AI Security Architect

TL;DR

AI Security Architect (AI/ML): Designing and governing secure AI systems, including LLMs and MLOps pipelines, with an accent on threat modeling, data privacy, and adversarial AI mitigation. Focus on architecting secure cloud-native integrations and establishing enterprise-wide AI security guardrails.

Location: Must be based in San Jose, California

Salary: $164,500–$305,500

Company

hirify.global is a leader in electronic design and computational software, driving innovation in the semiconductor and technology industries.

What you will do

• Design secure architectures for AI/ML systems, covering training, inference, and deployment pipelines.
• Conduct threat modeling for AI-specific risks such as prompt injection, model poisoning, and data leakage.
• Define security controls for LLMs, GenAI platforms, and AI APIs.
• Implement data governance, anonymization, and encryption strategies to protect training data.
• Secure AI workloads across major cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Establish AI security policies and align them with industry frameworks like NIST and ISO/IEC 42001.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity architecture or engineering.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Proven experience securing AI/ML systems or complex data platforms.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, API security, microservices, and identity systems.
• Experience with Agentic AI and MCP for security use cases.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with LLM-specific architectures like RAG and prompt engineering.
• Familiarity with adversarial ML techniques and tools like MLflow, Kubeflow, or SageMaker.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP or CCSP.
• Prior experience in the semiconductor industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI security challenges in a global technology environment.