AI Security Strategy Lead Engineer

Popular; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Popular is seeking an AI Security Lead Engineer to design, implement, and operate enterprise-grade security controls for AI/ML solutions across the organization. This role leads the technical execution of AI security strategy, partnering with Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Platform, DevSecOps and Business AI teams to enable secure AI innovation.

The position requires 8–12+ years in cybersecurity with hands-on AI/ML security, and experience aligning with MRMs, SOX/ISO/NIST, and privacy

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of experience in cybersecurity, cloud security, or applied security engineering
• 2+ years of hands on experience securing AI/ML, data platforms, or analytics systems
• Experience designing and operating security controls in regulated environments (financial services strongly preferred)
• Strong knowledge of AI/ML architectures, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), IAM, data protection, and privacy controls
• Experience with AI/Cloud Security tools (AI SPM, CSPM, CNAPP, DLP, etc.)
• Familiarity with MRMs, SR 11 7, SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, and privacy regulations
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent)
• CI/CD security integration and security automation

Responsibilities

• Participate in architectural design decisions for AI security across cloud and on‑prem environments
• Review security reference architectures for GenAI, LLMs, copilots, RAG pipelines, and agent systems
• Ensure alignment with Model Risk Management and regulatory requirements
• Implement and operate AI Security Posture Management with discovery of sanctioned and shadow AI
• Define and enforce controls for identity, data pipelines, and model endpoints
• Enable continuous monitoring for AI threats and misuse across environments
• Integrate AI security into CI/CD and DevSecOps workflows
• Lead AI security incidents and develop response playbooks
• Partner with SOC and IR for AI-specific detections and responses
• Mentor AI security engineers and influence security roadmaps
• Communicate risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Communication of risks

Collaboration across teams

Translate risks to business outcomes

Tools

AI/ML architectures

AWS

Azure

IAM

Data protection

AI security tools

Terraform

Job description

Popular is seeking an AI Security Lead Engineer to design, implement, and operate enterprise-grade security controls for AI/ML solutions across the organization. This role leads the technical execution of AI security strategy, partnering with Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Platform, DevSecOps and Business AI teams to enable secure AI innovation.

The position requires 8–12+ years in cybersecurity with hands-on AI/ML security, and experience aligning with MRMs, SOX/ISO/NIST, and privacy