Senior Solutions Architect – AI Infrastructure Security

Mirantis

. Own the security solutioning of k0rdent AI, Mirantis’s platform for building and operating GPU clouds and AI factories .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeRemoteSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in security solutioning for AI cloud platforms, with a strong focus on Kubernetes security, cloud infrastructure protection, and secure software supply chains. Proficient in designing security architectures and implementing defense-in-depth strategies across various environments.

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Security EngineeringKubernetes SecurityCloud SecurityPython ProgrammingSecrets Management

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Hard Skills

Security ArchitectureLinux HardeningNetwork SecurityStorage SecuritySoftware Supply Chain SecurityThreat ModellingConfiguration ReviewVM IsolationTransformer-Based Model SecurityInfrastructure as Code

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationCustomer-Facing ExperiencePresentation SkillsAdaptabilityCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesAWSAzureGCPHashiCorp VaultGitCI/CDTerraformAnsibleMTLS

Industry Keywords

CybersecurityZero-Trust ArchitecturesConfidential ComputingGPU CloudHPC EnvironmentsCompliance FrameworksPublic TalksPublished ResearchOpen-Source ContributionsSecurity Standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxPythonTerraformVaultGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the security solutioning of k0rdent AI, Mirantis’s platform for building and operating GPU clouds and AI factories
Define end-to-end security for hardware, firmware, hosts, virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, networks, storage, secrets, certificates, models and applications
Design and publish security reference architectures and solution designs for private, multi-tenant and hybrid AI cloud deployments
Define defence-in-depth models, tenant isolation boundaries, security guarantees and trade-offs
Map designs to customer controls and frameworks
Design bare-metal, host, virtual machine, Kubernetes, secrets, PKI, network, storage and public cloud security
Define protection for Transformer-based models throughout their lifecycle
Secure inference services and AI applications against prompt injection, exfiltration, model theft and agent tool abuse
Design shared GPU infrastructure isolation and assess confidential computing options
Secure software supply chains for platforms, containers and models
Research emerging security technologies, standards and threats
Prototype and measure alternative security designs in the lab
Publish internal research notes, design proposals and suitable external technical content
Build and run proofs of concept with customers, partners and on Mirantis hardware or customer sites
Write automation, policies and tooling using Python, Go, Bash, Ansible, Helm, Kubernetes manifests, Terraform and policy-as-code
Assess designs and deployments through threat modelling, configuration review and hands-on testing
Act as security subject matter expert in customer discovery, design reviews and architecture workshops
Support security questionnaires and architecture reviews for strategic opportunities
Work with hardware, software and security partners on joint designs and validations
Feed research results to Product, Engineering and the Mirantis security team and help shape the k0rdent AI roadmap
Present at industry events, webinars and partner summits and run technical workshops
Write reference architectures, solution briefs, blog posts and internal enablement content

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
8+ years in security engineering or security architecture
At least 3 years securing cloud, Kubernetes or large-scale infrastructure platforms
Customer-facing experience as a solutions architect, pre-sales engineer, consultant or technical lead
Experience designing and operating secure deployments on at least one major public cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP) and on private cloud or bare-metal infrastructure
Linux hardening, secure boot, TPM, hypervisor and VM isolation, including KubeVirt
Kubernetes security, including RBAC, Pod Security Standards, admission controllers, policy engines, runtime security and multi-tenancy patterns
Secrets and key management using tools such as HashiCorp Vault or OpenBao, External Secrets Operator, cloud KMS and HSMs
PKI and identity, including cert-manager, mTLS, OIDC, SSO and workload identity
Network security, including segmentation, firewalling, zero-trust architectures and Kubernetes network policy
Storage and data security, including encryption and access control on shared storage
Working understanding of Transformer-based model training, packaging and serving and related threats
Software supply chain security, including image signing, SBOMs, vulnerability scanning and SLSA concepts
Programming or scripting in at least one language; Python or Go preferred
Comfortable using Git, CI and infrastructure-as-code
Excellent written and spoken English
Comfortable presenting at conferences and events and running hands-on workshops
Able to adapt communication for engineers, CISOs and customer executives
Experience working in an international, distributed company across time zones and work cultures
Nice-to-have experience with compliance frameworks, confidential computing, GPU cloud or HPC environments, DPUs, offensive security, Mirantis products, security certifications, open-source contributions, public talks, standards bodies, published research, CVEs, patents, white papers or additional languages

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work arrangement
Travel of up to 25% for customer engagements, partner meetings, lab work and industry events
Compensation and benefits set according to the local market and employment arrangement
Opportunity to work with leading GPU cloud operators, NeoClouds, sovereign clouds, and AI-first enterprises
Collaboration with a world-class, distributed team
Opportunity to shape the product narrative and influence go-to-market success