Senior Manager, Security Engineering and Architecture (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Manager, Security Engineering and Architecture (AI): Leading the application and cloud security programs with an accent on securing AI/ML lifecycles and AWS infrastructure. Focus on building secure-by-design standards for LLM integration, managing high-caliber engineering teams, and reconciling security requirements with business velocity.

Location: Hybrid role, must be based in the United States

Salary: $208,000 – $260,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is a leading automotive marketplace dedicated to bringing trust and transparency to car shopping through innovation and a people-first culture.

What you will do

• Lead the strategic design of secure AI lifecycles and implement technical guardrails for data-to-inference pipelines.
• Serve as the primary technical authority on the AI Governance Committee, defining secure-by-design standards for LLM integration.
• Champion the implementation of security controls within CI/CD pipelines, including SAST/DAST/SCA and ML-BOM tracking.
• Oversee secure architecture design in AWS, focusing on IAM, data protection, and network security using Terraform.
• Manage and grow a high-caliber engineering team, fostering expertise across application security, cloud infrastructure, and adversarial AI research.
• Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to balance security requirements with business velocity.

Requirements

• 10+ years in Information Security or Software Engineering with at least 5 years of hands-on development experience (Python, Go, or Java).
• 5+ years in a formal leadership role managing senior and staff-level security engineers.
• Deep familiarity with the MITRE ATLAS framework and defending agentic AI systems.
• Professional-level mastery of AWS security architecture (SCPs, VPC design, GuardDuty).
• Expertise in Terraform, container security (K8s/EKS), and modern GRC integration.
• Ability to communicate data-backed priorities to executive leadership.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work model.
• Comprehensive Total Rewards Package including equity for all employees.
• Robust time off policies and work-life balance support.
• Career development programs and employee resource groups.
• Daily free lunch, new car discount, and wellness app subscriptions.