Engine
VP, Security
$298K–$400K
Remote - US · Remote · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years in security; 5+ leading security organizations.
About the job
Leads Engine’s security strategy and organization, with a priority on building AI security capabilities while overseeing security engineering, corporate IT, and enterprise trust.
What you'll do
- Build AI security capabilities, including an internal AI gateway, agent identity controls, and protections for customer-facing AI.
- Lead AppSec, SecArch, SecOps, CloudSec, and corporate IT; advance identity, access, detection, and response initiatives.
- Own enterprise security reviews and fundraising diligence, and technical controls supporting SOC 2 and PCI.
What they ask for
- 12+ years in security, including 5+ years leading security organizations.
- Deep technical expertise in AI security, including prompt injection, agentic access, data exfiltration, and LLM red teaming.
- Cloud-native security experience, including AWS identity, CSPM, EDR, SIEM operations, and modern AppSec tooling in CI.
- Experience building new security functions and owning corporate IT, including identity, endpoint fleets, and SaaS governance.
Nice to have
- Experience securing customer-facing AI or LLM products at scale.
- Payments, travel, or other PCI-regulated experience; legal partnership on privacy or regulatory frameworks is also valued.
Pay
$298,000 — $400,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
AWS, Okta, Salesforce, SIEM, CSPM, EDR, MCP, PCI
AI focus
Build an AI security function, including an internal AI gateway, agent identity and scoped credentials, protections for customer-facing AI, prompt-abuse detection, and AI red-team regression testing.
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