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Crusoe · 2 days ago

Senior Director, Security Engineering

Crusoe is a company focused on accelerating the abundance of energy and intelligence through sustainable technology. They are seeking a Director of Security Engineering to lead the security strategy for Crusoe Cloud, oversee product and infrastructure security, and build a high-performing security engineering team.

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Responsibilities

Define and execute the vision and roadmap for the Security Engineering team with a focus on product security, infrastructure security, and detection engineering
Recruit, develop, and mentor a world-class team of security engineers
Partner deeply with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Cloud Availability teams to embed a 'security-first' culture
Serve as a security domain expert, providing guidance and communicating security risks and concepts to senior leadership, engineering teams, and other internal stakeholders
Champion and direct research into emerging threats against AI/ML systems
Act as a key security evangelist for the company
Lead and scale a global 24/7 detection and response function

Qualification

Security Strategy & ArchitectureCloud SecurityThreat ModelingTeam LeadershipIncident ResponseSecure Coding PracticesAI Security InnovationCommunication SkillsInterpersonal Skills

Required

10+ years of experience in security engineering, with at least 4+ years leading security teams
Ability to think strategically, set a clear vision, make informed decisions, and guide the team towards achieving security objectives
Proven track record of building, mentoring, and scaling high-performing security engineering teams that ship production-grade software or security tooling
Hands-on experience with threat modeling, secure coding practices, and implementing authorization architectures that meet best practices
Ability to make challenging security roadmap decisions in the absence of complete information
Strong background securing cloud infrastructure technologies, including public and private cloud, virtualization, and containerization
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with diverse stakeholders, present technical concepts, and build consensus
Experience or desire to use GenAI to solve security challenges
This role is required to be onsite in our San Francisco, CA office 5 days/week

Benefits

Industry competitive pay
Restricted Stock Units in a fast growing, well-funded technology company
Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents
Employer contributions to HSA accounts
Paid Parental Leave
Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
Teladoc
401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary
Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
Cell phone reimbursement
Tuition reimbursement
Subscription to the Calm app
MetLife Legal
Company paid commuter benefit; $300 per month

Company

Crusoe

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Crusoe is a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company that builds and operates data centers powered by energy sources.

H1B Sponsorship

Crusoe has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (69)
2024 (14)
2023 (2)
2022 (1)
2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$3.9B
Key Investors
Victory Park CapitalBrookfield Asset ManagementUpper90
2025-12-19Secondary Market
2025-10-23Series E· $1.4B
2025-08-25Debt Financing· $175M

Leadership Team

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Chase Lochmiller
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Cully Cavness
Co-Founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer
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