Infrastructure Security Engineer (Secret + Clearance)

Cohere

$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of Infrastructure security experience
  • Proven experience with Protected B environment setup and management
  • Knowledge of Canadian government security standards and compliance
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in development and production
  • Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform) and configuration management
  • Ability to make informed decisions with limited data
  • Understanding of secure engineering best practices relevant to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Experience with AI/ML systems or LLM-based applications

Responsibilities

  • Deploy and manage infrastructure for Protected B classified environments
  • Design and implement security controls for cloud and hybrid/multi-cloud deployments
  • Evaluate and manage security tools for infrastructure hardening
  • Implement security best practices including IAM, encryption, logging, and monitoring
  • Participate in security incident response activities
  • Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
  • Maintain comprehensive security documentation for classified environments

Benefits

  • Open and inclusive work culture
  • Opportunity to contribute to advanced AI research
  • Weekly lunch stipend with in-office lunches and snacks
  • Comprehensive health and dental benefits with mental health budget
  • 100% parental leave top-up for up to 6 months
  • Personal enrichment benefits for arts, culture, fitness, and workspace improvement
  • Remote-flexible work policy with co-working stipend
  • Generous vacation policy with 6 weeks off
Full Job Description
Security Clearance: Active Secret+ clearance strongly preferred; candidates eligible and willing to obtain clearance will also be considered.

More information about Canadian Security Clearance is available here.

As an Infrastructure Security Engineer, your key responsibilities include:
  • Deploy, and manage infrastructure for Protected B classified environments, ensuring compliance with ITSG-33 and Canadian government standards
  • Design and implement security controls for cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) and hybrid/multi-cloud deployments
  • Evaluate, implement, and manage security tools and technologies for training cluster and inference infrastructure hardening
  • Implement security best practices including IAM, encryption, logging, and monitoring
  • Participate in security incident response activities, including detection, analysis, containment, and remediation
  • Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing of infrastructure components
  • Maintain comprehensive security documentation, procedures, and configurations for classified environments
  • Maintain active Secret+ security clearance and adhere to all Canadian government security protocols

You may be a good fit if:
  • You have 5+ years of previous experience in Infrastructure security
  • Proven experience with Protected B environment setup, configuration, and management
  • Knowledge of Canadian government security standards and compliance requirements
  • Have hands-on experience with Kubernetes in both development and production environments
  • Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform) and configuration management
  • You are comfortable with ambiguity and are able to make informed decisions with little data.
  • You understand secure engineering best practices, can articulate problem statements, and propose solutions to both technically savvy and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience working with AI/ML systems or LLM-based applications

If some of the above doesn't line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply!

Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:

An open and inclusive culture and work environment

Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research

Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks

🦷 Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health

100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months

Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement

🏙 Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend

6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)

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