webAI
Director, Application Security
Austin, TX · Director
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 days ago
Distributed SystemsCloud PlatformsMachine LearningMLOpsCybersecurityProduct StrategySupply ChainLeadershipCommunicationAdaptabilityCISSP
About the role
- We are not looking for a traditional security leader focused on oversight or compliance.
- If the ability and enablement to shape an emerging category at the intersection of AI, privacy and distributed computing invigorates you, this foundational opportunity is your calling.
- Establish the security model for decentralized, on-device AI systems as well as enterprise technology
Responsibilities
- Lead threat modeling for edge, distributed, and AI-driven environments
- Promote a culture to ensure security is embedded into system design, not layered on
- Partner with engineering to build secure-by-default product capabilities
Nice to have
- 12+ years of experience in a professional, technical cybersecurity capacity
- 5+ years of experience in technical cybersecurity leadership roles
- Foundational secure software development experience is a big plus
- Deep background in product and platform security, beyond enterprise IT security
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and modern architectures
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, edge computing, application / infrastructure security and adversarial thinking
- Depth with AI/ML security (e.g., model integrity, data poisoning, adversarial attacks)
- Deep technical literacy and ability to coach others on delivery best practices
Skills
- Define trust boundaries, identity frameworks, and data protection strategies
- Own security across cloud, hybrid, and edge/on-device environments
- Secure deployments, firmware, and update mechanisms across all deployment models (device-level, on-premises, cloud, hybrid)
- Strong communication skills-able to navigate technical and non-technical discussions
Compensation
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- We strive to provide competitive benefits to all employees.
- The benefits listed in this posting generally apply to U.S.-based employees.
- For employees hired outside the United States, benefits may vary based on local law, country-specific requirements, and the employment platform or entity through which the employee is hired.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits package
- $200/month Health & Wellness stipend
- Continuing Education support
- $500/year Function Health subscription (U.S.-based employees only)
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Parental leave for eligible employees
- Supplemental life insurance
- We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.
Company info
- webAI is the first end-to-end private AI platform. Enterprises and Governments use webAI to bring AI to their data, powering specialized intelligence trained on their own knowledge and compounding in value with every use.
- Our approach is guided by a simple philosophy: AI should be specialized, sovereign, efficient, and sustainable. It should solve real problems, not just burn more compute. Our technology enables the development of powerful AI using limited amounts of data, challenging the underlying assumption that big data is the key to unlocking the full power of AI. We are offering a superior career opportunity to join a dynamic and fast-growing team that fosters an exciting and growth-oriented work culture
- an opportunity where you can truly put your name on meaningful change for an entire civilization.
- webAI is the first end-to-end private AI platform.
- Enterprises and Governments use webAI to bring AI to their data, powering specialized intelligence trained on their own knowledge and compounding in value with every use.
- Our approach is guided by a simple philosophy: AI should be specialized, sovereign, efficient, and sustainable.
- It should solve real problems, not just burn more compute.
- Our technology enables the development of powerful AI using limited amounts of data, challenging the underlying assumption that big data is the key to unlocking the full power of AI.
- We are offering a superior career opportunity to join a dynamic and fast-growing team that fosters an exciting and growth-oriented work culture; an opportunity where you can truly put your name on meaningful change for an entire civilization.
- AI should be specialized, sovereign, efficient, and sustainable.
- We are searching for a Director of Application Security to lead company-wide application and product security initiatives.
This listing is sourced directly from webAI's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.