Infrastructure Security Engineer
Modal · Engineering
- Location
- new york, new york, United States
- Metro
- New York City
- Workplace
- Unspecified
- Level
- Unspecified
- Type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $150K–$270K/yr (published by employer)
- Posted
- 6 months ago
- Source
- Ashby
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What the posting covers
About Us
AI needs a new infrastructure layer. We're building it at Modal. Every era of computing brought new workloads that previous infrastructure couldn't support: mainframes, databases, and the cloud. Each time, the company that rebuilt the layer underneath defined…
The Role
We’re looking for an Infrastructure Security Engineer to design and secure the core systems that power our platform. This role focuses on building security directly into our infrastructure—from container isolation and orchestration to identity and secrets…
Platform & Runtime Security
Design and improve isolation mechanisms for multi-tenant workloads (containers, sandboxing, execution environments) Strengthen boundaries between customers, workloads, and internal systems Identify and mitigate risks in distributed, dynamic compute…
Cloud & Infrastructure Security
Secure cloud environments across providers (AWS, GCP, etc.) with a focus on consistency and portability Improve network boundaries, service segmentation, and access controls Embed security into infrastructure-as-code and deployment systems
Engineering Partnership
Work closely with product and infrastructure teams to design secure systems from the ground up Review architecture and code for security risks and provide actionable guidance Identify patterns in risks and drive cross-cutting improvements
Core Experience
Experience securing cloud-native infrastructure and distributed systems in production Background in infrastructure, backend, or security engineering Experience working in multi-tenant or high-scale environments
Technical Depth
Strong understanding of containerization and orchestration systems (e.g., Kubernetes or similar) Experience designing or securing isolation mechanisms in multi-tenant systems Solid understanding of authentication, authorization, and service identity models…
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with sandboxing or runtime isolation technologies (e.g., gVisor, Firecracker, seccomp, or similar) Familiarity with kernel-level or low-level isolation primitives Experience securing Kubernetes or similar orchestration systems in production…
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