Fastly · 2 months ago
Principal Platform Security Architect (Edge Systems, Cloud & Container Infrastructure)
Denver, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$228K/yr - $274K/yr
10+ years expFastly is a company that helps people stay better connected with the things they love through its edge cloud platform. The Principal Platform Security Architect will ensure a secure edge for Fastly's online platform by analyzing design, identifying threats, and influencing security strategy across the organization.
Cloud Data ServicesCloud InfrastructureCloud SecurityContent Delivery NetworkEnterprise SoftwareSecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Shape Fastly’s overall security strategy, leveraging the security team’s collective expertise to define capabilities that reduce organizational risk and enhance resilience against cyber-attacks
Conduct architecture and design reviews as part of Fastly’s threat modeling processes, working closely with engineering teams to embed secure-by-design principles into production systems and new features
Lead the security design and oversight of Fastly’s cloud infrastructure, container platforms, core networking, and low-level systems, ensuring controls effectively mitigate identified threats, maintain operational integrity over time, generate alerts on failures, and automatically remediate when appropriate
Investigate and assess new threats and attack vectors, collaborating with system owners to implement detection mechanisms, mitigation strategies, and remediation workflows
Become a subject-matter expert in Fastly’s technology stack, proactively identifying and addressing gaps in security posture based on emerging threats and trends. Partner with platform engineering teams to enhance build integrity, secure the software supply chain, and verify deployment provenance across systems
Qualification
Required
10+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Proven leadership in security strategy, including influencing organizational direction, mentoring engineers on secure design principles, and embedding a security-first mindset across teams
Extensive experience performing threat modeling and secure design reviews, translating identified risks into actionable security controls for both new and existing systems
Experience designing and reviewing secure architectures for distributed, high-performance systems, ensuring resiliency, scalability, and adherence to security best practices
Deep expertise across the full information security stack, with hands-on experience in security engineering or security research for large-scale production systems
Proven ability to implement and manage cloud governance controls, such as AWS Service Control Policies (SCPs), IAM roles and permission boundaries, and GCP organization policies and constraints to meet security and compliance objectives
Track record securing Kubernetes environments, including hardening multiple CNIs, integrating cloud-native runtime security tooling, and implementing container image scanning and compliance workflows
Proven expertise in cloud and infrastructure security, including Kubernetes, Terraform Enterprise/Sentinel, Open Policy Agent (OPA), AWS, GCP, BGP, Anycast, and Secure Boot
Advanced Linux administration experience at scale, including knowledge of intrusion and manipulation techniques, system hardening, process isolation, and security best practices
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, capable of engaging with both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders to articulate risks, trade-offs, and security recommendations
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Family planning
Mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program
Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident)
A Flexible Vacation policy
Up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave
401(k) (including company match)
Employee Stock Purchase Program
11 paid local holidays
11 paid company wellness days
Company
Fastly
Fastly helps digital businesses keep pace with their customer expectations by delivering secure and online experiences.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$529MKey Investors
DTCPICONIQ GrowthAugust Capital
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $160M
2024-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $150M
2019-05-16IPO
Leadership Team
Kip Compton
Chief Executive Officer
Hooman Beheshti
VP Technology
Recent News
2025-12-15
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