Research AI treads, AI threat landscape, AI vulnerabilities and remediations and AI security control advancement.
Evaluate existing AI security controls and identify opportunities to enhance the security posture and software designs
Collaborate with other security engineers to bring adequate security capabilities to Justworks.
Develop AI security architecture and design standards across Justworks applications and infrastructure to promote a standardized set of security requirements, aligning with internal policies.
Drive process improvement and control implementation projects in coordination with the larger Digital Technology team at Justworks.
Influence and leadership - fostering a community of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, mentorship, and forward-thinking.
Requirements
At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community.
Justworks is looking for an experienced, hands-on Senior Security Engineer specializing in AI who will drive and execute the company’s AI strategy and Digital Security’s objectives.
experience building and enhancing security solutions of AI systems that defends against unique AI threats. You have hands-on
experience evaluating the security of software systems containing AI features and have designed guardrails to protect our data against AI specific threats.
You also have a deep understanding of the fundamentals of computing and development/coding with Ruby on Rails, JavaScript and/or other languages.
experience in *Nix environment and the use of common cybersecurity tools.
Provide technical and architectural guidance on AI to product managers, product engineers, and corporate IT on digital security.
Work with the team to execute and deliver on our AI roadmap. This will include but won’t be limited to implementing AI security capabilities in AWS and for corporate.
Participates in AI R&D projects and major new AI development initiatives to ensure that appropriate security controls are built into systems prior to production cutover.
Act as a cross-functional tools and services expert, working with engineering and risk teams to build AI security control requirements
Help Cyber Defense Operations triage incidents as needed especially related to AI security within company internal networks as well as in our production environments in AWS.
Be the champion for AI implementation within Digital Security, assisting various teams to implement AI models to bring effectiveness and efficiency into security controls, security operations and risk management How You Will Do Your Work
experience in information security concepts, common technical security controls, and security architecture design principles, ideally in a SaaS environment
experience in securing AI systems, evaluating AI threats and implementing AI security controls.
experience implementing security controls in AI environments in AWS. •
Experience in setting up and deploying AI engineering tools like vector databases, AI model hosting and monitoring tools and in driving security best practices with AI coding assistants (like Claude Code, Cursor, etc.). Solid
experience with Secure-SDLC processes and DevSecOps, including secure design, threat modeling, vulnerability management, etc. •
Experience in monitoring AI systems for security threats and vulnerabilities.
Knowledge of AI/ML technologies, frameworks and platforms.
experience in security architecture, system design, and engineering scalable security solutions in a cloud-native (AWS) environment •
Experience with scripting and automation using languages such as Python, Ruby or Javascript.
Go, Ruby on Rails, Javascript
AI frameworks like Langchain/LangGraph, AI hosting platforms, AI coding assistants (both open source and commercial) and emerging protocol standards like MCP and Agent-to-Agent Protocol. Technical
experience with DevOps, Jira, and other agile automation tools
Ruby on Rails & Javascript
(Preferred) Security Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CRISC, GIAC, CCSP or CEH
Experience
Qualifications 5+ years
At least 2+ years of hands-on
Benefits
The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $167,500.00 to $226,300.00 per year. #LI-Hybrid #LI-CE1
Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.
For more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and
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If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at accommodations@justworks.com .
Additional details
We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.
We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues.
If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.
We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values
If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are
In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following:
Good judgement - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome.
Resourcefulness - taking a can-do approach, even in the face of obstacles and constraints by assessing what’s in front of you and effectively and efficiently optimizing what you have, whether it's working on something new or thinking about how to do something better.
Teamwork and communication - putting our collective best together through documentation, collaboration, relationship-building, listening, empathy, recruiting, and evangelism.
Skills and knowledge - the capacity to actively learn and apply specific domain knowledge, know-how, and best practices to continually enhance and improve.