Cloud Security Architecture Lead

Nvidia

Remote Actively hiring
Remote, US Posted 23 days ago $272,000$431,250 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As the Cloud Security Architecture Lead at NVIDIA, you will define and guide the security architecture for our global cloud and datacenter infrastructure, ensuring robust protection of critical AI workloads. Your responsibilities include architecting security frameworks across public clouds and private GPU environments, implementing network segmentation strategies with SDN techniques, facilitating adoption of Confidential Computing models, crafting layered encryption schemes, governing workload identity frameworks, and directing security in container and Kubernetes environments. You will also mentor a team of architects and engineers to drive architectural improvements. Ideal candidates have over 15 years of experience in security engineering, including leadership roles, expertise in cloud-native security architectures, and knowledge of protecting AI/ML infrastructure against advanced threats.

Skills

AWS Azure GCP Oracle Kubernetes SDN Confidential Computing Zero Trust Workload Identity Encryption Post-Quantum Cryptography Applied Cryptography Distributed Systems CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Define and guide comprehensive security architecture for global cloud and datacenter infrastructure.
  • Implement network segmentation strategies using SDN techniques to ensure multi-tenant isolation.
  • Facilitate adoption of Confidential Computing and hardware-rooted trust models for sensitive AI workloads.
  • Craft layered encryption schemes adhering to Zero Trust principles to mitigate risks.
  • Govern workload identity frameworks to eliminate static credentials and enforce identity-based access controls.
  • Direct security architecture in container and Kubernetes environments for secure, scalable multi-tenant clusters.

What we're looking for

  • 15+ years of security engineering/architecture experience, including at least 8 years in senior leadership roles.
  • Expertise in cloud-native security architectures on AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle, and private GPU/AI environments.
  • Strong knowledge of workload identity frameworks and zero-trust access patterns.
  • Demonstrated ability to protect containerized and Kubernetes environments on a large scale.
  • Experience securing AI/ML infrastructure and GPU compute clusters against advanced threats.
  • BS/MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Market check

Salary context

This $272,000–$431,250 range sits above 100% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$113,370$205,475

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400$194,000

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

Nvidia currently has 801 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 797 roles with salary data.

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