Senior Security Engineer, Justworks
AI Security
$167.5-226.3k
Business operations platform
Job no longer available
Business operations platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$167.5-226.3k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Justworks' mission is to help entrepreneurs and businesses grow with confidence.
Role
Who you are
- Our ideal candidate has extensive 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
- An ideal candidate should also have experience in *Nix environment and the use of common cybersecurity tools
- As a Senior Security Engineer, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization
- 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
- Influence and leadership - fostering a community of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, mentorship, and forward-thinking
- Skills and knowledge - the capacity to actively learn and apply specific domain knowledge, know-how, and best practices to continually enhance and improve
- 5+ years experience in information security concepts, common technical security controls, and security architecture design principles, ideally in a SaaS environment
- At least 2+ years of hands-on experience in securing AI systems, evaluating AI threats and implementing AI security controls
- Background as a software engineer, security architect, or security engineer with 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
- Knowledge of regulations and industry best practices related to AI security and data privacy
- Familiar with secure coding practices and security scanning technologies
- Extensive 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
- Proven track record as a strong communicator
- Strong analytical skills
- Exceptional organizational skills
What the job involves
- 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
- Research AI treads, AI threat landscape, AI vulnerabilities and remediations and AI security control advancement
- Evaluate and assess AI tools and play a critical role in AI system management and governance
- 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
- 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
- Develop AI security architecture and design standards across Justworks applications and infrastructure to promote a standardized set of security requirements, aligning with internal policies
- 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
- Drive process improvement and control implementation projects in coordination with the larger Digital Technology team at Justworks
- 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
Our take
Justworks operates in an increasingly crowded space of all-in-one business operation suites, that include tools like human resources, payroll, employee management, benefits, and others that businesses critically need to operate as they scale.
Globally, human resource management has become an extremely fertile field, worth over $20 billion annually and predicted to grow to over $50 billion annually by 2030 - creating great opportunity for Justworks to continue to grow. The company is regarded as a market leader, but does see competition in the shape of Paychex Flex, Rippling, Paylocity, and TriNet, among others.
Solutions delivered by Justworks have proven to be extremely popular with SMEs, and this has not gone unnoticed by investors, with the company picking up exceptional amounts of funding. Justworks is known to have sights on going public, though action towards this end has been delayed until global mass-market conditions have settled from a period of volatility. However, the company's 2024 acquisition of the international employment-of-record (EOR) company Via is a promising sign of it's continued strength.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2023
$16.9m
LATE VC
Jan 2020
$50m
SERIES E
Total funding: $159.9m
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer work.
- Paid parental leave.
- Work from home opportunities.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus access to One Medical, Kindbody, and Teladoc.
- Premium access to Headspace, ClassPass stipends, and webinars to support your overall wellness on topics like nutrition, budgeting, mindfulness, and more.
- All Justworks offers include equity, and Justworkers can continue to earn more over time with promotions and tenure.
- Extensive learning & development opportunities through workshops, ExecOnline, Udemy, and BetterUp coaching.
- Engineering Apprenticeship program that supports internal movement and growth
Company HQ
Fulton Ferry District, NY
Leadership
Isaac Oates
(Founder & Directive)Experience as a Senior Product Manager at Amazon before founding Adtuitive and serving as COO for a year. Left this position to spend 3 years as a VP at Etsy, before founding Justworks.
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