Senior Security Architect (AI/ML)

TL;DR

Senior Security Architect (AI/ML): Strengthening the security posture of Machine Identity Management (MIM) products and platforms by influencing design and development decisions, integrating security throughout the SSDLC, and providing security-focused guidance. Focus on enabling engineering teams to build secure, resilient systems by design, conducting threat modeling, and defining secure development standards for cloud-native and distributed systems, including AI/ML security.

Location: Hybrid, 3 days in office per week, US-based. Must be within commuting distance of Boston, MA; Salt Lake City, UT; or Santa Clara, CA.

Salary: $150,000 – $220,000/year, plus equity or discretionary bonus.

Company

hirify.global is the global leader in Identity Security, centered on privileged access management, providing comprehensive security for any identity across business applications, distributed workforces, and hybrid cloud workloads.

What you will do

• Partner with Engineering to integrate security throughout the SSDLC.
• Provide security-focused guidance on product and platform designs.
• Lead security initiatives to improve development processes and tooling.
• Define and maintain secure development standards for cloud-native and distributed systems.
• Conduct and guide threat modeling and security risk assessments.
• Collaborate on AI/ML security for safe model integration and data protection.

Requirements

• 6+ years in software development and 5+ in security, including 3+ in a security architecture or technical leadership role.
• Strong engineering background with hands-on experience in secure design and threat modeling.
• Deep knowledge of SSDLC, secure coding, and cloud security (AWS preferred).
• Experience with AI/ML security considerations.
• Expertise in threat modeling and secure design reviews (STRIDE, PASTA or equivalent).
• Familiarity with frameworks like OWASP, NIST, CSA.
• English: C1 fluent required.
• Work location: US-based, within commuting distance of Boston, MA, Salt Lake City, UT, or Santa Clara, CA.

Nice to have

• Exposure to FedRAMP or similar compliance frameworks.
• Interest in sharing knowledge (e.g., blogs, talks, open source contributions).
• Familiarity with security testing and research techniques.
• Experience improving security maturity in Agile or DevSecOps environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation package including medical, dental, vision, financial, and other benefits.
• Opportunity to influence design and development decisions from a security perspective.
• Support for incident response readiness and post-incident security improvements.
• Focus on staying ahead of emerging threats and technologies.
• Mentoring engineers in secure design and development.
• Collaborative environment within the Product Security team.