Lead Cloud Security & AI Engineer — Remote/Hybrid

Perdue Farms; Salisbury (MD); On-site; USD 128,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Perdue Farms is seeking a Lead Security Cloud and Artificial Intelligences Engineer to design and secure cloud architectures with emphasis on identity, data protection, and AI-enhanced security across IT, OT, and cloud environments.

You will drive threat modeling, incident response, and governance while leveraging Azure OpenAI and Azure ML to build AI-powered security solutions. Travel up to 25% may be required, with potential remote option within eight hours of Salisbury, MD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in cloud security, cybersecurity engineering, or related roles.
• Strong expertise in Azure security services and cloud architecture.
• Solid understanding of threat detection, incident response, and security operations.
• Proficiency in Python or a similar programming language.
• Hands-on experience with machine learning or data-driven systems.
• Familiarity with large language models and prompt engineering.
• Experience with tools such as Azure Machine Learning, Azure OpenAI, or equivalent platforms.
• Understanding of data pipelines, feature engineering, and model evaluation.
• Knowledge of MLOps concepts, including model lifecycle, monitoring, and retraining.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure cloud architectures with a strong emphasis on identity, network security, and data protection.
• Configure and manage security controls across cloud services, including Entra ID, Key Vault, Storage, Azure Kubernetes Service, and networking.
• Lead threat modeling, attack surface analysis, and risk assessments for cloud systems.
• Implement and optimize cloud detection and response using tools such as Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for Cloud.
• Develop and enforce security standards, policies, and governance frameworks.
• Perform incident response, forensic analysis, and remediation for cloud-based threats.
• Continuously assess and improve cloud security posture using benchmarks such as CIS and NIST.
• Design and deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning models for security use cases.
• Detect anomalies in logs and network traffic.
• Enrich threat intelligence through artificial intelligence capabilities.
• Develop user and entity behavior analytics.
• Build and integrate large language model-powered systems.
• Develop security copilots and investigation assistants.
• Develop automated alert triage and summarization tools.
• Develop data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and analyzing large-scale security data.
• Build and integrate large language model-based solutions, including copilots, security assistants, and automated playbooks, using tools such as Azure OpenAI.
• Evaluate and mitigate artificial intelligence-specific security risks, including prompt injection, data leakage, and model abuse.
• Ensure responsible artificial intelligence practices, including model explainability and secure handling of sensitive data.
• Apply artificial intelligence to automate security operations, reduce manual effort, and improve response time.

Skills

Azure security

Cloud architecture

Python

Machine learning

Threat modeling

Incident response

MLOps

Zero Trust

Prompt engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Tools

Azure Sentinel

Defender for Cloud

Azure OpenAI

Azure Machine Learning

Job description

Perdue Farms is seeking a Lead Security Cloud and Artificial Intelligences Engineer to design and secure cloud architectures with emphasis on identity, data protection, and AI-enhanced security across IT, OT, and cloud environments.

You will drive threat modeling, incident response, and governance while leveraging Azure OpenAI and Azure ML to build AI-powered security solutions. Travel up to 25% may be required, with potential remote option within eight hours of Salisbury, MD.