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[Remote] Staff Engineer - Backend Java

Work from home Full-time role Hiring

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. The role involves delivering cloud architecture solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and optimizing cloud-based systems for performance and security.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver cloud architecture that solves the business problem and balance architecture and business margins
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product manager, developers, DevOps engineers to understand business requirements and architect scalable cloud solutions
  • Design, deploy, and manage cloud-based architecture using industry best practices, focusing on efficiency, scalability, availability, performance, and security
  • Evaluate and select appropriate cloud technologies, platforms, and tools, including Kubernetes, to meet the company's needs and drive innovation
  • Optimize cloud-based systems for high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery
  • Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure the health and performance of the cloud infrastructure
  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and other operational issues in the cloud environment
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in cloud computing, distributed systems, and cyber security

Skills

  • Proven experience as a Cloud Architect or a similar role, designing and implementing cloud-based solutions in a production environment
  • AWS / Azure / GCP cloud experience: Extensively used one of these platforms at the API/programming level
  • Experience with networking and security controls is a plus
  • Experience in one or more programming languages: Java, Python
  • REST API client experience
  • Strong expertise in cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization technologies
  • Built highly scalable distributed system from ground up
  • Experience with building highly scalable and resilient cloud services
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities
  • Ability to work in an agile environment and drive initiatives with clarity and purpose
  • CloudFormation, Terraform are nice to have
  • Working knowledge of spring or similar ecosystems
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes and docker containers is good to have
  • Gang of four design patterns

Company Overview

  • Illumio is a cybersecurity platform specializing in breach containment and Zero Trust segmentation across hybrid environments. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.illumio.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Illumio has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 16 in 2026, 43 in 2025, 24 in 2024, 21 in 2023, 12 in 2022, 19 in 2021, 24 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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