48 platform security engineer jobs at 32 companies in Poway, CA
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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yrOn-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
ResMedNew York Stock Exchange: RMD: Developing cloud-connected medical devices for sleep and respiratory care.
8+ YOE8+ years in platform/SRE or infrastructure engineering; deep AWS and Kubernetes experience; hands-on with GitHub, GitHub Actions, GitOps, Argo CD, Terraform or CDK; strong Kubernetes networking, Karpenter, observability, incident response, and platform security skills.
Saronic: Building autonomous surface vessels for maritime defense operations.
Experienced AI-focused security engineer who has shipped agents or LLM-based automations, builds secure backends and infrastructure, understands AI governance/DLP/monitoring, and can obtain U.S. security clearance.
LLMs, agentic loops, function calling, Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, containers, APIs, data pipelines, MCP, evals
Storage Strategies Inc: Provides systems engineering and IT services to federal agencies.
5+ YOESenior DevOps/Platform Engineer with 5+ years in DevOps/SRE, Kubernetes in production, and strong security posture. Clearable to Secret; hybrid in San Diego.
Ventura or Carlsbad or Fresno or Los Angeles or Monterey or Oakland or Palm Springs or Riverside or Sacramento or San Luis Obispo or San Diego or San Jose or Santa Barbara or Ventura
$120k-$140k/yrHybridFull Time
Rincon Consultants: Provides professional environmental consulting and planning services in California.
5+ YOE5+ years' experience administering Microsoft 365 and related cloud security platforms; hands-on with Entra ID, Intune, Defender, Purview, SharePoint, Teams; governance, CA/MFA/PIM, device compliance, DLP, retention, labeling; regulated environments.
Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview, SharePoint, Teams, Microsoft 365
Fort Carson or Colorado Springs or Charleston or Denver or San Diego
$110k-$180k/yrOnsiteFull Time
The Marlin Alliance: Provides digital transformation and automation services to defense agencies.
U.S. citizen with active Top Secret clearance. Experience building and securing cloud infrastructure, container orchestration, IaC, Linux, scripting, and supporting AI/ML platforms; ability to lift 50 lbs.
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
10+ YOEBS in EE/CE/CS or related field; expertise in secure boot or hardware roots of trust; experience building secure web services and scalable infrastructure; programming in Python, Go, or C/C++; cross-disciplinary collaboration.
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Develops social media applications and augmented reality technology.
5+ YOEBachelor's or equivalent experience, 5+ years software development (C, C++, Rust), 3+ years in embedded/Linux security, experience with applied cryptography, threat modeling, fuzzing, and secure platform design.
Peraton: National security and mission-critical government technology services provider.
5+ YOE5+ years CS/Engineering/Math/Physics with BS; Secret clearance or ability; Security+ within 45 days; strong Kubernetes; San Diego resident; Docker/Podman, Kubernetes/OpenShift/Helm, CI/CD tools, IaC, Linux, scripting.
Peraton: Provides advanced technology and mission support for government agencies.
5+ YOE5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; secret clearance or ability to obtain; CompTIA Security+ or ability to obtain within 45 days; strong Kubernetes; must live in San Diego; experience with containerization, CI/CD, IaC, Linux; scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell).
General Atomics: Designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft and nuclear technology systems.
8+ YOERequires an engineering degree or equivalent experience with ~8+ years (senior), systems engineering, leading multi-disciplinary teams, DoD systems integration (radar, EO/IR, EW, datalinks, A3I), and ability to obtain a DoD security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
New York City or La Jolla or Bothell or Collegeville or Walton Oaks or Tampa or Dublin or Sandwich or Groton or Thessaloniki or Berlin
$300k-$500k/yrHybridFull Time
PfizerNYSE: PFE: Develops and manufactures vaccines and medicines for global healthcare
12+ YOE7+ Mgmt12+ years software/infrastructure engineering with 7+ years in AI/ML platform or MLOps at scale; deep experience with multi-tenant AI infrastructure, LLM gateway, model serving, compute provisioning, IaC (Terraform), multi-cloud, security, and regulated environments (GxP).
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems: Designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft and radar systems.
3+ YOESystems/project engineering leadership for UAS platform integration and flight test; bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience; ability to obtain DoD security clearance; strong communication and technical problem-solving skills.
IntuitNASDAQ: INTU: Provides financial software for accounting, tax, and personal finance.
10+ YOE10+ years software development; experience building/scaling API Gateway or reverse proxy (Envoy, NGINX, Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway); Kubernetes and service mesh experience; proficient in Go, Java, or C++; familiarity with cloud platforms and API security standards.
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
4+ YOERequires STEM degree with relevant engineering experience, transferable U.S. government security clearance (Secret or Top Secret), airborne/ground platform integration experience, comms/RF/SATCOM expertise, and 25% travel.
SAICNASDAQ: SAIC: Provides government and defense clients with technology and engineering services.
0+ YOEBachelor's in cybersecurity or related field required; Security+ certification; familiarity with Naval C4I testing, NUTANIX platforms, RMF/ATO for NAVWAR; 0+ years experience.
El Segundo or Los Angeles or Washington or San Francisco or San Diego or Seattle or London
$130k-$190k/yrOnsiteFull Time
CHAOS Industries: Develops advanced radar and sensing systems for modern defense.
3+ YOEBachelor's in Engineering/CS, 3+ years HIL/SIL or embedded systems integration, proficiency with real-time platforms (dSPACE, NI VeriStand), strong Python/C/C++ skills, familiarity with PX4/ArduPilot and drone protocols, and ability to obtain US security clearance.
Woodbridge or New York City or Atlanta or Boston or Chicago or Dallas or Delaware or Denver or Garden City or Cayman Islands or Greenwich or Houston or Los Angeles or Miami or Naples or Nevada or Palm Beach or San Diego or San Francisco or Seattle or Stuart or Washington
$160k-$200k/yrHybridFull Time
Bessemer Trust: Wealth management and family office services for affluent clients.
7+ YOE7+ years in DevOps/platform/cloud infrastructure engineering; strong AWS (IAM, CloudFormation, Lambda, API Gateway, VPC, CloudWatch, SSM, Secrets Manager, ECR); AWS CDK/CloudFormation/Terraform; CI/CD (Bitbucket/GitHub Actions, OIDC); container and datastore operations; security fundamentals.