Software Engineer, Zero Trust - Amsterdam

What to Expect

As a Zero Trust Software Engineer, you will design and build the software, automation, and tooling that powers Tesla's global Zero Trust infrastructure at scale. You will develop platform integrations, infrastructure-as-code modules, APIs, automation pipelines, and custom tooling that enable Tesla's Zero Trust platforms to be deployed, configured, monitored, and operated programmatically. This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong proficiency in Terraform, Python, Go, and/or PowerShell, with the ability to build production-grade software that operates Tesla's security infrastructure.

What You'll Do

• Design and develop infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) modules for provisioning and managing Zero Trust platform resources (Zscaler, Akamai Guardicore, Teleport, Azure AD/Entra ID)
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Zero Trust infrastructure deployment, configuration changes, and policy updates with automated validation and rollback
• Develop custom APIs and microservices (Go, Python) that integrate Zero Trust platforms with Tesla's internal systems, identity providers, and security tooling
• Create automation frameworks (Python, PowerShell) for operational tasks: user provisioning, policy deployment, certificate management, log aggregation, and compliance reporting
• Build monitoring and observability tooling, including custom Grafana dashboards, Prometheus exporters, and Splunk integrations for Zero Trust platform telemetry
• Develop self-service tooling that enables teams across Tesla to request, configure, and manage Zero Trust access without manual intervention
• Write and maintain PowerShell modules for Windows-based Zero Trust operations, Active Directory integrations, and endpoint configuration management
• Implement automated testing frameworks for Zero Trust policy validation, ensuring policy changes do not introduce access regressions
• Contribute to internal developer platforms and SDKs that abstract Zero Trust platform APIs for consumption by other engineering teams
• Perform code reviews, maintain documentation, and follow software engineering best practices (version control, testing, observability, secure coding)
• Collaborate with Systems and Network Engineering teams to translate operational requirements into automated, repeatable solutions
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation as required

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with production systems
• Strong proficiency in at least two of the following: Terraform, Python, Go, PowerShell; working knowledge of the others
• 3+ years of experience building automation and tooling for security or infrastructure platforms
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code at scale (Terraform providers, modules, state management, CI/CD integration)
• Proficiency with API development (REST, gRPC) and integration patterns (webhooks, event-driven, message queues)
• Experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD) and GitOps workflows
• Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture principles and at least one Zero Trust platform (Zscaler, Guardicore, Cloudflare Access, Palo Alto Prisma)
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and their IAM/networking primitives
• Proficiency with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and container orchestration
• Experience with monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK)
• Strong understanding of identity protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, SCIM) and directory services (Active Directory, Azure AD/Entra ID)
• Experience with version control (Git), code review practices, and automated testing
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

Nice to Have

• Experience writing custom Terraform providers
• Contributions to open-source security or infrastructure tooling
• Experience with Open Policy Agent (OPA) or other policy-as-code frameworks
• Familiarity with SPIFFE/SPIRE for workload identity
• Experience with PKI automation and certificate lifecycle management

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.