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Director of Application Security

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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

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