Infrastructure Security Architect

The Sr. Infrastructure Security Architect at TensorWave is a critical, high-impact hybrid role responsible for building and enforcing a unified security architecture across High Performance Compute (HPC), cloud environments, and core organizational systems. This position combines security architecture, DevSecOps engineering, offensive security, and cross-organizational alignment, ensuring security is integrated at the design phase. The role involves establishing enterprise-wide security strategy, implementing automated controls, validating safeguards through ethical hacking, and ensuring alignment across various technical and compliance teams.

Must Have

• Develop and maintain a holistic security architecture roadmap spanning HPC, cloud platforms, on-prem infrastructure, and internal applications.
• Architect solutions aligned with NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, CIS benchmarks, and other relevant frameworks.
• Build automated pipelines for security controls, monitoring, evidence collection, and audit readiness.
• Engineer automated hardening, patching, and configuration management solutions across infrastructure and cloud assets.
• Conduct hands-on ethical hacking, security testing, threat modeling, and adversarial simulations to validate security controls.
• Partner with Infrastructure, IT, Engineering, Software Development, Security, and Compliance to ensure unified execution of security policies.
• Define baseline security standards, technical controls, and operational guardrails.

Good to Have

• Certifications: OSCP, CISSP, GIAC (GCSA, GMOB, GCPN), or similar.
• Experience with SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, or other regulated environments.
• Experience with GPU clusters, HPC environments, or high-throughput compute systems.
• Deep familiarity with cloud security (AWS, GCP, Azure).

Perks & Benefits

• Stock Options
• 100% paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Life and Voluntary Supplemental Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k)
• Flexible PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Mental Health Benefits through Spring Health

At TensorWave, we’re leading the charge in AI compute, building a versatile cloud platform that’s driving the next generation of AI innovation. We’re focused on creating a foundation that empowers cutting-edge advancements in intelligent computing, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the AI landscape.

About the Role

The Sr. Infrastructure Security Architect is a critical, high-impact role responsible for building and enforcing a unified security architecture across High Performance Compute (HPC), cloud environments, and core organizational systems. This hybrid position combines security architecture, DevSecOps engineering, offensive security, and cross-organizational alignment, ensuring that security is integrated at the design phase—not bolted on as an afterthought.

This role will establish the enterprise-wide security architecture strategy, implement automated controls, validate safeguards through ethical hacking techniques, and ensure alignment between Infrastructure, IT, Security, Engineering, Software Development, and Compliance.

Responsibilities

1. Strategic Architecture & Long-Term Security Design

• Develop and maintain a holistic security architecture roadmap spanning HPC, cloud platforms, on-prem infrastructure, and internal applications.
• Architect solutions aligned with NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, CIS benchmarks, and other relevant frameworks.
• Establish and evangelize a Security-by-Design culture across engineering and operational teams.

2. Automation & Engineering (DevSecOps)

• Build automated pipelines for security controls, monitoring, evidence collection, and audit readiness.
• Engineer automated hardening, patching, and configuration management solutions across infrastructure and cloud assets.
• Integrate security directly into CI/CD workflows, cloud provisioning, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC).

3. Offensive Security & Risk Validation

• Conduct hands-on ethical hacking, security testing, threat modeling, and adversarial simulations to validate security controls.
• Identify systemic weaknesses, prioritize risks, and define technical mitigation strategies.
• Lead or support purple-team activities with Security, Infrastructure, and Software Engineering.

4. Cross-Functional Leadership & Alignment

• Partner with Infrastructure, IT, Engineering, Software Development, Security, and Compliance to ensure unified execution of security policies.
• Translate regulatory and audit requirements into actionable engineering tasks.
• Act as a key technical advisor during audits to ensure evidence, control operation, and documentation meet standards.

5. Governance, Policy, & Audit Support

• Architect scalable processes that ensure continuous audit readiness and reduce manual evidence creation.
• Define baseline security standards, technical controls, and operational guardrails.
• Support certifications, assessments, and customer security reviews.

Who You Are

Required:

• 7+ years in Infrastructure Security, DevSecOps, or Security Architecture
• Expertise in security frameworks: NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, CIS
• Extensive experience designing secure cloud and HPC environments
• Strong automation and engineering background (IaC, CI/CD, cloud-native security tooling)
• Offensive security experience (ethical hacking, red/purple team, threat modeling)
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive organizational alignment
• Experience supporting audits, governance, and compliance initiatives

Preferred

• Certifications: OSCP, CISSP, GIAC (GCSA, GMOB, GCPN), or similar
• Experience with SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, or other regulated environments
• Experience with GPU clusters, HPC environments, or high-throughput compute systems
• Deep familiarity with cloud security (AWS, GCP, Azure)

What We Bring

• Stock Options
• 100% paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Life and Voluntary Supplemental Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k)
• Flexible PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Mental Health Benefits through Spring Health