Aura is on a mission to create a safer internet. In a world where our lives are increasingly online, Aura's category-defining suite of intelligent digital safety products help millions of customers protect themselves against digital threats, and that number is growing rapidly. This is an exciting phase at Aura, and our team of over 400 people worldwide is guided by a leadership slate that's successfully grown startups into multi-billion dollar organizations.

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About the role:

The Information Security team enables services to get safely delivered in a rapidly growing company, for both customers and employees. As an AI Application Security Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding our company's AI ecosystem. You'll be a key contributor in fortifying our security posture by architecting and implementing robust security controls, while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our AI assets. Your expertise in AI security will be essential in proactively identifying and mitigating threats, responding to concerns, and maintaining alignment with industry best practices. By partnering with our business and product teams, you will foster a culture of security and enable the continued innovation and growth of our AI initiatives.

Day to Day:

Architect, design and implement security controls for maintaining a secure ecosystem for AI applications, built in alignment with a zero-trust architecture
Stay current with AI security solutions and threats in the market, recommend improvements and solutions to existing posture
Assist with the documentation and maintenance of designs for security systems and controls for AI applications
Assist in incident response, breach analysis and tabletop exercises
Work closely with product development, engineering, and IT teams on various architectural and design aspects of AI product and internal security
Maintain strong knowledge of ongoing AI security threats and recommended best practices
Conduct AI security readiness assessments, application pen tests, and analysis of findings
Collaborate with compliance and engineering teams to build actionable functional and technical requirements for AI security
Engage in other security-related tasks and projects as assigned.

What you bring to the table:

2+ years of hands-on experience building or securing products in AWS
Proven experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on AI or machine learning applications
Strong understanding of machine learning algorithms and their potential vulnerabilities
Proficient with at least one programming language (Python, Golang, Java, JS/Typescript)
Proficient with secure code development, SAST/DAST tools, vulnerability triage
Certification in CISSP, CCSA, AWS Certified Security, or equivalent
Familiarity with penetration testing tools (Burp Suite, Nessus/OpenVAS, Metasploit, Wireshark, etc)
Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, ECS)
Experience with Atlassian, Github, Okta
Bachelor's degree in IT, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience

Aura is committed to offering a generous package to support our employees in all aspects of their life in and out of work. Our packages offer competitive pay, generous health and wellness benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave and much more! Pay range for this position is $130,000-$200,000, but may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location.

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