Staff Kubernetes Security Engineer, True Anomaly
$160-230k
Salary dependent on location + Equity
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Space material manufacturer
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Space material manufacturer
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-230k
Salary dependent on location + Equity
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To enable a secure, stable, and sustainable space environment for the US, its allies, and partners.
Role
Who you are
- Active security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain security clearance
- Deep expertise securing production Kubernetes environments at scale, with comprehensive understanding of the container attack surface
- Extensive experience building Kubernetes operators, CRDs, and controllers—you understand the Kubernetes API and extension mechanisms deeply
- Deep PKI knowledge with hands-on experience designing and operating certificate infrastructure—including private CA hierarchies, cert-manager deployment and operation, automated certificate rotation for service meshes (Istio/Linkerd), certificate lifecycle management, and X.509/TLS troubleshooting
- You've built and maintained PKI infrastructure in production, not just consumed managed certificate services
- Strong software development skills in Go (preferred) and Python with proven track record of building production platforms that engineering teams actually use
- Strong software engineering fundamentals: comfortable with data structures, algorithms, API design, debugging production systems, and working across multiple languages
- Track record of building security platforms or foundational services used across multiple engineering teams
- Hands-on experience with container security tools and frameworks (Falco, OPA, Kyverno, Gatekeeper, service mesh security)
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals: API server security, etcd encryption, CNI plugins, admission webhooks, RBAC, and control plane hardening
- Experience with GitOps patterns and securing CI/CD pipelines for Kubernetes deployments
- Experience with cloud security primitives across Azure and/or AWS
- Practical knowledge of supply chain security, image scanning, admission control, and runtime threat detection
- Proven ability to independently drive ambiguous, complex security initiatives to completion at staff+ level
- Track record of giving yourself hard problems and navigating ambiguity with confidence
- Comfortable diving into unfamiliar codebases and leveraging AI to bridge technical gaps
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical direction across teams
What the job involves
- Kubernetes security at the scale and complexity of space operations is genuinely hard — and a lot of it is still unsolved
- This role exists to change that
- As our Staff Kubernetes Security Engineer, you'll build zero-trust foundations and secure paved paths that enable our platform and development teams to ship safely on Kubernetes
- You'll own the security posture of our container orchestration platform across multi-cloud environments, architecting security platforms that define how we operate containers in production
- Working as part of the Platform Security team, you'll have broad impact across all teams deploying containerized workloads
- This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll write production code daily while driving strategic security initiatives
- You'll thrive on ambiguously hard problems, give yourself the toughest challenges, and have the technical maturity to drive complex security initiatives from conception to production with minimal direction
- You'll be working in an AI-native environment where leveraging AI to accelerate your impact is expected
- This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
- Architect and build security platforms, frameworks, and foundational services used by platform and development teams—making secure patterns the default choice for Kubernetes deployments
- Drive adoption of security best practices and influence technical direction for Kubernetes security, workload isolation, and container deployment
- Own the security architecture and posture of our Kubernetes infrastructure across Azure and AWS environments
- Design and implement secure-by-default infrastructure including pod security policies, network policies, RBAC, admission controllers, and runtime security
- Build and ship production-grade automation, tooling, CLI utilities, and operators to enforce security best practices and detect threats across our Kubernetes clusters
- Develop secure Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), controllers, and Kubernetes operators for security automation and policy enforcement
- Lead security architecture decisions for workload isolation, secrets management, service mesh security, and supply chain security
- Design, implement, and operate PKI infrastructure for Kubernetes—including private CA hierarchies, automated certificate lifecycle management (cert-manager), service mesh mTLS certificate rotation, and certificate issuance for workloads and control plane components
- Partner with Cloud Security Engineer to design and operate unified PKI infrastructure across cloud and container environments—ensuring consistent certificate policies, trust anchors, and operational practices. Collaborate on node IAM, pod service accounts, CNI security, and cloud provider integrations
- Secure the Kubernetes control plane including API server, etcd, and CNI plugin configurations
- Design and implement admission webhooks (validating and mutating) for security policy enforcement
- Identify and drive resolution of complex security challenges in multi-tenant and multi-cluster environments
- Partner with Platform and development teams to embed security into GitOps workflows and the development lifecycle
- Stay ahead of emerging container security threats and proactively harden our defenses
- Develop security testing frameworks and validation tools to continuously verify security controls
- Leverage AI tools to accelerate development, close knowledge gaps, and push the boundaries of what's possible
Our take
True Anomaly is a space tech startup composed of former military operators and engineers. The Colorado-based company is focused on building spacecraft and software solutions designed to secure U.S. commercial and military interests in space. It has already developed a fully-integrated platform with seamless satellite, navigation, and data-capture technologies that provide security and training for the quickly evolving space market.
Founded in 2022, True Anomaly has already designed its first spacecraft, the Jackal Autonomous Orbital Vehicle, which can be used to train operators on the ground or as intelligence-gathering tools against adversarial spacecraft. Alongside this, the startup has built a 35,000-square-foot facility in Denver to manufacture the Jackals.
With impressive capital gained in 2023 and 2025, the company validated the Jackal's technical and operational capabilities and made the necessary investments to scale production. And with its most recent capital injection, the company is ready to fund space missions and further scale its operations.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
296% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2025
$130m
SERIES C
Dec 2023
$100m
SERIES B
Total funding: $271.7m
Company benefits
- 100% Employer-Sponsored Healthcare: We’ve got you covered! Our comprehensive healthcare package is fully sponsored, ensuring you and your loved ones stay healthy and worry-free, so you can focus on shaping the future of space security.
- Generous Time Off: We believe in working hard and recharging fully. Our generous vacation policy gives you the flexibility to take the time you need to relax, explore, and come back energized to take on new challenges.
- Equity: Own an equity stake in True Anomaly as you build something transformative. With equity options, you’re not just working for True Anomaly; you’re an owner. As an essential part of our growth and future success, we want you to share in the upside potential!
- 401k and Roth 401k options: Plan for tomorrow with our 401K and Roth 401K options that put you in control of your financial future.
- Learning & Development Opportunities: Your growth fuels our innovation. We’re committed to providing you with the resources and training to expand your skills, spark new ideas, and advance your career with us.
Company HQ
Downtown, Colorado Springs, CO
Leadership
Even Rogers
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously served as an Officer in the USAF, where they led interdisciplinary teams of space operators, scientists, and engineers to develop and evaluate the operational performance of military systems and tactics designed to protects U.S and allied assets.
Kyle Zakrzewski
(Co-Founder & Chief Engineering Officer)Previously served as the Orbital Warfare Chief of Training for the USAF. Other roles served at the USAF include, Maintenance Flight Commander, Officer In Charge of Protected SATCOM Operations, and Cyberspace Operations Officer.
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