Artificial Intelligence Security Specialist Usa

Citi Handlowy

New York, New York, United States
Base: $109,120.00 - $265,080.00; bonus/equity: dis...
Ai/ml engineering experience with llms
Vulnerability research and exploit development
Production systems engineering in python
The role focuses on building defensive capabilities against AI models that can autonomously discover and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities

Job Summary

  • The role focuses on building defensive capabilities against AI models that can autonomously discover and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities.
  • Candidates will design containment architectures and runtime controls to secure agentic AI at an enterprise scale of 180,000+ employees.
  • This is an engineering-led function with executive sponsorship where the mandate is to build tools and ship code rather than manage administration.

Matching Summary

The role focuses on building defensive capabilities against AI models that can autonomously discover and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities.

Salary

Base: $109,120.00 - $265,080.00; Bonus/Equity: Discretionary and formulaic incentive awards available; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, paid time off

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • AI/ML engineering experience with LLMs
  • Vulnerability research and exploit development
  • Production systems engineering in Python
  • Security architecture for agentic AI
  • Threat modeling using STRIDE or ATT&CK

Nice-to-have

  • Published security research or conference talks
  • Experience reading disassembly or kernel code
  • Open-source contributions to security tools
  • Ability to digest dense technical research
  • Bias toward building solutions over purchasing

Key Requirements

  • 5-7+ years experience for Assistant Vice President level
  • 8-10+ years experience for Vice President level
  • 10+ years experience for Senior Vice President level
  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred
  • Hands-on LLM API and agentic systems design experience

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