Principal Security Architect

We are continuing to expand Redis Cloud and our AI/ML capabilities, enabling vector search, native model execution, and caching in one platform. This combination allows developers to build real-time AI-powered applications with the speed, simplicity, and resilience that Redis is known for.

Joining Redis means joining a high-growth, open source-driven company that’s scaling globally and reshaping how modern applications are built.

Why would you love this job?

We are seeking a Principal Security Architect with deep open source expertise to partner directly with the CTO and engineering leadership. This leader will be responsible for embedding security-by-design across Redis’ products, cloud services, and open source contributions, while ensuring compliance and trust for enterprise and community adoption.

The architect will work to ensure that Redis Cloud continues to be one of the most secure environments for its customers’ data, while at the same time play a pivotal role in securing Redis’ open source ecosystem, driving best practices across code contributions, dependency management, and cloud deployment models—all while keeping Redis a trusted platform for developers and enterprises worldwide.

What you’ll do:

Define and own the security architecture strategy for Redis’ open source and commercial offerings.
Partner with product engineering to ensure secure open source development practices, including dependency scanning, code signing, and vulnerability management.
Establish governance and compliance processes for open source contributions, licensing, and third-party integrations.
Lead threat modeling, architecture reviews, and risk assessments for Redis Cloud, Redis Enterprise, and Redis AI.
Embed zero-trust principles across multi-cloud and hybrid deployments.
Mentor teams on secure coding practices in open source development and cloud-native architectures.
Represent Redis security practices in open source communities and industry forums.

What will you need to have?

10+ years of security architecture experience, ideally with both open source projects and commercial SaaS/cloud environments.
Hands-on experience with open source security practices: dependency scanning, SBOM (Software Bill of Materials), vulnerability remediation, and license compliance.
Proven expertise in cloud-native security (AWS, GCP, Azure), Kubernetes, and container security.
Strong knowledge of encryption, IAM, secrets management, and secure CI/CD pipelines.
Contributions to or leadership within open source projects strongly preferred.
Familiarity with regulatory/compliance frameworks relevant to open source + enterprise (SOC2, ISO, FedRAMP, GDPR, HIPAA).
Excellent communication and leadership skills; able to influence developers, execs, and open source community stakeholders alike.

Why Join Redis

Shape the future of open source security for one of the world’s most widely adopted technologies.
High visibility: Report directly to the CTO and influence both Redis’ commercial and community roadmaps.
Global scale: Work across open source contributors and enterprise customers in US, EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and Canada.
Innovation at the edge: Be at the intersection of open source, cloud, and real-time AI applications.
Pre-IPO opportunity: Join a hypergrowth company with world-class leadership and an exciting market trajectory.

We give back to our employees:

Our culture is what makes Redis a fun and rewarding place to work. To support you at work and beyond, we offer all our team members fantastic benefits and perks: