Staff, Platform Security Architect (Cloud, Infra and Platforms Security Architecture)

About the company

Company Introduction Coupang exists to wow our customers. We know we're doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, "How did I ever live without Coupang?" Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we are collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and establishing an unparalleled reputation for being leading and reliable force in South Korean commerce.

We are proud to have the best of both worlds — a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been since our inception. We are all entrepreneurs surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At Our core, we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact. At Coupang, you will see yourself, your colleagues, your team, and the company grow every day.

Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of what's possible to solve problems and break traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world.

Your tasks

Job Description

• Design and strengthen the security architecture across the entire Kubernetes-based platform
• Build and operate authentication, authorization, and encryption frameworks within the Service Mesh environment
• Establish security control systems for protecting East-West (inter-service) and North-South (external ingress) traffic
• Develop and implement security strategies for the Microservices Architecture environment
• Enhance the security posture of container and cloud-native workloads and define operational standards
• Build network security and inter-service trust models in large-scale distributed system environments
• Improve platform security through automation-based security policy design and enforcement
• Build detection and response systems to protect the platform and services from machine-speed attacks and advanced threats
• Drive Secure-by-Design culture adoption and establish security best practices through collaboration with development teams
• Establish long-term security strategy and technical direction for cloud-native platforms

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field
• Ability to communicate technical topics in English
• Experience conducting security architecture reviews for application and infrastructure environments
• Experience performing code-level security vulnerability analysis and security reviews
• Deep understanding of authentication, authorization, service identity, and access control models
• Experience verifying security context propagation across APIs and inter-service communications throughout end-to-end application workflows
• Experience in security design and operations for Kubernetes and container-based environments
• Experience designing and implementing non-root or rootless container environments
• Experience leveraging AI/LLM-based solutions for security automation and operational efficiency
• Experience solving complex security problems through collaboration with development teams and diverse stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in Network Segmentation and Micro-Segmentation
• Experience designing and operating Layer 7 service mesh policies based on Istio or Envoy
• Experience operating Kubernetes network security policies using eBPF-based CNI technologies
• Experience designing network access controls using Kubernetes NetworkPolicy
• Experience applying workload security standards using Pod Security Admission
• Experience with Policy-as-Code-based security controls such as Kyverno and OPA (Gatekeeper)
• Hands-on experience in Kubernetes platform security, cloud security, or platform engineering organizations
• Experience designing or operating Zero Trust Architecture in large-scale distributed system environments
• Experience demonstrating technical leadership in security automation, DevSecOps, or Cloud Native Security domains

How to apply

Recruitment Process & Information

• Recruitment Process
• Application Review - Job Fit Interview - Focus Interview – Offer
• The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.
• Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.
• Notes
• This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.
• Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.
• Those eligible for employment protection (recipients of veteran's benefits, the disabled, etc.) may receive preferential treatment for employment in accordance with applicable laws.
• Job titles and responsibilities may be subject to change depending on the candidate's overall experience, etc. This will be communicated to the candidate at the appropriate time before the offer.
• Hiring may be restricted in case the legal qualifications required for hiring and work performance is not met.

Details to Consider

• This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.
• Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.
• Those eligible for employment protection (recipients of veteran's benefits, the disabled, etc.) may receive preferential treatment for employment in accordance with applicable laws.
• Job titles and responsibilities may be subject to change depending on the candidate's overall experience, etc. This will be communicated to the candidate at the appropriate time before the offer.
• Hiring may be restricted in case the legal qualifications required for hiring and work performance is not met.
• This is a full-time regular position and includes 12 weeks of probation period; provided, however, the probationary period may be either skipped, shortened or extended if necessary for business purposes.

Privacy Notice

• Your personal information will be collected and managed by Coupang as stated in the Application Privacy Notice located below.

https://www.coupang.jobs/en/privacy-policy

Document Return Policy

1. This notification is given pursuant to Article 11 (6) of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act.
2. A job applicant, who has applied but not been finally selected for a position at Coupang (the "Company"), may request the Company to return his/her hiring documents submitted pursuant to the Fair Hiring Procedure Act. However, this will not apply where the hiring documents were submitted via the website of the Company or e-mail, or where the job applicant submitted those documents voluntarily without a request from the Company. In addition, if the hiring documents were destroyed due to a natural disaster or any other reasons not attributable to the Company, such documents will be deemed to have been returned to the job applicant.
3. A job applicant who wishes to request the return of his/her hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above should fill out a "Request for Return of Hiring Documents" [Annex Form No. 3 in the Enforcement Rule of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act] and submit It by email (recruitingops@coupang.com). In such case, within fourteen (14) days from the date of identifying the receipt of the request, the Company will send the hiring documents to the job applicant's designated address via registered mail. Please be informed that the job applicant is required to pay the postage on the registered mail.
4. In preparation for a job applicant's request for the return of hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above, the Company shall retain the original hiring documents submitted by the job applicant for 180 days from the completion of the recruiting process. If no request is made until the end of this period, all his/her hiring documents will be destroyed immediately in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act.
5. The above paragraphs 1 - 4 shall only apply when the labor-related laws of Korea govern the application. They are otherwise not applicable.

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