Senior Threat Architect, AI-Driven Detection & Response

Trend Micro; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

TrendAI™ is seeking a Principal Threat Architect to explore AI-era threats and design core detection-and-response capabilities for our platform. This senior individual-contributor role sits at the intersection of threat research and systems architecture.

You will study emerging threats, prototype defensive approaches, and partner with threat intel, detection engineering, AI/ML, and platform teams to deliver durable, production-grade solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years in cybersecurity, with demonstrable depth in threat detection and response.
• Proven track record designing and delivering complex technical systems from concept through production deployment.
• Hands-on experience architecting scalable systems that integrate with existing security tooling and operational workflows.
• Working familiarity with AI/ML concepts and their application to threat detection, prevention, or response, including awareness of AI-specific threats and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience in a research, R&D, or emerging-technologies function, with a demonstrated ability to take ambiguous, open-ended problems and converge them into concrete specifications.
• Proficiency in at least one production programming language (e.g., Python).
• Strong written and verbal communication, including conveying complex technical concepts to varied audiences.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Threat & technology research across the AI-era threat landscape and translate findings into defensive strategy.
• Architecture & capability design for scalable detection & response systems that integrate with existing tooling and workflows.
• Prototyping & experimentation to validate novel defensive approaches and convert research into concrete specifications.
• Research-to-production bridge collaborating with detection engineering, data science, and platform teams to deploy prototypes.
• Technical leadership on core design decisions and trade-offs for production-grade capabilities.
• Communication & influence to both technical and non-technical audiences, including leadership.

Skills

Threat research

Threat detection

Communication

AI/ML concepts

R&D experience

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree in CS/ML/Security

Tools

MITRE ATT&CK

EDR/XDR/MDR

SIEM/SOAR

C/C++

Rust

Job description

TrendAI™ is seeking a Principal Threat Architect to explore AI-era threats and design core detection-and-response capabilities for our platform. This senior individual-contributor role sits at the intersection of threat research and systems architecture.

You will study emerging threats, prototype defensive approaches, and partner with threat intel, detection engineering, AI/ML, and platform teams to deliver durable, production-grade solutions.