Staff AI Security Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff AI Security Engineer (AI/Cybersecurity): Designing and operationalizing security and governance frameworks for AI adoption across internal systems with an accent on threat modeling, identity protection, and secure-by-design patterns. Focus on mitigating shadow AI, implementing prompt injection defenses, and establishing AI telemetry and compliance readiness.

Location: Remote (United States)

Salary: $128,000 - $200,000

Company

hirify.global is a data engine for IT and Security, providing a platform that allows organizations to solve their most pressing data needs through high-scale observability.

What you will do

• Define and operationalize security architecture for internal AI platforms, including standards and secure-by-design guidance.
• Identify and remediate shadow AI usage by monitoring API tokens, MCP servers, and ad hoc workflows.
• Manage the MCP security framework, vetting servers and enforcing secure connection patterns.
• Establish secure patterns for secrets management, non-human identities, and token governance.
• Design guardrails for prompt injection defense and deterministic validation for high-risk workflows.
• Develop AI telemetry pipelines for abuse detection, threat hunting, and incident response.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in security engineering, AppSec, or cloud security.
• Hands-on experience with LLM and agentic systems threat modeling (prompt injection, RAG).
• Expertise in OAuth, service identities, secrets management, and RBAC/ABAC.
• Experience designing risk-tiered controls and protective guardrails.
• Ability to operationalize telemetry and define actionable detections for AI threat surfaces.
• Must be based in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with Claude Code, AWS Bedrock, or similar enterprise AI platforms.
• Familiarity with multi-agent workflow design and human-in-the-loop orchestration controls.
• Experience with SCA/SAST/DAST and SIEM telemetry pipelines.
• Experience operating in a high-growth, remote-first B2B SaaS environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first culture focusing on empowerment and flexibility.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Financial benefits including 401(k), equity, and discretionary bonuses.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and fertility treatment benefits.