Director of Secure AI & Engineering

Cityofnewyork; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York’s NYPD Information Technology Bureau seeks an Executive Director to lead a specialized engineering division focused on AI, security, and emerging technologies. You will set engineering strategy, prioritize secure, scalable solutions, and partner with IT leadership to advance the department’s modernization and risk governance.

You will guide secure architecture, CI/CD practices, and AI-enabled development tools while building a high-performing team and aligning engineering

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three years full-time satisfactory professional experience related to the projects and policies to be studied in the particular position, including eighteen months of experience in a managerial, consultative, administrative or supervisory capacity.
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above; however, all candidates must possess eighteen months of experience in a managerial, consultative, administrative or supervisory capacity as described above.

Responsibilities

• Direct the division's engineering strategy, technical priorities, and operations, advancing secure, scalable, and cost-effective technology solutions.
• Oversee the secure architecture and integration of enterprise AI platforms, including AI gateways, model access controls, orchestration, data protection, and safeguards against emerging AI threats.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards, architectural safeguards, and security controls across emerging technologies and development environments.
• Lead application security and DevSecOps practices, including vulnerability management, secrets detection, automated security testing, and software supply-chain protection.
• Direct engineering standards and security controls for the enterprise development hub, including CI/CD practices and AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot.
• Oversee the secure integration and production readiness of emerging technologies, ensuring reliability, observability, and operational sustainability.
• Build and lead a specialized engineering team, collaborate with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), ITB leadership, and Department stakeholders to strengthen the Department's cybersecurity posture, and advise the CIO on emerging technologies and engineering risks.

Skills

AI leadership

Application security

DevSecOps

Technical governance

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

Job description

The City of New York’s NYPD Information Technology Bureau seeks an Executive Director to lead a specialized engineering division focused on AI, security, and emerging technologies. You will set engineering strategy, prioritize secure, scalable solutions, and partner with IT leadership to advance the department’s modernization and risk governance.

You will guide secure architecture, CI/CD practices, and AI-enabled development tools while building a high-performing team and aligning engineering