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AddeparAddeparUnited States

Staff AI Security Engineer

Leads AI security strategy, architecture, governance, and defensive controls across the organization while mentoring security engineers. Requires 9+ years of security engineering experience and deep knowledge of AI, AWS security services, identity protocols, and emerging AI attack frameworks.

Salary not listed
Remote9+ YOESecurity Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Track trends, models, and innovations in AI security and advise on appropriate architectures.
  • Partner with Engineering and Application Security teams to secure AI use across the platform.
  • Securely enable internal AI productivity initiatives in collaboration with Architecture.
  • Protect against AI-based attacks and threats, including supply-chain compromises.
  • Advise on or implement AI guardrails and controls to reduce data-loss risks and prevent insecure or unapproved AI use.
  • Guide and mentor Security teams on using AI for security benefits.
  • Maintain AI governance documentation and employee guidance.
  • Lead complex, project-driven security enhancements across infrastructure, applications, and corporate environments.
  • Architect, build, and deploy scalable, resilient security solutions with engineering and product teams.
  • Build tools, guardrails, and automated workflows that enable secure software delivery.
  • Identify security-posture gaps, design remediation plans, and execute them to maturity.
  • Advise engineering, product, and R&D teams on security enablement.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers.

Requirements

  • 9+ years of dedicated experience in security engineering, application security, infrastructure security, data security, or cloud security.
  • Proven ability to turn ambiguous security problems into structured project plans and deliver them to completion.
  • Strong attention to detail, analytical ability, curiosity, and interest in information security.
  • Ability to build effective relationships and collaborate with internal and external partners.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Deep expertise in AI, including AWS services, large language models, MCP, agentic agents, frameworks, governance and regulations, attacks, guardrails, and cost considerations.
  • Experience with Amazon Web Services, especially AWS security services.
  • Strong understanding of authentication and authorization protocols, including securing non-human identities.

Nice to Have

  • Software engineering background.
  • AI security certification such as AAISM, AAIA, or CAISP.
  • Knowledge of the NIST AI Framework or EU Artificial Intelligence Act.
  • Experience with MITRE ATLAS or the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs.
  • Bachelor's or master's degree focused on information systems, computer science, or security.

Skills

ai securityAWSamazon web servicesLLMsmcpai guardrailsai governanceAuthenticationauthorizationnon-human identity securitynist ai frameworkmitre atlasowasp top 10 for llmssecurity architecturesecurity automation

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