Senior Security Engineer Job at Docker

Senior Security Engineer

Docker

Location:
Canada, United States

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

227600.00 - 284500.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

As a Senior Security Engineer, you'll be a trusted advisor to engineering and product teams, ensuring security is built into every Docker product from the ground up. You'll partner with leadership to shape product security strategy, influence architectural decisions, and drive adoption of security controls across the organization. You'll apply your expertise in secure architecture, threat modeling, and vulnerability management to identify and mitigate risks early in the development lifecycle. Working across cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerized environments, and AI/ML products, you'll implement proactive security solutions that scale with Docker's growth. This role offers the opportunity to build and mature security programs at a company whose products are trusted by millions of developers worldwide. You'll work in a fast-paced, technically challenging environment where your security expertise directly impacts both Docker's platform and the broader container ecosystem.

Job Responsibility:

Work with leadership to align security initiatives with business goals, ensuring that security is a core component of product and infrastructure
Take ownership and drive implementation for key programs such as vulnerability management, cloud governance, and product security
Serve as a security subject matter expert for software security and architecture
Partner with engineering to design and implement security architecture and controls across Docker products and platforms
Perform security design reviews and threat modeling of emerging AI products
Integrate security into SDLC through security requirements, design assessments, and automated security testing
Manage Docker’s Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) by validating submissions, and working with engineering to resolve confirmed issues
Design and enforce security configurations in cloud environments (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure) according to industry best practices
Establish automated monitoring and alerting to detect security anomalies across our environments
Serve on rotating on-call schedule to respond to security incidents, investigate threats, and coordinate remediation efforts
Educate and collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., engineering, product) to promote security practices

Requirements:

At least 5+ years of experience in security engineering roles, with a focus on application and infrastructure security, preferably in a cloud-native or SaaS environment
3+ years of hands-on development experience in Python or Golang
Deep expertise in authentication, authorization, including technologies like OAuth, SAML, OIDC, MFA, cryptography applications and Zero Trust principals
Strong hands-on experience with securing cloud ecosystems (e.g: AWS, GCP, Azure)
Understand AI/ML security risks and mitigations, including prompt injection, data poisoning, model extraction, and adversarial attacks
Have deployed runtime security solutions for threat detection and policy enforcement in Kubernetes, Docker environments
A track record of building security programs and automations from scratch, applying risk-based prioritization
An understanding of compliance regulations (e.g, SOC 2, ISO 27xxx, GDPR, CCPA, FIPS) and ability to align security with compliance requirements
Excellent communication skills, allowing you to explain complex security concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Understand industry standards, and actively keep up with emerging security technologies and models
A team player who drives security change via collaboration and cross-functional partnerships

What we offer:

Freedom & flexibility
fit your work around your life
Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break
Home office setup
we want you comfortable while you work
16 weeks of paid Parental leave
Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month
PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy
Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes
Equity
we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company
Docker Swag
Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country
Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 20, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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