Senior Security Engineer I, AI

Namely; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 163,944 - 215,176; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

11 paid holidays

Paid sick time

Parental leave

401(k) plan

Life and disability insurance

Wellness time

Job summary

Oscar in New York City is seeking a Senior Security AI Engineer to lead the secure deployment of AI across our platform. You will partner with Data, Engineering, Privacy, HR, and Compliance to design guardrails that enable safe AI innovation and protect our members.

Reporting to the Director of Security Engineering, this hybrid role requires three in-office days per week (Thursdays mandatory). Base pay ranges from $163,944 to $215,176 per year plus benefits, equity grants, and annual performance

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in security engineering, cloud security, or software engineering with a focus on data security or AI frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and deployment of a comprehensive AI security framework for secure model adoption, training data pipelines, retrieval-augmented generation, and safe fine-tuning.
• Architect, deploy, and operate automated controls to mitigate prompt injection, model poisoning, data exfiltration, and insecure output handling while enforcing least-privilege across LLMs.
• Drive AI security initiatives and threat modeling by mapping tactics against MITRE ATLAS and OWASP Top 10 for LLMs.
• Develop metrics and reporting to measure the impact of AI safety policies and ensure accountability to compliance and legal teams.
• Partner with application and data engineering teams to establish secure-by-default blueprints and a security-first culture.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

AI security

Security engineering

Cloud security

Data security

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS IAM

GCP IAM

Job description

Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring a Senior Security AI Engineer 1 to join our Security Engineering team.

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.

About the role

As Senior AI Security Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of safeguarding our digital ecosystem and shaping the secure deployment of artificial intelligence at Oscar. You will collaborate with dynamic teams across Data, Engineering, Privacy, HR, and Compliance to architect cutting‑edge security solutions and proactive guardrails that drive safe AI innovation, secure enterprise model adoption, and protect our business from emerging adversarial threats.

You will report into the Director of Security Engineering.

Work Location

This position is based in our New York City office, requiring a hybrid work schedule with 3 days of in-office work per week. Thursdays are a required in-office day for team meetings and events, while your other two office days are flexible to suit your schedule. #LI-Hybrid

Pay Transparency

The base pay for this role is: $163,944–$215,176 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program, company equity grants and annual performance bonuses.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead a More Secure AI Data & Model Lifecycle: Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive AI security framework encompassing secure model adoption, training data pipelines, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) architectures, and fine-tuning environments to ensure robust safety and compliance.
• Design and Implement Safer Guardrails & Contextual Access: Architect, deploy, and operationalize automated controls to mitigate risks such as prompt injection, model poisoning, data exfiltration, and insecure output handling while enforcing least-privilege principles across LLMs and agentic workflows.
• Drive Strategic AI Security Initiatives & Threat Modeling: Lead proactive AI red-teaming exercises and map adversarial tactics against industry frameworks like MITRE ATLAS and the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs to continuously harden systems against modern vulnerabilities.
• Measure and Report on AI Security Initiatives: Develop innovative metrics and reporting frameworks to evaluate the impact and organizational adoption of AI safety policies, providing clear, actionable insights for executives and ensuring strict accountability to compliance and legal stakeholders.
• Champion AI Security Best Practices and Culture: Partner cross‑functionally with application and data engineering teams to establish secure‑by‑default blueprints, helping employees responsibly harness AI technologies while establishing a strong security‑first mindset.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant experience in technical security engineering, application security, cloud security infrastructure, or software engineering with a distinct focus on data security or AI frameworks.

Bonus points

• Proven experience evaluating LLM security postures, implementing alignment guardrails, and managing cloud security infrastructure (AWS/GCP IAM boundaries).
• Comfort and fluency with cutting‑edge frontier AI technologies (e.g., Claude Code, Codex) and a strong aptitude for the continuous, rapid adoption of emerging AI engineering tools.
• Experience communicating technical AI risk requirements and architectural implications clearly to non-technical business partners, legal, and compliance teams.
• Ability to commit, review, and manage code independently across multiple enterprise repositories.
• Familiarity with health insurance data regulations (e.g., HIPAA) and their intersections with automated data usage and generative model architectures.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent technical space).

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Oscar, being an Equal Opportunity Employer means more than upholding discrimination‑free hiring practices. It means that we cultivate an environment where people can be their most authentic selves and find both belonging and support. We're on a mission to change health care -- an experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives.

Benefits

Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience. Full‑time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan participation, life and disability insurance, and paid wellness time and reimbursements.

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