Principal AI Threat Architect - Detection & Response Leader

TrendMicro; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental and vis

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Job summary

TrendAI, the AI security leader and enterprise unit of Trend Micro, seeks a Principal Threat Architect to research AI-era threats and design core detection-and-response capabilities. This senior IC role spans threat research, systems architecture, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to deliver durable, production-ready security solutions.

You will influence architecture, prototype defenses, and work with threat intelligence, detection engineering, data science, and platform teams to turn

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years in cybersecurity, with demonstrable depth in threat detection and response.
• Proven track record designing and delivering complex technical systems from concept through production deployment.
• Hands-on experience architecting scalable systems that integrate with existing security tooling and operational workflows.
• Working familiarity with AI/ML concepts and their application to threat detection, prevention, or response, including awareness of AI-specific threats and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience in a research, R&D, or emerging-technologies function, with a demonstrated ability to take ambiguous, open-ended problems and converge them into concrete specifications.
• Proficiency in at least one production programming language (e.g., Python).
• Strong written and verbal communication, including conveying complex technical concepts to varied audiences.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Threat & technology research across the AI-era threat landscape and translate findings into defensive strategy.
• Design new threat operational architecture: scalable, robust detection-and-response systems.
• Prototype and validate novel defensive approaches; converge research into concrete specifications.
• Partner with detection engineering, data science, and platform teams to transition prototypes into production-grade capabilities.
• Provide principal-level technical leadership on core design decisions and trade-offs; set direction for peers.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

8+ years cybersecurity

Threat detection

AI/ML concepts

Python

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

MITRE ATT&CK

Security tooling

Job description

TrendAI, the AI security leader and enterprise unit of Trend Micro, seeks a Principal Threat Architect to research AI-era threats and design core detection-and-response capabilities. This senior IC role spans threat research, systems architecture, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to deliver durable, production-ready security solutions.

You will influence architecture, prototype defenses, and work with threat intelligence, detection engineering, data science, and platform teams to turn