Drimva

Target

Lead Engineer - AI Security

$132K–$238K

7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445 · Remote or Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026

Experience
7+ years of hands-on technology experience.
Education
4-year degree or equivalent experience.

About the job

Leads technical assessments and testing of AI systems to identify security risks, evaluate controls, and recommend improvements across the enterprise.

What you'll do

  • Assess AI systems, architectures, models, agents, and infrastructure for security risks and weaknesses.
  • Develop and execute AI security validation methods, including threat modeling, attack simulation, and adversarial testing.
  • Advise engineering and security teams on mitigations, secure deployment patterns, and AI security practices.

What they ask for

  • Software developer comfortable in several programming languages across different platforms.
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience in technology, with deep knowledge of multiple cybersecurity domains.
  • LLM security expertise, including RAG, MCP, input validation, and sandboxing.
  • 4-year degree or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

  • GCP native security product experience.
  • Vertex AI experience.

Pay

$132,000.00 - $238,000.00 USD base salary

Tools

GCP, RAG, MCP, NIST, ISO/IEC 27001, SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP

AI focus

AI security assessment, threat modeling, adversarial testing, protection of LLMs and agents, and security controls for AI systems and platforms.

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First seen Oct 14, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)