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Infrastructure & Application Security Engineer

TraversalNew York
On-site Full-time $200K/yr - $350K/yr

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Kubernetes Security Guardrails: Develop and implement enforceable baseline controls across clusters, focusing on RBAC hardening, Pod Security Standards alignment, network policies, admission control, and policy-as-code, along with clear rollout paths and exception workflows. Service-to-Service Security (Istio Ambient): Establish secure-by-default service communication patterns, policies, and telemetry, ensuring they are debuggable and safe for incremental rollout. Application Security (Python APIs): Deliver pre-built libraries, templates, and platform patterns for Python services (e.g., FastAPI), encompassing authentication/authorization, session management, input validation, safe error patterns, and security testing hooks.

About the job

About Traversal

Traversal stands at the forefront of AI Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), trusted by leading enterprises globally to troubleshoot, remediate, and preemptively manage complex production incidents. Our mission is to liberate engineers from continuous firefighting, allowing them to channel their talents into innovative, impactful work.

With deep roots in AI research, we are committed to establishing the premier AI agent lab for enterprises. Our greatest asset is our team, comprised of exceptionally skilled and kind individuals, including researchers from prestigious institutions such as MIT, Harvard, and Berkeley, alongside world-class engineers from industry leaders like Citadel Securities, Cockroach Labs, Datadog, and more. Together, we tackle one of AI's most challenging problems.

The Role

As an Infrastructure & Application Security Engineer at Traversal, you will be instrumental in constructing our security program from the ground up. This hands-on role is ideal for someone passionate about security, enthusiastic about Kubernetes, and eager to build—transforming risk into automated, measurable, and low-friction guardrails that engineers can leverage daily. You will work at the intersection of Kubernetes security, service-to-service security (including Istio Ambient), and application security for Python APIs within a multi-tenant SaaS environment, collaborating closely across engineering teams with a focus on deploying mechanisms rather than creating presentations.

About Traversal

Traversal is an innovative leader in AI Site Reliability Engineering, dedicated to empowering engineers by reducing operational burdens and fostering creativity. Our diverse team of experts is driven by a shared mission to revolutionize enterprise reliability through cutting-edge AI solutions.

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