and document methodologies.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
