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The Role:
- You will own security end-to-end across infrastructure, products, and enterprise deployments for an open-source AI company.
- This is a hands-on-keyboard role focused on hardening multi-cloud infrastructure and building a security foundation for regulated customers.
Responsibilities:
- Own production security across AWS, GCP, Azure, and Vercel, including multi-tenant SaaS, dedicated VPC, self-hosted Kubernetes, and air-gapped environments.
- Secure the Hermes Agent platform with sandboxing, kernel-level isolation, identity controls, and trace integrity.
- Lead SOC 2 technical controls, vulnerability management, penetration testing, and incident response.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of security engineering experience with deep hands-on expertise in infrastructure and multi-cloud security.
- Strong Kubernetes, identity (SSO, SAML, SCIM), and IAM fundamentals.
- Experience implementing compliance-driven programs like SOC 2 or ISO 27001 without checkbox exercises.
Nice-to-Have:
- Experience securing AI, machine learning, or open-source systems, and supporting regulated customers.
- Familiarity with kernel-level sandboxing, network isolation, and agent security.
Nous Research
Nous Research builds open-source AI language models and agents, including Hermes Agent, used by consumers and Fortune 500 enterprises across various deployment environments. The company is a fast-growing startup with a high-velocity, open-source-native engineering culture that values security and pragmatism.