Senior AI Security Architect & Incident Lead (Remote)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health programs

Employee stock purchase plan

Incentive compensation including bonus

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Security Engineer IV for a US-based remote role to design and deliver advanced security initiatives, including AI/LLM security programs. You will partner with engineering, risk, and compliance to strengthen controls and improve security decision-making across the organization.

This hands-on role involves incident analysis, technical leadership, and mentoring to elevate the security function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 6-9 years of security experience with project ownership.
• 4-6 years of hands-on experience architecting security controls and leading risk assessments.
• 1+ year of mentoring or leading design reviews.
• Preferred: CISSP, CISM, or similar security certification.
• Preferred: Deep experience securing AI vendor tools/APIs in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver complex security initiatives, including AI/LLM security programs.
• Lead design reviews and set technical direction; mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
• Investigate complex incidents and perform root-cause analysis within the security domain.
• Own security review processes for AI vendor tools and APIs.
• Contribute to compliance-audit and risk assessment standards for the team.
• Participate in on-call/escalation rotation for security incidents.

Skills

Security engineering

Incident analysis

Mentoring

Design reviews

Risk assessments

AI/LLM security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field

Tools

AI vendor tools/APIs

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Security Engineer IV for a US-based remote role to design and deliver advanced security initiatives, including AI/LLM security programs. You will partner with engineering, risk, and compliance to strengthen controls and improve security decision-making across the organization.

This hands-on role involves incident analysis, technical leadership, and mentoring to elevate the security function.