Security Engineer
Software Engineering
Bellevue, WA, USA
USD 130,824-163,530 / year + Equity
About the Company
Armada is the hyperscaler for the edge, delivering modular AI infrastructure from first deployment to AI factory with speed, scale and sovereignty. Named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies and to the CNBC Disruptor 50, Armada’s solutions are deployed in over 60 countries globally for organizations ranging from energy to defense.
With nearly $500 million in funding to date, Armada is backed by leading investors including Founders Fund, Lux, BlackRock and Microsoft (M12), alongside strategic partnerships with Microsoft, Dell, Palantir, NVIDIA, SpaceX, and Skydio. We are building the infrastructure layer for sovereign and edge AI - rugged, deployable compute for customers that cannot rely on centralized cloud.
Working at Armada means taking ownership, driving autonomy, and delivering impact. You’ll tackle challenges that haven’t been solved before and help build something transformative from the ground up. What you do here will not only define your career but help further Armada’s mission to bridge the digital divide for customers around the world.
About the Role
You will own security engineering across our Azure cloud, hybrid infrastructure, and edge computing platform. The work is hands-on: building detections, testing our own applications, hardening Kubernetes, and putting controls into CI/CD. You will also help define how we secure AI/ML workloads running at the edge.
Location. This role is office-based at our Bellevue, Washington office.
What You'll Do (Key Responsibilities)
Cloud and Infrastructure Security
- Design and implement security architecture across Azure, hybrid infrastructure, and edge deployments
- Manage SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel), EDR/XDR, WAF, email security, and CSPM/CNAPP tooling
- Write and tune detection rules, correlation logic, and automated response playbooks
- Lead incident response from triage through containment and remediation
Offensive Security and Assessment
- Perform security assessments, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing across cloud, infrastructure, and application layers
- Test web applications and APIs for authentication and authorization flaws, business logic abuse, and OWASP Top 10 issues
- Threat model new services and architectures before they ship
- Own the vulnerability lifecycle: risk-based prioritization, SLA tracking, and remediation follow-through with owning teams
- Maintain SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets scanning, IaC scanning, and container image scanning into CI/CD as automated gates
- Harden the software supply chain: build provenance, artifact signing, SBOM generation, dependency governance
- Enforce guardrails as policy-as-code using Azure Policy, OPA/Gatekeeper, or Kyverno
- Review designs and code with engineering teams and support secure deployments
AI/ML Security
- Secure AI/ML development and deployment, including model and data supply chain integrity, inference endpoint exposure, prompt injection and agentic tool abuse, and training data governance
Governance
- Maintain security policies, standards, and procedures aligned to NIST, ISO 27001, and SOC 2
- Produce audit evidence and support customer security assessments
- Track emerging threats and turn them into roadmap work
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years in information security, including 3+ years focused on cloud security
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure security services including Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Entra ID, Key Vault, Azure Policy, and network security
- Production experience with several of: SIEM, EDR/XDR, WAF, email security, CSPM/CNAPP, vulnerability management
- Experience securing Kubernetes and containerized workloads in production
- Experience embedding security testing into CI/CD pipelines using SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets scanning, and IaC scanning
- Hands-on application security testing experience covering web and API penetration testing and secure code review
- Proficiency with vulnerability management platforms such as Nessus, Nexpose, Qualys, or Defender Vulnerability Management
- Python and SQL/KQL for automation, tooling, and log analysis
- Working knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, and SOC 2
- Incident response experience as a lead or primary responder
- U.S. Citizenship required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience securing edge, disconnected, or intermittently connected environments
- Experience securing AI/ML or LLM-based systems, including OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications and MITRE ATLAS
- Detection engineering experience: writing and tuning KQL, detection-as-code, purple team exercises
- Infrastructure-as-code fluency with Terraform or Bicep
- Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK for threat modeling and detection coverage mapping
- Experience supporting SOC 2 Type II or FedRAMP audit cycles
Certifications
At least one from either group is preferred.
- Defensive and architecture: CISSP, CCSP, Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500), GCIH, GCIA
- Offensive: OSCP, OSWE, OSWP, OSEE, GPEN, GWAPT, CEH
Citizenship Requirements
For select roles, due to the nature of our clientele and the technologies involved, there may be specific nationality or citizenship indicated in the required qualifications section. These roles may involve access to sensitive information that is subject to export control regulations or other legal restrictions. In such cases, employment offers will be contingent upon your ability to comply with these requirements.
Compensation
For U.S. Based candidates: To ensure fairness and transparency, the starting base salary range for this role for candidates in the U.S. are listed below, varying based on location experience, skills, and qualifications.
In addition to base salary, this role will also be offered equity and subsidized benefits (details available upon request).
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and equity
- Medical, dental, and vision (subsidized cost)
- Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA)
- Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k)
- Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
- 14 paid company holidays per year
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You're a Great Fit if You're
- A go-getter with a growth mindset. You're intellectually curious, have strong business acumen, and actively seek opportunities to build relevant skills and knowledge
- A detail-oriented problem-solver. You can independently gather information, solve problems efficiently, and deliver results with a "get-it-done" attitude
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment. You're energized by an entrepreneurial spirit, capable of working quickly, and excited to contribute to a growing company
- A collaborative team player. You focus on business success and are motivated by team accomplishment vs personal agenda
- Highly organized and results-driven. Strong prioritization skills and a dedicated work ethic are essential for you
Equal Opportunity Statement
At Armada, we are committed to fostering a work environment where everyone is given equal opportunities to thrive. As an equal opportunity employer, we strictly prohibit discrimination or harassment based on race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all employment decisions, including hiring, promotions, and compensation. Our hiring is guided by qualifications, merit, and the business needs at the time.
Unsolicited Resumes and Candidates
Armada does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from external agencies or recruiters. All candidates must apply directly through our careers page. Any resumes submitted by agencies without a prior signed agreement will be considered unsolicited and Armada will not be obligated to pay any fees.