Senior AI Security & DevSecOps Lead

Agile Defense; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense is seeking a senior AI Security and Assurance Technical Lead to drive security across data, AI, and software delivery efforts for government missions. You will translate requirements into engineering practices, oversee RMF activities, and guide secure deployment across multiple teams and environments.

Leading with threat modeling, security testing, and continuous monitoring, you will coordinate with data, AI, and regional teams to sustain security controls and risk-informed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8 years of progressively responsible experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, or secure digital-capability delivery.
• 3 years leading cybersecurity technical teams or workstreams responsible for RMF assessment and authorization and secure software or data-platform delivery.
• Experience securing AI/ML capabilities and automated delivery pipelines in classified, cloud, or tactical-edge environments.
• Experience applying AI risk-management methods, including the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, to security planning and technical assurance.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and maintain the clearance and access required for the assignment.

Responsibilities

• Translate Government security requirements into contractor engineering practices, security acceptance criteria, and reusable control evidence across the enterprise hub, regional teams, and resident command teams.
• Identify and assess risks introduced by data and AI capabilities. Direct threat modeling and security testing covering data and model integrity, unauthorized disclosure, adversarial manipulation, and software supply-chain dependencies.
• Lead RMF artifact development with ISSEs and SRRs. Coordinate assessments and prepare evidence supporting authorization to test, connect, and operate.
• Direct implementation and management of CI/CD security capabilities supporting DevSecOps. Embed vulnerability detection, automated security testing, and remediation verification into delivery workflows.
• Coordinate with data operations and AI teams on data protection, access controls, secure infrastructure, and risk management for AI experiments, release readiness, and sustainment.
• Oversee continuous security-control monitoring and remediation prioritization, maintaining evidence and transition information for each capability.
• Provide technical direction and coaching to assigned cybersecurity, RMF, and DevSecOps personnel; ensure alignment with enterprise requirements across regional teams.
• Report risks, dependencies, and remediation status to the Program Manager and Government stakeholders; document security concurrence for contractor releases.

Skills

RMF assessment & authorization

CI/CD security

Threat modeling

AI/ML security

Security testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity/computer science/IS/engineering

Job description

Agile Defense is seeking a senior AI Security and Assurance Technical Lead to drive security across data, AI, and software delivery efforts for government missions. You will translate requirements into engineering practices, oversee RMF activities, and guide secure deployment across multiple teams and environments.

Leading with threat modeling, security testing, and continuous monitoring, you will coordinate with data, AI, and regional teams to sustain security controls and risk-informed