Senior Information Security Engineer — AI‑Driven Security Architect

McDermott Will & Schulte; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 121,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott Will & Schulte in Washington, DC, is seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer to oversee the security of the Firm’s applications, networks, and systems. You will be the primary technical point of contact for security across departments and contribute to a secure development lifecycle.

The role requires seven+ years of experience, strong AI/LLM awareness, and expertise in risk frameworks, network security, and secure coding.

Qualifications

• At least seven years of related work experience.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools, LLMs, and agentic AI.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word).
• Knowledge of information security risk frameworks and server architecture.
• Knowledge of network concepts, host-based security settings/controls, and security technologies.
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts/tools and secure code development.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage confidential information and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage security requirements of Firm assets and systems.
• Create and maintain the Firm-wide security architecture.
• Manage security requirements throughout development lifecycles for all assets.
• Perform certification and accreditation prior to releasing software to production.
• Develop and maintain inventories for software, application, network, hardware, systems, and mobile devices.
• Define, implement, assess, and maintain controls necessary to protect software, applications, networks, hardware, systems, and mobile devices.
• Manage security configuration and changes for software, applications, networks, hardware, systems, and mobile devices.
• Develop and maintain information asset inventories and establish and maintain controls necessary to protect information and critical assets.
• Collaborate with individuals and teams outside of Information Security.
• Mentor and support other team members in day-to-day activities.

Skills

Security engineering

AI/LLM tools

MS Office

Risk frameworks

CI/CD concepts

Tools

CI/CD tools

Job description

McDermott Will & Schulte in Washington, DC, is seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer to oversee the security of the Firm’s applications, networks, and systems. You will be the primary technical point of contact for security across departments and contribute to a secure development lifecycle.

The role requires seven+ years of experience, strong AI/LLM awareness, and expertise in risk frameworks, network security, and secure coding.