Senior Security Engineer
Kong
Senior Security Engineer at Kong is a full time role based in Remote · Italy (remote). It was published on 31 July 2026 and was open at last check.
| Role | Senior Security Engineer |
|---|---|
| Company | Kong |
| Location | Remote · Italy (remote) |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Published | 31 July 2026 |
| Status | Open at last check |
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About the Role:
As a Senior Security Engineer, you will serve as the technical security lead for securing the world’s most popular API gateway. You will apply deep expertise in high-performance networking and distributed systems to shape the security posture of the Kong Cloud. You’ll spend your time architecting the evolution of our security capabilities—specifically focused on leveraging Open Source (OSS) and building state of the art network and application security solutions..
What you'll do:
- Threat Defense Leadership: Architect and implement next-generation WAF, IDS, and IPS capabilities at the gateway level to protect against OWASP Top 10, zero-day exploits, and sophisticated API abuse.
- Multi-Cloud Security: Design and implement "Zero Trust" security models that operate seamlessly across hybrid and multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, On-prem).
- Strategic Roadmap: Partner with Product and Architecture leads to define the multi-year security roadmap for Kong Gateway, balancing the needs of the OSS community with Enterprise requirements.
- Incident Resolution: Lead the response to complex, multi-faceted security challenges—from supply chain vulnerabilities in open-source dependencies to high-stakes CVE remediations.
- Mentorship & Influence: Champion a "Security-First" culture by mentoring engineers on secure coding practices and influencing the long-term cybersecurity maturity of the entire organization.
What you'll bring:
- 5+ years’ experience in Cybersecurity Engineering, with a focus on high-traffic infrastructure or API management.
- Cloud-Native & Multi-Cloud: Expert-level knowledge of multi-cloud solution design, specifically securing traffic across disparate cloud providers and Kubernetes environments.
- Security Domain Specialist: Proven track record in designing/deploying WAF, IDS, and IPS systems at scale, with an understanding of signature-based vs. ML-based detection.
- Programming Proficiency:Python, Go or Rust
- Open Source Contributor: Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source security projects is a significant asset.
- Design Excellence: Ability to produce high-quality, high-performance security designs that do not compromise the "millisecond-latency" promise of the gateway.
About Kong:
Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform, Kong Konnect, enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information, visit .
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Senior Security Engineer at Kong — questions answered
What does the Senior Security Engineer role at Kong pay?
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Is the Senior Security Engineer role at Kong remote?
Yes — Kong advertises this Senior Security Engineer role as remote, tied to Remote · Italy, and it is listed as full time work. Remote terms come from the employer's own posting, so confirm the expected working hours, timezone and any on-site days with Kong before you apply.
Is the Senior Security Engineer role at Kong still open?
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