Security Engineer (Infrastructure), International Public Sector

Scale’s rapidly growing International Public Sector team is focused on using AI to address critical challenges facing the public sector around the world. Our core work consists of:

• Creating custom AI applications that will impact millions of citizens
• Generating high-quality training data for national LLMs
• Upskilling and advisory services to spread the impact of AI

As a Security Engineer (Infrastructure), you will play a critical role shaping our scalable and high-performance platform and your expertise will be instrumental in securing and implementing systems that can handle billions of data points with exceptional performance. While you will be dedicated to the International Public Sector team, you will sit on our Security Engineering team.

At Scale, we’re not just building AI solutions—we’re enabling the public sector to transform their operations and better serve citizens through cutting-edge technology. If you’re ready to shape the future of AI in the public sector and be a founding member of our team, we’d love to hear from you.

You will:

• Design and implement secure scalable backend systems for public sector customers, leveraging Scale’s modern and cloud-native AI infrastructure.
• Own services or systems and define their long-term health goals, while also improving the health of surrounding components
• Improve our high engineering standards, tooling, and process
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute the vision for backend solutions, ensuring they meet the unique needs of government agencies operating in secure environments
• Participate in customer engagements, including occasional travel (approximately two weeks per quarter)
• Design and build secure platforms supporting our public sector customers around the world
• Start as a strong individual contributor and potentially serve as a team lead as our organization grows

Ideally you’d have:

• Cloud-Native Technologies: Understanding of containerization (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) is required. Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and experience in developing and deploying applications in a cloud-native environment. 
• Security Focused: Experience with Compliance frameworks, and requirements (e.g., GDPR, CIS Benchmarks, SOC2). Experience developing software and technical solutions that meet strict security and regulatory compliance requirements. Experience deploying security tools for authentication, monitoring, and logging (e.g., Elasticsearch, Grafana, Keycloak).
• Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to understand complex challenges and devise effective solutions. Ability to think critically, identify root causes, and propose innovative approaches to overcome technical obstacles.
• Collaboration and Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and customers. Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences and foster a collaborative work environment.
• Adaptability and Learning Agility: Willingness to embrace new technologies, learn new skills, and adapt to evolving project requirements. Ability to quickly grasp and apply new concepts and stay up-to-date with emerging trends in software engineering.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience 

Nice to haves:

• Experience working at a startup
• Experience working with multiple governments and ministries
• Experience dealing with large-scale AI applications
• 1+ years of experience managing engineers