Staff Information Security Engineer - AI First

Job overview

The Staff Information Security Engineer - AI First is an onsite role based in Plano, TX, with a salary range of $170,000–$220,000 per year. This position designs security guardrails for AI-powered products and automates security tooling. This role exists to bridge the gap between AI adoption and information security. It contributes to the organization by building infrastructure-as-code, enforcing identity controls, and conducting threat modeling on agentic and LLM-based systems to mitigate risks.

What you'll do

• Design security guardrails for AI products
• implement preventive security controls as infrastructure-as-code
• enforce identity and access controls
• automate security workflows
• conduct threat modeling on LLM systems
• support vendor risk assessments.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

plano tx

rithum

security engineer

ai security

cloud security

automation

infrastructure-as-code

saas

$170k-$220k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, 6% 401(k) match, 20 days PTO, 12 weeks primary caregiver leave, $65/month remote stipend.

Why this role

Requires 5+ years of security engineering experience with depth in AI/ML security and cloud security expertise.

About the employer

Rithum is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.