Nscale
AI Infrastructure
SeniorStaffSecurityEngineer,Identity
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“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.
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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