Senior AI Security Architect & Platform Engineer

Ridgeline; San Ramon (CA); On-site; USD 205,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Education reimbursements

Wellness reimbursements

0-cost employee insurance plans

Job summary

Ridgeline is building a new AI Security & Platforms team focused on secure AI enablement for the business. You will architect secure by default AI platforms, lead AI/LLM threat security, and embed security into how teams build and use AI.

You will mentor engineers and set standards for responsible AI use, partnering with product and engineering to make secure paths the easy path. The role requires deep expertise in application or cloud security and hands-on AI tooling, with a track record of

Qualifications

• 8+ years in application or cloud security or security-focused software engineering.
• Deep expertise in secure code, cloud guardrails, or security-focused dev.
• Hands-on use of AI/LLM tooling and ability to validate AI output for risk.

Responsibilities

• Architect secure-by-default AI platforms and guardrails.
• Lead AI/LLM threat security and embed security into AI development.
• Define security requirements before building, partnering with engineering and product teams.
• Mentor engineers on effective, responsible AI use and security practices.
• Influence AI security decisions across engineering organizations.

Skills

AI/LLM tooling

Python

Cloud security

Security engineering

Tools

AWS

IAM

Terraform

Job description

Ridgeline is building a new AI Security & Platforms team focused on secure AI enablement for the business. You will architect secure by default AI platforms, lead AI/LLM threat security, and embed security into how teams build and use AI.

You will mentor engineers and set standards for responsible AI use, partnering with product and engineering to make secure paths the easy path. The role requires deep expertise in application or cloud security and hands-on AI tooling, with a track record of