Director of Application Security
You will lead application and product security initiatives with ownership of security outcomes. You will establish security architecture for decentralized and on-device AI systems, define trust boundaries and data-protection strategies, lead threat modeling, and embed security into system design. You will integrate security into software and ML lifecycles, define AI and model-integrity safeguards, and work with engineering on secure-by-default capabilities. You will secure cloud, hybrid, edge, and on-device environments; protect data, identity, access, networking, and distributed systems; secure deployments and update mechanisms; and operate risk assessment, vulnerability management, and supply-chain risk programs.
Responsibilities
- Establish the security model for decentralized, on-device AI systems and enterprise technology
- Define trust boundaries, identity frameworks, and data protection strategies
- Lead threat modeling for edge, distributed, and AI-driven environments
- Embed security into system design
- Integrate security into the software and ML lifecycle
- Define safeguards for model integrity, adversarial attacks, data poisoning, and AI/ML threats
- Build secure-by-default product capabilities with engineering
- Own security across cloud, hybrid, edge, and on-device environments
- Establish controls for data, identity, access, networking, and distributed systems
- Secure deployments, firmware, and update mechanisms
- Develop, operate, and maintain cybersecurity risk assessment and vulnerability management programs
- Mitigate supply-chain and third-party risks and vulnerabilities
Requirements
- 12+ years of professional technical cybersecurity experience
- 5+ years of technical cybersecurity leadership experience
- Deep background in product and platform security
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and modern architectures
- Understanding of edge computing, application security, infrastructure security, and adversarial thinking
- Knowledge of AI/ML security, including model integrity, data poisoning, and adversarial attacks
- Deep technical literacy and ability to coach others on delivery best practices
- Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical discussions
- Ability to work with evolving processes, priorities, and imperfect systems
- Recommended certifications include CISSP, CSSLP, OSWE, or GAIPS
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits package
- 401(k) match for U.S.-based employees
- $200/month Health & Wellness stipend
- Continuing Education support
- $500/year Function Health subscription for U.S.-based employees
- Free parking for in-office employees
- Flexible Time Off
- Parental leave for eligible employees
- Supplemental life insurance