Security Engineer

Chainguard

5d • $105,000 - $123,000 • Remote

About The Position

Chainguard is hiring an earlier-career Security Engineer to support engineers across Identity and Access Management (IAM), AI, and cloud. The role is intended for someone with a strong IT administration and/or software development foundation, hands-on experience in at least one of the three functional areas, and an interest in growing into security. The engineer will work alongside more senior engineers, learn modern security practices, and contribute directly to protecting the cloud, AI, and identity systems used by the company and its products. The position reports to the Director of Cyber Resiliency. Chainguard is a late-stage startup where priorities and tools can change quickly, so the role calls for adaptability and comfort with a fast-moving environment.

The successful candidate will take the work seriously while maintaining a collaborative, team-first approach and assuming good intentions. The position offers room to learn and specialize over time.

Requirements

• Strong IT administration skills and/or a software development background.
• Hands-on experience in at least one of IAM, AI/ML infrastructure, or cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Comfort with scripting, automation, and troubleshooting.
• Outstanding interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Comfort with ambiguity and rapid change in a fast-moving, late-stage startup environment.
• A team-first mentality, eagerness to learn, willingness to share context, and motivation to help teammates succeed.

Nice To Haves

• Security experience or working knowledge, along with a genuine desire to grow into security.

Responsibilities

• Operate and sustain Chainguard’s cloud, IAM, and AI technology platforms.
• Help implement and maintain access controls, identity policies, and authentication and authorization systems.
• Support hardening and monitoring cloud infrastructure alongside senior cloud architects.
• Assist in securing AI/ML pipelines and agentic workflows as they scale across the company.
• Troubleshoot, automate, and maintain systems using IT administration or software engineering skills.
• Document processes and contribute to runbooks, playbooks, and internal knowledge-sharing.
• Adapt to shifting priorities and learn new tools or systems as company needs evolve.
• Learn and apply security best practices under the guidance of senior engineers.

Benefits

• Remote-first culture with team meetup opportunities and bi-annual destination summits.
• Monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone, and internet costs.
• Stock options upon hire and promotion, participation in secondary offerings, and 10 years to exercise options.
• 100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance premiums for employees and dependents.
• Flexible time off.
• Paid parental leave: 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, usable at once or throughout the child's first year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed