Security Engineering Manager (Platform Security)

TL;DR

Security Engineering Manager (Platform Security): Lead and scale hirify.global's platform security engineering function for Kubernetes-based AI hyperscaler infrastructure with an accent on cloud security posture, workload isolation, platform guardrails, and multi-cloud security across AWS, GCP, Azure. Focus on designing and operating security controls, maturing CSPM capabilities, and embedding security into infrastructure pipelines.

Location: Hybrid prioritizing US offices in Livingston NJ, New York NY, Sunnyvale CA, Bellevue WA, San Francisco CA; remote considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office. Must be U.S. person (citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee) due to export control requirements.

Salary: $165,000–$242,000 base + bonus, equity, benefits.

Company

AI hyperscaler delivering GPU-accelerated infrastructure for demanding AI and machine learning workloads, publicly traded on Nasdaq.

What you will do

• Own strategy, roadmap, and execution of platform security engineering across Kubernetes and multi-cloud environments.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of platform security engineers.
• Design, build, and operate security controls like workload isolation, admission control, runtime policy, and tenant boundaries in Kubernetes.
• Drive security posture in AWS, GCP, Azure including IAM, governance, and automated guardrails.
• Build CSPM for visibility and remediation, plus image integrity and supply chain security.
• Partner with Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, SRE, and Security Operations on incidents and standards.

Requirements

• 5–10+ years in platform/cloud/infrastructure security engineering.
• 3–5+ years leading or managing engineers.
• Strong hands-on Kubernetes security: admission control, RBAC, network policy, runtime security, workload isolation.
• Experience with AWS, GCP, Azure security: IAM, governance, configuration.
• Hands-on builder of systems, comfortable with ambiguity and cross-functional collaboration.
• U.S. person status required for export controls.

Nice to have

• CSPM tools like Wiz.
• Container image signing (Sigstore, Cosign, Chainguard).
• Terrraform, Go/Python, OPA Gatekeeper/Kyverno.
• Multi-tenant Kubernetes at scale, NIST/ISO/SOC2 frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid workplace with quarterly team gatherings and onboarding at hubs.
• Comprehensive benefits: 100% paid medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, HSA/FSA, tuition reimbursement, ESPP.
• Flexible PTO, paid parental leave, mental wellness, family-forming support, childcare.
• Casual environment with catered lunches, focus on innovation, ownership, collaboration.