Senior Cloud Security Architect for AI & Kubernetes

Axios; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

WFH stipend

Learning stipend

Wellness resources

Job summary

Axios is a respected media company delivering trustworthy, award-winning news in an audience-first format known as Smart Brevity. The security leader will design and implement cloud-native security across AWS and Kubernetes, integrating AI defense into development lifecycles.

We offer competitive compensation, a 401(k) match, health coverage, and generous PTO, plus parental leave, a learning stipend, a WFH stipend, and wellness resources.

Qualifications

• Cloud and application security expertise, including AI defense.
• Proficient scripting in Python, Go, or Bash and CI/CD automation.
• Experience with SIEM, IAM, secrets management, and zero trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture and roadmap across AWS, Kubernetes, and AI.
• Drive threat modeling, vulnerability management, and incident response.
• Partner with engineering to embed security into every development lifecycle.

Skills

Cloud security

AI security defense

Threat modeling

CI/CD automation

Scripting (Python/Go/Bash)

SIEM/IAM/secrets management

Zero trust

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Axios is a respected media company delivering trustworthy, award-winning news in an audience-first format known as Smart Brevity. The security leader will design and implement cloud-native security across AWS and Kubernetes, integrating AI defense into development lifecycles.

We offer competitive compensation, a 401(k) match, health coverage, and generous PTO, plus parental leave, a learning stipend, a WFH stipend, and wellness resources.