Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Software Engineer - Zero Trust

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAmsterdam, NetherlandsNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 5 years of software engineering experience with production systems.
Strong proficiency in at least two of Terraform, Python, Go, and PowerShell, with working knowledge of the others.
At least 3 years of experience building automation and tooling for security or infrastructure platforms.
Experience with infrastructure-as-code at scale, including Terraform providers, modules, state management, and CI/CD integration.
Proficiency with API development using REST or gRPC and integration patterns such as webhooks, event-driven systems, and message queues.
Experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or ArgoCD, and GitOps workflows.
Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture principles and at least one Zero Trust platform, such as Zscaler, Guardicore, Cloudflare Access, or Palo Alto Prisma.
Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP and their IAM and networking primitives.
Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
Experience with monitoring and observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or ELK.
Strong understanding of identity protocols including SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, and SCIM, and directory services including Active Directory and Azure AD/Entra ID.
Experience with Git, code review practices, and automated testing.
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Design and develop Terraform infrastructure-as-code modules to provision and manage Zero Trust platform resources, including Zscaler, Akamai Guardicore, Teleport, and Azure AD/Entra ID.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Zero Trust infrastructure deployment, configuration changes, and policy updates, including automated validation and rollback.
Develop custom APIs and microservices in Go or Python to integrate Zero Trust platforms with internal systems, identity providers, and security tooling.
Create Python and PowerShell automation frameworks for operational tasks, including user provisioning, policy deployment, certificate management, log aggregation, and compliance reporting.
Build monitoring and observability tooling, including custom Grafana dashboards, Prometheus exporters, and Splunk integrations for Zero Trust platform telemetry.
Develop self-service tooling that enables teams across the company to request, configure, and manage Zero Trust access without manual intervention.
Write and maintain PowerShell modules for Windows-based Zero Trust operations, Active Directory integrations, and endpoint configuration management.
Implement automated testing frameworks for Zero Trust policy validation to ensure policy changes do not introduce access regressions.
Contribute to internal developer platforms and SDKs that abstract Zero Trust platform APIs for use by other engineering teams.
Perform code reviews, maintain documentation, and follow software engineering best practices for version control, testing, observability, and secure coding.
Collaborate with Systems and Network Engineering teams to translate operational requirements into automated, repeatable solutions.
Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation as required.

Desired Qualifications

Experience writing custom Terraform providers.
Contributions to open-source security or infrastructure tooling.
Experience with Open Policy Agent (OPA) or other policy-as-code frameworks.
Familiarity with SPIFFE/SPIRE for workload identity.
Experience with PKI automation and certificate lifecycle management.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Requisition ID	286922
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<p><br></p>As a Zero Trust Software Engineer, you will design and build the software, automation, and tooling that powers Tesla's global Zero Trust infrastructure at scale. You will develop platform integrations, infrastructure-as-code modules, APIs, automation pipelines, and custom tooling that enable Tesla's Zero Trust platforms to be deployed, configured, monitored, and operated programmatically. This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong proficiency in Terraform, Python, Go, and/or PowerShell, with the ability to build production-grade software that operates Tesla's security infrastructure.

Job Responsibilities

Design and develop infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) modules for provisioning and managing Zero Trust platform resources (Zscaler, Akamai Guardicore, Teleport, Azure AD/Entra ID)
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Zero Trust infrastructure deployment, configuration changes, and policy updates with automated validation and rollback
Develop custom APIs and microservices (Go, Python) that integrate Zero Trust platforms with Tesla's internal systems, identity providers, and security tooling
Create automation frameworks (Python, PowerShell) for operational tasks: user provisioning, policy deployment, certificate management, log aggregation, and compliance reporting
Build monitoring and observability tooling, including custom Grafana dashboards, Prometheus exporters, and Splunk integrations for Zero Trust platform telemetry
Develop self-service tooling that enables teams across Tesla to request, configure, and manage Zero Trust access without manual intervention
Write and maintain PowerShell modules for Windows-based Zero Trust operations, Active Directory integrations, and endpoint configuration management
Implement automated testing frameworks for Zero Trust policy validation, ensuring policy changes do not introduce access regressions
Contribute to internal developer platforms and SDKs that abstract Zero Trust platform APIs for consumption by other engineering teams
Perform code reviews, maintain documentation, and follow software engineering best practices (version control, testing, observability, secure coding)
Collaborate with Systems and Network Engineering teams to translate operational requirements into automated, repeatable solutions
Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation as required

Job Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience with production systems
Strong proficiency in at least two of the following: Terraform, Python, Go, PowerShell; working knowledge of the others
3+ years of experience building automation and tooling for security or infrastructure platforms
Experience with infrastructure-as-code at scale (Terraform providers, modules, state management, CI/CD integration)
Proficiency with API development (REST, gRPC) and integration patterns (webhooks, event-driven, message queues)
Experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD) and GitOps workflows
Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture principles and at least one Zero Trust platform (Zscaler, Guardicore, Cloudflare Access, Palo Alto Prisma)
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and their IAM/networking primitives
Proficiency with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and container orchestration
Experience with monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK)
Strong understanding of identity protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, SCIM) and directory services (Active Directory, Azure AD/Entra ID)
Experience with version control (Git), code review practices, and automated testing
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent work experience
Effective verbal and written communication skills

Nice to Have

Experience writing custom Terraform providers
Contributions to open-source security or infrastructure tooling
Experience with Open Policy Agent (OPA) or other policy-as-code frameworks
Familiarity with SPIFFE/SPIRE for workload identity
Experience with PKI automation and certificate lifecycle management

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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