Centific · 3 hours ago
Head of Information Security
Redmond, Washington
Full-time
Onsite
Director/ExecutiveCentific is a frontier AI data foundry that empowers clients with safe, scalable AI deployment. The Head of Information Security will define and execute security strategies, manage compliance with regulations, and lead incident response programs to protect AI systems.
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Responsibilities
Define and execute a comprehensive security strategy aligned with business goals, product architecture, and sector-specific regulatory requirements
Lead the design and implementation of secure-by-design principles across AI pipelines, including RAG, RLHF, HITL, and red teaming modules
Establish and maintain governance frameworks for AI model lifecycle management, including auditability, explainability, and safety scoring
Conduct regular risk assessments and threat modeling, particularly for AI-specific threats such as data poisoning and adversarial attacks
Develop and lead the enterprise-wide incident response program, including detection, containment, investigation, and recovery
Coordinate cross-functional response to security incidents and ensure continuous improvement through post-incident reviews and simulations
Ensure compliance with global and sector-specific regulations, including HIPAA, HITECH, GDPR, CCPA, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP, and the EU AI Act
Lead certification and audit readiness efforts (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, HITRUST)
Secure PHI/PII in AI-driven diagnostics, imaging, and patient engagement systems
Align with NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP for civic AI deployments and law enforcement use cases
Protect customer data used in personalization, sentiment analysis, and recommendation engines
Champion a security-first culture through training, awareness campaigns, and executive engagement
Develop role-based security education programs tailored to engineering, product, and business teams
Serve as the executive voice on security in customer engagements, RFPs, and co-sell partnerships
Lead responses to customer security questionnaires and ensure transparency in data handling practices
Build and manage a centralized Command Control Center for real-time monitoring of AI systems, infrastructure, and compliance metrics
Continuously improve security operations through automation, analytics, and threat intelligence integration
Qualification
Required
Define and execute a comprehensive security strategy aligned with business goals, product architecture, and sector-specific regulatory requirements
Lead the design and implementation of secure-by-design principles across AI pipelines, including RAG, RLHF, HITL, and red teaming modules
Establish and maintain governance frameworks for AI model lifecycle management, including auditability, explainability, and safety scoring
Conduct regular risk assessments and threat modeling, particularly for AI-specific threats such as data poisoning and adversarial attacks
Develop and lead the enterprise-wide incident response program, including detection, containment, investigation, and recovery
Coordinate cross-functional response to security incidents and ensure continuous improvement through post-incident reviews and simulations
Ensure compliance with global and sector-specific regulations, including HIPAA, HITECH, GDPR, CCPA, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP, and the EU AI Act
Lead certification and audit readiness efforts (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, HITRUST)
Secure PHI/PII in AI-driven diagnostics, imaging, and patient engagement systems
Align with NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP for civic AI deployments and law enforcement use cases
Protect customer data used in personalization, sentiment analysis, and recommendation engines
Champion a security-first culture through training, awareness campaigns, and executive engagement
Develop role-based security education programs tailored to engineering, product, and business teams
Serve as the executive voice on security in customer engagements, RFPs, and co-sell partnerships
Lead responses to customer security questionnaires and ensure transparency in data handling practices
Build and manage a centralized Command Control Center for real-time monitoring of AI systems, infrastructure, and compliance metrics
Continuously improve security operations through automation, analytics, and threat intelligence integration
Company
Centific
Zero distance innovation for GenAI creators and industries Expertly engineering platforms and curating multimodal, multilingual data, we empower the ‘Magnificent Seven’ and enterprise clients with safe, scalable AI deployment We a team of over 150 PhDs and data scientists, along with more than 4,000 AI practitioners and engineers.
Founded in 2020
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$60MKey Investors
Granite Asia
2025-06-24Series A· $60M
Leadership Team
Vasudevan Sundarababu
Chief Data and AI Officer
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