IT Security Engineer (Remote)

Irvine Technology Corporation; Kirkland (WA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Irvine Technology Corporation is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer to protect cloud and network environments and to lead AI safety adoption. You will build guardrails, governance, and controls balancing AI use with risk, on a senior IC fast-paced team.

You’ll design security across AWS/Azure/GCP, own AI security strategy, and coordinate with IT for policy and risk management in a growing tech environment.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years hands-on cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Cloud and network security expertise.
• CISSP certification required.
• Experience with enterprise-scale AI security strategies.
• Familiarity with NIST, PCI, CJIS frameworks is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, harden, and maintain security across cloud and network infrastructure.
• Own enterprise AI security strategy and risk assessments.
• Assess AI-driven threats and develop countermeasures.
• Deploy AI-driven security platforms and oversee risk management.
• Collaborate with IT/Network Engineering on secure architectures.

Skills

Cloud security

Network security

Threat modeling

Security policy

Education

CISSP certification

Tools

CrowdStrike Falcon

Microsoft Sentinel

Darktrace

Job description

Senior IT Security Engineer (Cloud & Network)

Our client is seeking a senior IT Security Engineer to protect its cloud and network environments and to lead how the organization adopts AI safely. This role goes beyond using AI-powered security tools. You’ll build the guardrails, governance, and controls that balance the business’s growing use of AI against the risks it introduces. As a senior individual contributor on a small team, you’ll have real ownership and a direct impact on how the organization grows securely.

As part of our process after applying, you may receive an invitation from our AI Recruiter Avery for a short conversation that lets you share more about your background beyond your resume. For questions, contact [e-mail] .

• Job Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire
• Location: Remote (US)
• Compensation: This job is expected to pay about $140,000 - $160,000 per year
• No Visa Sponsorship Available for this role

What You’ll Do:

• Design, harden, and maintain security across cloud (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP) and network infrastructure, including firewalls, routers, ACLs, segmentation, and PKI
• Own the enterprise AI security strategy, including acceptable use policy, DLP for generative AI tools, and risk assessments of proposed AI/ML solutions covering model security, data privacy, and supply chain risk
• Assess emerging AI-driven threats such as adversarial AI, AI-generated phishing, and deepfake social engineering, and build countermeasures and awareness training around them
• Deploy and tune AI-driven SIEM, EDR, UEBA, and SOAR platforms while leading vulnerability, patch, and risk management and serving on the Computer Security Incident Response Team
• Partner with IT and Network Engineering on design reviews and security architecture, and write security policy aligned to NIST, PCI, CJIS, and privacy requirements

What Gets You the Job:

• 7-10 years of hands-on cybersecurity engineering experience with deep knowledge of cloud and network security
• CISSP certification (required)
• Proven experience at enterprise-scale organizations implementing AI security strategies, including governance, guardrails, and risk controls for AI adoption across the business
• Strong background with security platforms such as CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Sentinel, or Darktrace, plus system hardening using CIS benchmarks, STIGs, or USGCB
• Excellent written communication and policy-writing skills, with the ability to serve as a technical resource for IT teams; security experience in financial services or healthcare is a plus

Irvine Technology Corporation provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Irvine Technology Corporation complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.