Lead AI Cloud Security Engineer
Core
Designing, implementing, and automating security controls across cloud infrastructure and AI platforms to ensure secure-by-default systems and protect enterprise AI initiatives.
Role type
Lead AI Cloud Security Engineer (Director-level IC)
Builds
Secure AI and Generative AI workloads, model pipelines, training data, inference APIs, and LLM integrations
Domain
Cloud Security and Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI/LLMs)
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
AI Security Posture Management (AI SPM), Cloud Security (Azure), DevSecOps, Policy-as-Code, SIEM/SOAR integration, Threat Modeling, Risk Assessment, Automation (Python/PowerShell), CSPM, CWP, IaC Scanning
Preferred skills
AI Runtime Security, AI Model Security, AI Agent Security, Regulatory Compliance (NIST/ISO/CIS), Encryption Techniques, Network Security
Technologies
Azure, AI SPM solutions, CSPM, CWP, IaC scanners, SAST/DAST tools, SIEM, SOAR, Python, PowerShell
Responsibilities
Implement and operate AI SPM solutions to assess and remediate risks; Secure AI/GenAI workloads against prompt injection and data leakage; Embed security into CI/CD and MLOps pipelines; Develop policy-as-code frameworks for governance; Engineer monitoring and detection capabilities for cloud and AI systems; Perform security testing and validation including adversarial testing; Automate security operations and tooling; Conduct risk assessments and threat modeling; Collaborate with AI teams on secure-by-design architectures.
Seniority
Director, hands-on Engineering leader