DirectorofCyberDefenseEngineering

About Nscale Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future. About the Role We are hiring a Director of Cyber Defense Engineering to own Nscale’s full defensive stack and build a cyber defense program that matches the pace and complexity of AI cloud infrastructure risk. Reporting directly to the CISO, this role sits at the center of Nscale’s security leadership and works closely with engineering and executive leadership. You will lead across a 24x7 global SOC, incident response, threat intelligence, detection engineering, and red team, bringing together functions that must operate as one during both day-to-day defense and high-severity incidents. This role is critical to strengthening Nscale’s defensive posture as the threat landscape evolves faster than traditional enterprise security programs were designed to handle. You will shape how the organization detects, responds to, and learns from threats, while ensuring security findings translate into better detections, stronger playbooks, and more resilient controls. What you'll be doing 24x7 Global SOC Lead a follow-the-sun SOC across multiple regions and drive a resilient global operating model. Set standards for shift handoffs, triage discipline, escalat