Senior AI Security Architect — Remote/Cloud-Native

Mergen IT LLC; Plano (TX); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Mergen IT LLC in Plano, TX is seeking a Sr. AI Security Engineer to lead design and optimization of AI security architectures across cloud and hybrid environments, ensuring predictive threat detection and secure deployment.

You will mentor engineers, align with NIST AI-RMF, ISO42001, and OWASP Top 10 for LLM, and stay ahead of AI cybersecurity trends while collaborating with data scientists and security teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• 5 years of AI and cloud-focused architecture experience in enterprise.
• 8 years of hands-on software development in Python/Java/C or similar.
• Experience with agentic frameworks (LangGraph, LangChain, Crew, OpenClaw).
• Hands-on AI security technologies experience.
• 5 years' experience with Azure or AWS cloud services.
• Knowledge of security/governance frameworks (NIST AI-RMF, ISO42001, OWASP Top 10 for LLM).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize AI/security architectures and threat models.
• Implement AI architectures for threat detection and risk scoring.
• Integrate AI security tools across architectures with stakeholders.
• Analyze incident data to refine AI architectures.
• Provide technical leadership to junior engineers.
• Ensure compliance with NIST AI-RMF, ISO42001, OWASP Top 10 for LLM.
• Stay updated on AI and cybersecurity trends.

Skills

AI security

Cloud architectures

Python/Java/C

Agentic frameworks

Threat detection

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

LangGraph

LangChain

Crew

OpenClaw

Job description

Mergen IT LLC in Plano, TX is seeking a Sr. AI Security Engineer to lead design and optimization of AI security architectures across cloud and hybrid environments, ensuring predictive threat detection and secure deployment.

You will mentor engineers, align with NIST AI-RMF, ISO42001, and OWASP Top 10 for LLM, and stay ahead of AI cybersecurity trends while collaborating with data scientists and security teams.