5 months ago
Base Salary
$200k - $325k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and operate Serval’s infrastructure security program across AWS, Kubernetes, container runtimes, networking, and CI/CD.
- Own cloud and identity security, including least-privilege IAM, secrets and key management, network segmentation, workload isolation, and multi-tenant boundary controls.
- Secure container and orchestration systems through image provenance, supply-chain integrity, registry and admission controls, runtime sandboxing, and Kubernetes hardening.
- Build, lead, hire, and mentor teams covering cloud security, platform and Kubernetes security, and infrastructure vulnerability management.
- Drive vulnerability identification, prioritization, remediation, and durable exposure reduction across cloud configuration, dependencies, base images, and the software supply chain.
- Partner with Engineering, Product, and Infrastructure to establish secure defaults, paved roads, and policy-as-code.
- Apply adversary tradecraft to strengthen infrastructure resilience and use Serval’s agents to address advanced infrastructure-security problems.
Requirements
- 10+ years of cybersecurity experience with deep expertise in cloud security, infrastructure security engineering, and platform or production hardening.
- Deep hands-on expertise with AWS, Kubernetes, container runtimes such as gVisor or Firecracker, and Terraform.
- Experience building and leading cloud security, infrastructure security, platform security, and vulnerability management teams.
- Strong leadership skills and a record of driving continuous improvements to security programs, processes, and people.
- Strong software-engineering instincts, including the ability to read and write code, build tooling and automation, and ship policy-as-code.
- Deep knowledge of IAM, secrets and key management, network segmentation, workload isolation, and multi-tenant boundary design.
- Understanding of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures against cloud and container infrastructure, with experience translating them into hardening and remediation strategies.
- Mission orientation, integrity, and enthusiasm for building resilient infrastructure in a complex, fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Opportunity to have significant impact on Serval’s product and company.
- Opportunity to build a fundamentally new AI product with support from an experienced team and investors.
- Rapid growth opportunities as the company scales.
- Culture emphasizing innovation, ownership, accountability, and fun.
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About Serval
Serval builds an AI-native ITSM and automation platform that unifies help desk, access management, and workflow orchestration for enterprises. Its agent-based software turns natural-language requests into end-to-end actions across systems, spanning IT, HR, Finance, Security, Legal, and Engineering; sold as a cloud platform. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in San Francisco, it is privately held and used by organizations such as Fox, Notion, Vercel, Perplexity, and Brex.