Sr. Security Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Security Engineer (AI): Building and scaling the entire security function from the ground up for an AI platform with an accent on cloud infrastructure security, compliance, and data protection. Focus on architecting secure-by-default systems, driving SOC 2/ISO 27001 certification, and securing physical hardware deployments in customer environments.

Location: Hybrid (New York, USA)

Company

hirify.global is an AI platform company providing advanced security and safety solutions for industrial environments.

What you will do

• Architect and build the end-to-end security program, including cloud infrastructure, application security, and IAM strategy.
• Own and execute the compliance roadmap for SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
• Embed security into the SDLC by defining coding standards and implementing SAST/DAST tooling.
• Design and lead the incident response function, including monitoring, alerting, and playbook development.
• Perform threat modeling and vulnerability management across globally distributed systems.
• Serve as the primary security point of contact for enterprise customers and executive leadership.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in security engineering, with a history of shaping or owning a security function.
• Deep hands-on expertise in GCP cloud security, Kubernetes, Docker, and secrets management.
• Strong application security fundamentals (OWASP Top 10) and experience with secure SDLC.
• Proven track record of driving compliance programs (SOC 2, ISO 27001) to completion.
• Experience securing physical hardware, including device hardening and firmware security.
• Prior startup experience is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI/ML platform security.
• Experience with industrial IoT or edge computing environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Founder-minded builder culture with high ownership and velocity.
• Direct reporting line to the CTO.
• Opportunity to build a security function from scratch.
• Pragmatic, risk-driven environment that values partnership over gatekeeping.