Staff Security Engineer, Endpoint Security

About Nscale

Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.

We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.

About the Role

We’re hiring a Staff Security Engineer, Endpoint Security to define and lead the strategy for securing endpoints across Nscale.

In this role, you will own the architecture, controls, and tooling that protect laptops, workstations, and other user-operated devices. You’ll work at a highly cross-functional level, partnering closely with IT, Infrastructure, and Security teams to ensure endpoints are hardened, monitored, and connected into Nscale’s broader security ecosystem.

This is a high-impact role focused on reducing risk across one of the most common attack surfaces while maintaining a seamless developer and employee experience. Your work will help shape how endpoint security supports broader initiatives around visibility, access control, and secure operations at scale.

This role will be part of the global CISO organization.

What you'll be doing

Endpoint Strategy & Architecture

• Define and drive Nscale’s endpoint security strategy and roadmap
• Own the architecture, controls, and tooling used to secure user-operated devices
• Design and enforce endpoint hardening standards across macOS, Linux, and Windows environments
• Establish controls for disk encryption, secure boot, and device integrity

Detection, Monitoring & Response

• Lead the deployment and optimization of EDR/XDR solutions
• Integrate endpoint telemetry into logging, monitoring, and detection pipelines
• Partner with Security Operations to improve endpoint visibility, detection, and response
• Implement and scale device posture, compliance, and health monitoring

Identity & Zero Trust Enablement

• Integrate endpoints into identity and access controls, including device trust and conditional access
• Partner with Identity and Infrastructure teams to support zero trust and device-based access models
• Strengthen endpoint security controls in ways that align with broader access and trust frameworks

Automation & Operational Scale

• Build and automate endpoint configuration management workflows
• Scale patching workflows across endpoint environments
• Improve the consistency and security of endpoint operations through automation and tooling
• Balance strong security controls with developer productivity and usability

KPIs

• Endpoint hardening coverage across macOS, Linux, and Windows
• EDR/XDR deployment and optimization effectiveness
• Device posture, compliance, and health monitoring coverage
• Endpoint visibility, detection, and response improvements

About You

• 8+ years of experience in security engineering, with a focus on endpoint or device security
• Deep experience securing macOS, Linux, and/or Windows environments at scale
• Hands-on experience with EDR/XDR tools such as CrowdStrike or SentinelOne
• Experience with device management platforms, including MDM/UEM tools such as Jamf or Intune
• Strong understanding of endpoint hardening, patching, and configuration management
• Familiarity with zero trust concepts, including device trust and conditional access
• Experience integrating endpoint signals into SIEM or detection systems
• Ability to operate at a Staff level by owning systems, driving cross-functional initiatives, and influencing technical direction
• Familiarity with developer environments and securing engineering workflows
• Experience building automation and tooling for endpoint security at scale

What we can offer you

At Nscale, you'll find a collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions spark real impact. We're building something extraordinary, and we want you at the core.

Highly competitive US compensation package (base + bonus + equity), with performance reviews every 12 months. 🚀

Join one of the fastest-growing AI infrastructure companies — your chance to directly shape how global AI capacity is planned and deployed. ✨

Expect a dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions. Grow by leading critical cross-functional initiatives and shaping capital strategy — always with our full support.

Human-First Flexibility: We treat you as humans first. 🫶🏽 Our flexible workplace trusts Nscalers to deliver, giving you the autonomy to shape your day around life's moments.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role.

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Salary Range

The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.

For information on how Nscale handles candidate personal data, please see our Employee & Candidate Privacy Notice: Here.