Cyber Defense Engineer , Artificial Intelligence (Only W2)

Job Title: Senior Security Engineer, Artificial Intelligence Location: Irving, TX - Onsite Pay Rate: $50 - 70/hour on W2, client will not consider C2C Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or related highly technical field • 5+ years in security engineering, application security, cloud security, or detection engineering • Experience securing LLM-based applications, RAG systems, or agentic workflows • Familiarity with adversarial ML concepts, such as prompt injection, model inversion, and model extraction • Experience with one or more cloud platforms, AWS, Azure, or GCP • Experience with Kubernetes and container security • Hands-on experience with at least one programming language, Python preferred • Strong understanding of AI, LLMs, API security, identity, secrets management, and cloud controls • Experience building security controls into CI and CD pipelines • Proven ability to lead cross-functional security work with engineering and product teams • Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders • Effectively communicate to leadership and know when to escalate with proactive, clear, data-driven insight, highlighting risks, roadblocks, and solutions • Proven leadership capabilities with the ability to influence and drive change Preferred Qualifications • Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or related highly technical field • AI/ML certifications (e.g., Microsoft Azure AI Engineer, AWS ML Specialty, GIAC Machine Learning Engineer, ISC2 Building AI Strategy) • Experience with security telemetry and detections in SIEM or EDR platforms