Security Engineer, SUSE

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent
• At least 3 years' security software engineering
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to foster long-term relationships with internal and international teams, external partners, and candidates
• Hands-on experience in hardening operating systems, containers, and cloud environments
• Extensive experience with Kubernetes, containers, and related cloud technologies
• Understanding of relevant industry and government security compliance frameworks

Desirable

• SUSE is seeking a skilled and motivated Security Engineer to join our Rancher Security Team
• The Rancher Security Team is in charge of enabling Engineering/Development teams to better understand and address risks and threats to our products; by providing tools, security policies and procedures, awareness, and technical ability to identify and fix these issues
• Our organization within SUSE is responsible for the Rancher product suite. We build open-source software that addresses the operational and security challenges of managing cloud native platforms like Kubernetes, while providing DevOps teams with integrated tools for running containerized workloads
• Our flagship product SUSE Rancher has over 100 million downloads to-date and is managing mission critical services at Fortune 500 companies and many other organizations large and small around the world
• Lead and execute security initiatives focused on enhancing the security of our Cloud Native products
• Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Kubernetes security, covering, but not limited to, the following areas:
• Penetration testing
• System Hardening
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate security into the software development lifecycle (SDLC), promoting a security by default culture
• Collaborate with Product Management to define security requirements for new features and products
• Conduct security audits and prepare reports for management and compliance purposes
• Respond to security incidents, analyze breaches, and participate in incident response planning and execution
• Develop, implement, and maintain security policies, standards, and procedures
• Monitor security access and conduct security assessments, including penetration testing and vulnerability scanning
• Provide security training and awareness to other employees
• Stay up-to-date with the latest security trends, threats, and technologies