Senior Security Engineer – AI Infrastructure

Element 84

Senior Security & AI Infrastructure Engineer leading AI tooling evaluation and governance at Element 84. Leveraging expertise in Cloud Security and DevSecOps for impactful projects.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead an immediate, formal architectural evaluation of our current AI tooling landscape.
Evaluate candidate AI platforms and tools against Element 84’s strict CMMC/NIST 800-171 compliance requirements.
Present a definitive, adoption strategy compliant with Zero-Trust frameworks.
Lead the technical procurement, configuration, and rollout of approved AI platform environments.
Manage the AI tool portfolio: onboard approved tools, sunset redundant or non-compliant tools.
Architect and implement Zero Trust conditional access policies.
Execute the deployment of approved AI architectures, building out any necessary AWS/Azure cloud infrastructure.
Serve as the primary technical author for the organization’s System Security Plan (SSP).

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years in Cloud Security, DevSecOps, and Infrastructure Architecture.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related technical discipline
Deep architectural expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.
Professional-level cloud architect certifications are strongly preferred.
Proven track record of developing System Security Plans (SSP) and embedding security controls aligned with NIST SP 800-53 and NIST SP 800-171.
Extensive experience integrating Identity and Access Management (IAM), SSO, and endpoint telemetry to enforce Conditional Access Policies (CAP) and Device Trust.
Deep understanding of modern software engineering pipelines, specifically securing GitHub Enterprise environments, managing tool migrations, and integrating third-party APIs/LLMs securely.
Real world experience with Python and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
Strong grasp of API design.
Ability to translate complex Zero Trust and AI concepts into actionable business risk discussions for non-technical stakeholders.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive medical, dental and vision benefits
Life Insurance, Short & Long Term disability insurance
Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Insurance
401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plans with a fixed 3% of salary employer contributions (paid regardless of employee participation)
Health savings account with a company contribution
Flexible spending accounts (medical and dependent care)
Company-paid parental leave after one year of employment
Flexible work schedules
Paid employee assistance program
6 paid floating holidays (prorated first year)
4 weeks + 1 day paid Vacation Time Off per calendar year (prorated first year)
40 hours per year of paid Sick Leave
Monthly cell phone stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

Cloud SecurityDevSecOpsInfrastructure ArchitectureAmazon Web Services (AWS)Microsoft AzureSystem Security Plans (SSP)Identity and Access Management (IAM)Infrastructure as Code (IaC)PythonAPI design

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationtechnical writingrisk assessmentstakeholder engagement

Certifications

cloud architect certifications