Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Senior Security Engineer - Infrastructure & Platform Security

Security Engineering & ArchitectureConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Computer Science or Information Systems, or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability.
Senior-level working experience on a security team supporting Kubernetes infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, on-premises datacenter infrastructure, or site reliability engineering.
Advanced hands-on experience in Kubernetes administration, cluster operations, and security hardening, including role-based access control, network policies, admission controllers, Open Policy Agent/Gatekeeper, or Kyverno.
Hands-on experience with container runtime security, image scanning, and supply chain security for containerized workloads.
Experience building monitoring and alerting with Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or equivalent; incident management; service-level objective/service-level indicator frameworks; and on-call operations for infrastructure.
Proficiency in continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines such as Jenkins, GitLab, or Argo CD, and a deep understanding of GitOps principles and secure software delivery.
Good understanding of image vulnerability scanning tools such as Aqua, Wiz, Prisma, or Trivy, and artifact management tools such as Artifactory or Docker Hub.
Proficiency in Linux system security and at least one programming language: Python, Go, or Java.
Experience with infrastructure as code, including Terraform, Helm, or Kustomize, and configuration management at scale.
Familiarity with infrastructure security, defense-in-depth concepts, and penetration testing methodologies for Kubernetes and container breakout techniques.

Responsibilities

Define, implement, and enforce security policies and controls across Kubernetes clusters spanning on-premises environments, AI/HPC infrastructure, and public cloud environments.
Own Kubernetes security posture management, including role-based access control governance, network policy enforcement, admission control, pod security standards, and secrets management.
Identify, assess, and drive remediation of vulnerabilities in Kubernetes workloads, container images, and cluster configurations at scale.
Perform threat modeling and risk assessments for Kubernetes environments, identify attack paths, and implement preventive and detective controls.
Build and maintain site reliability engineering practices for security infrastructure, including monitoring, alerting, incident response, capacity planning, and reliability engineering for security tooling.
Develop automation and tooling for security operations, including automated remediation workflows, security pipeline integrations, and self-healing infrastructure.
Collaborate with Security Operations, Detection, and Incident Response teams to develop Kubernetes-specific detection signals, incident response playbooks, and forensic tooling.
Operate and maintain security tools deployed across Kubernetes infrastructure, ensuring high availability and minimal performance impact on production workloads.
Develop and maintain runbooks, architecture documentation, and operational playbooks for security tools and Kubernetes security controls.
Partner with Kubernetes Infrastructure site reliability engineering teams to embed security into cluster lifecycle management, upgrades, and capacity operations.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	AUSTIN, Texas
Requisition ID	276017
Type	Full-time

Job Description

Tesla is continuously pushing the boundaries of innovation in transportation, energy generation, energy storage, self-driving, SI hardware and software. Infrastructure & Platform Security under the Information Security organization is responsible for building and operating security capabilities to measure and continuously improve the security posture of our global on-premises datacenter infrastructure, public cloud footprint and several platforms which power Tesla critical business applications. Our on-premises IT infrastructure includes SI platforms that powers our SI endeavors.<br>As a Senior Security Engineer, Infrastructure & Platform Security, you will own the security posture of Tesla's Kubernetes infrastructure while also serving as a Security SRE — ensuring the reliability, observability, and operational health of security tooling and infrastructure. You will work at the intersection of Kubernetes security, platform security, and site reliability engineering, partnering with Platform Engineering and Security Operations teams to harden Tesla's container orchestration layer and keep security systems running at production quality.<br>

Job Responsibilities

Define, implement, and enforce security policies and controls across Kubernetes clusters spanning on-premises, AI/HPC Infra, and public cloud environments
Own Kubernetes security posture management — RBAC governance, network policy enforcement, admission control, pod security standards, and secrets management
Identify, assess, and drive remediation of vulnerabilities in Kubernetes workloads, container images, and cluster configurations at scale
Perform threat modeling and risk assessments for Kubernetes environments, identifying attack paths and implementing preventive and detective controls
Build and maintain SRE practices for security infrastructure — monitoring, alerting, incident response, capacity planning, and reliability engineering for security tooling
Develop automation and tooling for security operations — automated remediation workflows, security pipeline integrations, and self-healing infrastructure
Collaborate with Security Operations, Detection, and Incident Response teams to develop K8s-specific detection signals, incident response playbooks, and forensic tooling
Operate and maintain security tools deployed across Kubernetes infrastructure, ensuring high availability and minimal performance impact on production workloads
Develop and maintain runbooks, architecture documentation, and operational playbooks for security tools and Kubernetes security controls
Partner with Kubernetes Infrastructure SRE teams to embed security into cluster lifecycle management, upgrades, and capacity operations

Job Requirements

Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability
Senior level working experience in a security team supporting one or more of the following areas: Kubernetes infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, on-premises datacenter infrastructure, or site reliability engineering
Advanced hands-on experience in Kubernetes administration, cluster operations, and security hardening (RBAC, network policies, admission controllers, OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno)
Hands-on experience with container runtime security, image scanning, and supply chain security for containerized workloads
Strong SRE skills — experience building monitoring/alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or equivalent), incident management, SLO/SLI frameworks, and on-call operations for infrastructure
Proficient in CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, Argo CD) with deep understanding of GitOps principles and secure software delivery
Good understanding of image vulnerability scanning tools (Aqua, Wiz, Prisma, Trivy) and artifact management (Artifactory, Docker Hub)
Proficient in Linux system security and at least one programming language: Python, Go, or Java
Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Helm, Kustomize) and configuration management at scale
Familiarity with infrastructure security, defense-in-depth concepts and penetration testing methodologies for Kubernetes and container breakout techniques

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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