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Verizon · 3 hours ago

AI Security Engineer

Verizon is a company that powers and empowers how people live, work, and play through innovation and creativity. They are seeking an AI Security Engineer to develop an automation framework that integrates AI security tools into workflows and platforms, ensuring secure AI system deployment and operation. The role involves collaboration with various teams to standardize AI security practices and implement governance aligned with security policies.

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Comp. & Benefits
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Designing and building a reusable, modular automation solution to integrate AI security tools into CI/CD pipelines, MLOps workflows, and AI/ML platforms
Enabling seamless integration of AI security controls across diverse AI environments and development ecosystems used by different business units
Delivering centralized AI Security Automation Framework that integrates tools and policies across the enterprise
Automating and standardizing the deployment and configuration of AI Security Tools (ThreatModeler, SplxAI, Galileo) within enterprise workflows
Embedding AI-specific security checks-such as model scanning, data validation, prompt injection defense, and model provenance verification-into development pipelines
Delivering reusable integration patterns and templates for secure AI model development and deployment
Partnering with MLOps, Data Science, and Platform Engineering teams across business units to drive adoption and standardization of AI security tooling and practices
Implementing automated governance, compliance, and monitoring aligned with NIST AI RMF, OWASP Top 10 for LLM/ML, and enterprise security policies
Delivering a governance and observability layer that provides visibility into AI risks across the organization
Serving as a subject matter expert, evangelizing secure AI development practices and conducting enablement sessions for development teams and data science teams
Accelerating the adoption of AI Security tools through automation, enablement, and partnership

Qualification

Cybersecurity engineeringDevSecOpsMLOpsAutomation PythonAutomation BashCI/CD systems (Jenkins)Cloud-native technologiesZero Trust principlesEnterprise automation frameworksModel observabilityAI Security toolsAccountabilityAttention to detailProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience
Four or more years of relevant work experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience
Four years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, DevSecOps, or MLOps
Experience in automation using Python, Bash, Terraform, or similar tools
Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems (Jenkins)
Experience with cloud-native technologies (GCP, AWS, Vertex AI, Azure ML, SageMaker, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, APIs, etc.)

Preferred

Familiarity with Zero Trust principles, model security, and data protection
Experience building enterprise automation frameworks or reusable security pipelines
Knowledge of model observability, data lineage, and model risk management
Exposure to enterprise IAM and API Gateway integrations (e.g., Kong, Apigee, OPA, ForgeRock)
Hands-on work with AI Security tools like ThreatModeler, SplxAI, and Galileo
Hands-on experience with AI Agents and the MCP server solution development

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Short and long term disability
Basic life insurance
Supplemental life insurance
AD&D insurance
Identity theft protection
Pet insurance
Group home & auto insurance
Matched 401(k) savings plan
Up to 8 company paid holidays per year
Up to 6 personal days per year
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Tuition assistance
Premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc.
Up to 15 days of vacation per year

Company

Verizon is a broadband and telecommunications company that provides information and entertainment services.

H1B Sponsorship

Verizon has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (7)
2024 (3)
2023 (2)
2022 (6)
2021 (6)
2020 (8)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$34.39B
Key Investors
Maryland Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentU.S. Department of DefenseConnect Maryland
2025-07-30Post Ipo Debt· $2.29B
2024-06-20Grant· $2M
2024-02-26Post Ipo Debt· $1B

Leadership Team

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Daniel Schulman
Chief Executive Officer
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Santiago Tenorio
SVP & CTO
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