Lead, Secure Frameworks Engineering for AI Systems

Doist; Seattle, San Francisco (WA, CA); Hybrid; USD 405,000 - 485,000; Full time

Job summary

Doist is seeking a Security Engineering Manager to lead the Secure Frameworks Research team, building high-leverage security frameworks and libraries to make model development secure and reduce vulnerabilities through thoughtful design.

Responsibilities include designing secure data handling frameworks, owning end-to-end delivery, and guiding other teams with design patterns while balancing security with engineering velocity.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing security engineering teams.
• 5+ years hands-on security and software engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in securing complex architectures, threat modeling, and risk assessment.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills balancing security with developer velocity.
• Clear and persuasive communication in writing and speaking.
• Passion for building diverse, high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Design frameworks and libraries for secure handling of data including model weights and training datasets.
• Own what you build with strong user experience, monitoring, and support.
• Provide design pattern guidance and expand security ownership beyond your team.
• Partner with product, research, and infra teams to integrate with lower-layer security controls.
• Make strategic roadmap decisions based on security risk.

Skills

Security leadership

People management

Threat modeling

Risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Clear communication

AI safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Doist is seeking a Security Engineering Manager to lead the Secure Frameworks Research team, building high-leverage security frameworks and libraries to make model development secure and reduce vulnerabilities through thoughtful design.

Responsibilities include designing secure data handling frameworks, owning end-to-end delivery, and guiding other teams with design patterns while balancing security with engineering velocity.