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Illumio · 3 weeks ago

Staff Security Engineer

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$153K/yr - $184K/yr
date7+ years exp

Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. The Staff Security Engineer will leverage Illumio Insights to protect the company, collaborate cross-functionally, and build, deploy, and automate security solutions to support a defense-in-depth strategy.

Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityData CenterSaaSSecurity
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Leverage Illumio Insights as an everyday tool to protect the company, as well as providing input and feedback to the product teams
Collaborate cross-functionally to protect the Illumio’s production and corporate environments
Build, deploy, and automate security solutions to support our defense-in-depth strategy, using a mixture of commercial, open-source, and in-house tools
Continually improve the effectiveness of our tools, and implement new approaches to address the changing threat landscape
Perform other activities in support of the Security team’s charter
Mentor others as you yourself gain knowledge and experience
Participate in weekly on-call rotations

Qualification

Enterprise security toolsMulti-cloud securityNetwork SecurityApplication SecurityIncident ResponseScriptingAutomationIllumio CloudSecureIllumio InsightsRed team experienceBlue team experienceAnalytical mindsetClear communication

Required

7+ years of experience doing the following:
Building and operating enterprise security tools
Securing multi-cloud environments
Network Security
Application Security
Both Red and Blue team experience
Working knowledge of Illumio CloudSecure and Insights
Demonstrable Incident Response experience
Strong scripting and automation skills
A data-driven, analytical mindset
The ability to express yourself clearly when communicating

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision Coverage
Health and Dependent Savings Accounts
Life and Disability Programs
Paid Parental Leave
Voluntary Benefit Programs
Company Sponsored Wellness Program
Wellness Reimbursement Program
Retirement Savings
Equity Opportunities
Paid time off
Paid Holidays
Employee Incentive Program

Company

Illumio

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Illumio, the breach containment leader
dateFounded in 2013
location
Sunnyvale, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://www.illumio.com

H1B Sponsorship

Illumio has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (44)
2024 (26)
2023 (21)
2022 (12)
2021 (19)
2020 (24)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$557.5M
Key Investors
Thoma BravoJ.P. Morgan Asset ManagementGeneral Catalyst
2021-06-23Series F· $225M
2019-02-07Series E· $65M
2017-06-07Series D· $125M

Leadership Team

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Andrew Rubin
CEO & Founder
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Anup Singh
Chief Financial Officer
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