Sr. Information Lab Security Lead
Hybrid (Austin, TX), Hybrid (Remote/Austin area)$152k - $228kFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Information Security leadership role focused on securing AMD’s global labs, large-scale compute facilities, and hardware R&D environments, with emphasis on lab security, cyber-physical risk, IP protection, compliance, vulnerability management, partner/network security, and incident response.
Responsibilities
- Define and enforce security standards across global labs and compute facilities
- Partner with facilities teams to embed security into lab design and operations
- Maintain site-specific security plans for critical locations
- Establish security controls for large-scale compute environments (e.g., GPU clusters, AI farms)
- Enforce network segmentation, monitoring, and anomaly detection
- Mitigate risks at the intersection of physical and logical access
- Lead protection of sensitive IP, including pre-release hardware and software
- Develop insider threat controls and collaborate with HR, Legal, and SOC
- Manage protocols for handling sensitive assets, visitors, and contractors
- Ensure compliance with EAR, ISO, NIST, and other frameworks
- Support audits, risk assessments, and control validation
- Translate compliance standards into practical lab controls
- Monitor threats and vulnerabilities relevant to lab environments
- Drive remediation, patching, and exception processes
- Report security posture and metrics to leadership
- Design and govern secure connectivity with external partners (ODC/OSAT)
- Enforce network security standards (VPN, SD-WAN, ZTNA)
- Conduct partner risk assessments and access reviews
- Lead response for lab-related security incidents
- Develop playbooks and conduct risk assessments
- Maintain risk register and report program maturity
Qualifications
- Background in semiconductor, hardware engineering, or other R&D-intensive industries where pre-release IP protection is mission-critical
- Experience evaluating and securing connectivity to ODC (Outsourced Design Center) or OSAT (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test) partners, or equivalent third-party manufacturing and engineering partners in the semiconductor supply chain
- Experience securing AI/ML compute infrastructure, including familiarity with GPU cluster deployments, fabric interconnects, and associated operational environments
- One or more relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, GIAC or equivalent
- Experience working in or alongside a Security Operations Center (SOC), including familiarity with SIEM platforms, UEBA tools, and alert triage workflows
- Prior experience coordinating across physical security, IT security, and legal/compliance functions
Skills
Required:Security standards definitionLab design securityVulnerability management
Benefits
- Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance (link in posting)
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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