Nscale

AI Infrastructure

SeniorStaffSecurityEngineer,Identity

$175–225k United States; Canada Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Senior Staff Security Engineer, Identity at Nscale. Skills: Authentication, Authorization, Zero trust. Define identity vision. Define multi-year roadmap”

What You'll Achieve.

Multi-year identity roadmap delivery; Standardization of authentication; Standardization of federation systems; Adoption of authorization frameworks; Adoption of policy-as-code frameworks; Consistent zero trust enforcement; Consistent workload identity enforcement

Industry & Context.

AI Infrastructure
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10-15+ years security engineering, 10-15+ years distributed systems, Deep expertise identity and access management, Proven experience designing large-scale identity systems, Experience with cloud IAM, Experience with Kubernetes-native identity patterns, Experience designing service identity systems, Experience with mTLS, Experience with identity-based networking, Architectural judgment

Nice to Have

Experience in AI infrastructure, Experience in high-performance computing, Experience in GPU-based environments, Familiarity with multi-tenant system design, Familiarity with zero trust implementations, Familiarity with developer-facing security systems, Familiarity with identity support for compliance frameworks

What You'll Do.

Define identity vision

Define multi-year roadmap

Set technical direction

Design foundational identity architecture

Architect authentication systems

Standardize authentication systems

Implement identity integrations

Establish scalable approaches

Design authorization frameworks

Evolve authorization frameworks

Drive consistent access patterns

Standardize policy-as-code

Standardize automation approaches

Build workload identity patterns

Scale workload identity patterns

Establish zero trust principles

Enforce zero trust principles

Define identity patterns

Lead design privileged access management

Lead design secrets management

Lead design secure access workflows

Influence large-scale initiatives

Mentor senior engineers

Raise security engineering bar

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Engineering leadership; Infrastructure teams; Platform teams; Security teams

Communication Scope

Technical direction

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Full Job Description

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’re hiring a Senior Staff Security Engineer, Identity to define and lead Nscale’s identity and access architecture at scale. This is a high-impact role focused on shaping how identity, authentication, and authorization operate across infrastructure, platform, and internal systems. You’ll set long-term technical direction, design foundational systems, and partner closely with engineering leadership as well as infrastructure, platform, and security teams to embed identity into every layer of the stack. Your work will directly influence how Nscale secures highly distributed systems, supports safe multi-tenant workloads, and builds scalable identity primitives for both humans and services. This role matters because identity is a foundational part of secure, scalable infrastructure—and you’ll help define how it evolves across the company. This role will be part of the global CISO organization. What you'll be doing Identity strategy and architecture Define Nscale’s identity vision and multi-year roadmap in line with platform and infrastructure strategy. Set the long-term technical direction for identity, authentication, and authoriza

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