Ripple
Senior Staff Security Engineer, AI Security
$224K–$300K
New York, NY, United States +1 · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY, United States
San Francisco, CA, United States - Experience
- 10+ years of Security Engineering experience.
About the job
Leads Ripple’s AI security strategy, secures AI systems and agentic workflows, and builds AI-powered security capabilities while shaping external security practices.
What you'll do
- Set AI security strategy and implement controls, guardrails, and risk reviews for AI systems and integrations.
- Build Shadow AI detection and AI-powered security tooling; embed security into AI-assisted development workflows.
- Contribute to external AI security standards, regulatory discussions, and published research.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of Security Engineering experience, depth in at least two security domains, and hands-on exposure to AI or ML security.
- Understanding of AI/LLM security risks and experience securing agentic AI systems.
- Fluency in core security domains including cloud, CI/CD, containers and Kubernetes, IAM, and API security.
- Threat modeling skills and ability to influence and collaborate across Engineering, Product, and Security.
Nice to have
- Experience in FinTech, crypto, or other highly regulated environments; familiarity with NYDFS, MAS, DORA, or SOC 2.
Pay
$224,000 — $300,000 USD (annual base salary; NY positions)
Tools
LLM, AWS, GCP, Azure, CI/CD, Kubernetes, IAM, MCP
AI focus
Secure AI systems and agentic workflows, govern AI-assisted development, assess AI integrations, detect unsanctioned AI use, and build AI-powered security tooling.
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