Zettabyte · 2 days ago
Senior/Staff Security Engineer
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expZettabyte is building a cloud infrastructure for AI workloads and is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to define and own the security architecture of their platform. The role involves designing security solutions for multi-tenant environments and ensuring compliance while enhancing engineering velocity.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingSoftware
Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end security architecture for multi-tenant Kubernetes GPU clusters
Design tenant isolation, egress control, and network segmentation across compute, storage, and networking layers
Define and implement runtime security and intrusion detection for untrusted AI workloads
Build security primitives (identity, secrets, encryption, policy enforcement) that platform teams build on
Secure the software supply chain, from CI/CD pipelines to container admission
Lead threat modeling and security design reviews for new platform features
Drive compliance readiness (SOC 2, ISO 27001) without slowing engineering velocity
Act as a force multiplier: unblock teams, set standards, and raise the security bar across the org
Lead security incident response and turn incidents into systemic improvements
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in security engineering for cloud-native, infrastructure, or distributed systems
Deep, hands-on expertise in Kubernetes security (RBAC, PSA, network policies, admission controllers)
Strong understanding of cloud security primitives in AWS, GCP, or Azure
Experience building or operating runtime security and policy enforcement (Falco, Cilium, OPA, Calico, eBPF-based tools)
Solid grounding in network security and zero-trust architectures
Practical experience with secrets management and key systems (Vault, cloud KMS)
Strong automation skills in Go, Python, or Bash
Proven ability to operate autonomously, make architectural decisions, and deliver in ambiguous environments
Experience partnering deeply with platform, infra, and SRE teams
Preferred
GPU isolation and virtualization security (MIG, SR-IOV)
InfiniBand, RDMA, or high-performance networking
HPC or large-scale multi-tenant compute platforms
Security for AI/ML systems or data-intensive workloads
Incident response leadership or red team experience
Security certifications (CKS, OSCP, CISSP)
Open-source contributions in security or cloud infrastructure
Benefits
Meaningful equity — be part of the upside as we build a category-defining company. Your grant will align with your role and the experience you bring.
Company
Zettabyte
Zettabyte offers an AI-native platform that manages and scales GPU workloads efficiently using its intelligent orchestration system.
11-50 employees
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