Cloud Security Architecture Lead

NVIDIA•US, CA, Remote, TX

3d•$272,000 - $431,250

About The Position

The Cloud Security Architecture Lead defines and guides security architecture for NVIDIA’s global cloud and datacenter infrastructure, protecting critical AI workloads from advanced adversaries. The role covers public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle) and private GPU/AI environments, with a focus on secure, scalable, multi-tenant systems. It also provides technical leadership and mentoring to security architects and engineers and drives architectural improvements across the organization.

Requirements

15 or more years of experience in security engineering or architecture roles.
At least 8 years of experience in senior leadership positions.
Expertise architecting security for both “Security of the Cloud” and “Security in the Cloud.”
Deep knowledge of cloud-native security architectures on major cloud platforms.
Strong expertise in workload identity and zero-trust access patterns.
Demonstrated expertise securing containerized and Kubernetes environments at large scale.
Ability to communicate complex security risks and architectural trade-offs to technical and management collaborators.
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience securing AI/ML infrastructure and GPU compute clusters against novel threats.
Experience with hardware-rooted trust and secure provisioning pipelines.
Depth in post-quantum cryptography and applied cryptography in distributed systems.

Responsibilities

Architect security frameworks for public cloud infrastructure and private GPU/AI environments.
Implement network segmentation using software-defined networking techniques to provide multi-tenant isolation.
Facilitate adoption of Confidential Computing and hardware-rooted trust models for high-sensitivity AI workloads.
Develop layered encryption schemes to mitigate risk and support Zero Trust principles.
Govern workload identity frameworks to eliminate static credentials and implement identity-based access controls.
Direct security architecture for container and Kubernetes environments to maintain secure, scalable, multi-tenant clusters.
Provide technical leadership and mentor security architects and engineers to drive architectural improvements across the organization.