Sr. Architect | Offensive Security/ AI Testing/ Cloud Testing (Remote)

Trace3, Nashville, TN +1

The role

The Senior Architect, Offensive Security is a senior technical contributor who leads advanced offensive security engagements for Trace3 clients, with a primary focus on cloud security testing (particularly Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365) and AI/LLM security testing. This role uncovers vulnerabilities and realistic attack paths in modern cloud and AI-enabled environments through adversary-minded, manual testing that goes well beyond automated scanning, and delivers clear, actionable remediation guidance.

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Sr. Architect | Offensive Security/ AI Testing/ Cloud Testing (Remote)

Trace3, Nashville, TN +1

Posted pay

$170K–$220K

a year

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Location: Nashville, TN +1
Work type: Remote
Level: Senior
Experience: 8+ years
Skills in the job text: Python
AWS
GCP
Azure
Go
Bash
Posted: 6 days ago
Last check: 10 h ago
Job type: Security engineering, Infra, platform & SRE, ML / AI engineering

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The role

Summary of essential job functions

Lead and execute cloud security assessments and penetration tests, primarily in Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 (and AWS or GCP as applicable), covering identity and privilege escalation, tenant and subscription attack paths, managed identities, Key Vault, storage, serverless, and container (AKS) workloads
Identify and exploit cloud identity weaknesses, including conditional access gaps, OAuth application and consent abuse, token theft and replay, and hybrid identity attack paths between on-premises Active Directory and Entra ID
Assess cloud DevOps and infrastructure-as-code environments (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Terraform) for pipeline compromise, secrets exposure, and privilege escalation paths
Perform security assessments of AI/ML and LLM-enabled applications and agentic systems, including prompt injection, jailbreaking, sensitive data leakage, insecure output handling, excessive agency, RAG pipeline weaknesses, and model supply-chain risk, aligned to the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications and MITRE ATLAS
Assess the cloud platforms and infrastructure that host AI workloads (e.g., Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock), including access controls, data exposure, network isolation, and integrations with enterprise data sources
Serve as technical lead on engagements: define the testing approach and rules of engagement, coordinate with client stakeholders, and direct and support other testers
Produce high-quality reports that clearly communicate attack narratives, risk ratings, evidence, and prioritized remediation guidance, and present findings to audiences ranging from engineers to executives
Develop and maintain testing methodologies, playbooks, and checklists for cloud and AI security testing
Develop scripts, tools, and automation to streamline testing and internal processes
Research emerging attack techniques in cloud and AI security, and share findings through internal enablement, blog posts, and conference presentations that build Trace3’s presence in the security community
Mentor junior and mid-level team members and provide technical quality review of their work
Assist in the design and maintenance of internal lab infrastructure for offensive security research, development, and testing

Sr. Architect | Offensive Security/ AI Testing/ Cloud Testing (Remote)

The role

Sr. Architect | Offensive Security/ AI Testing/ Cloud Testing (Remote)

The role

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