Staff Security Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Security Engineer (AI): Designing and implementing secure cloud architectures across AWS, GCP, and Azure, aligned to zero-trust principles with an accent on cloud network security initiatives and AI-driven security automation. Focus on developing intelligent guardrails for CI/CD pipelines and managing data security controls.

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Company

hirify.global is the global financial technology platform that powers prosperity for the people and communities we serve.

What you will do

• Design and implement secure cloud architectures across AWS, GCP, and/or Azure aligned to zero-trust principles.
• Lead cloud network security initiatives including segmentation, micro-segmentation, traffic inspection, and identity-aware networking.
• Build and deploy AI-driven security automation using Generative AI and LLM-based agents to detect, triage, and remediate security findings.
• Develop intelligent guardrails for CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated policy enforcement and pre-deployment security validation.
• Implement and manage data security controls including encryption, key management, tokenization, and data loss prevention strategies.
• Conduct security design reviews, threat modeling, and architecture risk assessments.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Cloud Security Engineering, Security Architecture, or related infrastructure security roles.
• Strong expertise in core cloud networking (VPC/VNet design, routing, peering, DNS, load balancing, firewalls, private connectivity, service mesh).
• Deep understanding of zero trust principles, micro-segmentation, and least-privilege access enforcement.
• Proven experience designing and securing large-scale AWS, GCP, or Azure environments.
• Hands-on experience building security automation using Python, Go, or similar languages.
• Practical experience applying AI and Generative AI (LLMs/agents) to automate security operations, triage, and remediation workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach.
• Eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with applicable plans and programs.
• Regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender to drive ongoing fair pay for employees.