Security Strategist - Artifical Intelligence

Security Strategist - Artificial Intelligence

Department: vCISO

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Compensation: $125,000 - $160,000 / year

Company Background With 30 years of experience in cyber defense, Deep Seas is trusted by nearly 1,000 clients around the world, including Fortune 100 enterprises and mid‑market organizations, higher education institutions, municipality and local governments, and federal agencies. Known for its programmatic approach to continuously transforming cyber defense programs, Deep Seas is recognized by Gartner as a top 40 provider of MDR and ranked as a top 5 MDR leader in the 2024 Frost Radar™:
Global Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Market. In addition to its industry‑leading MDR service, Deep Seas offers a full suite of advisory, compliance, and testing services to support clients on their cybersecurity transformation journeys, with an approach to cyber defense that prioritizes technical expertise, tradecraft, and continuous innovation to deliver unparalleled results.

Position Overview We are looking for a seasoned security executive that can help bring AI Security to the forefront of our CISO advisory practice. This is a dynamic role, this person needs to be able to help Deep Seas navigate the future, the role of AI vCISOs will continue to evolve, demanding a proactive, strategic, and collaborative approach to AI security.

Let's embrace these challenges and work towards a secure and ethical AI‑driven world together!

• Developing AI Security Strategies:
  Crafting comprehensive security strategies tailored to AI systems, including risk management and integration with broader cybersecurity policies.
• Identifying and Assessing AI‑Specific Risks:
  Implementing continuous monitoring and regular risk assessments to detect and mitigate threats like data poisoning and adversarial attacks.
• Implementing Security Measures:
  Ensuring data protection, model security, and lifecycle management through advanced techniques and secure practices.
• Ensuring Compliance:
  Adhering to relevant laws and regulations, conducting audits, and preparing compliance reports.
• Leading Technology and Security Teams:
  Managing and guiding teams of AI security professionals, fostering collaboration across departments.
• Raising Security Awareness:
  Developing training programs and promoting a culture of security awareness within the organization.
• Incident Response and Recovery:
  Overseeing incident management and recovery plans to minimize disruption and restore normal operations.

• Bachelor's degree in information security, computer science, or a related field.
• AI/ML Security Fundamentals:
  Understanding model vulnerabilities (e.g., data poisoning, model inversion, adversarial examples, prompt injection).
• Threat Modeling for AI Systems:
  Ability to identify and mitigate AI‑specific threats and attack surfaces.
• Data Lifecycle Management:
  Handling data provenance, labeling integrity, and secure dataset curation.
• AI Governance & Ethics:
  Awareness of AI accountability, bias mitigation, transparency, and ethical implications.
• Strategic Planning:
  Designing and implementing long‑term AI security strategies aligned with organizational goals.
• Risk Assessment & Governance:
  Ability to conduct AI‑specific risk evaluations and integrate them into enterprise risk frameworks.
• Change Management:
  Driving adoption of security practices across AI development teams.

• Ability to perform:
• Professional and engaging presentation skills.
• Critical thinking and problem‑solving logic.
• Proficient with Microsoft programs and collaboration tools (e.g., Zoom, Web Ex, Teams).
• CompTIA Security +, CEH, CISM, or other security‑related certification.

At Deep Seas, we like to say that heart rates go down, careers take off, and security programs mature. Our values provide the ultimate guide for our daily behavior and decisions. Without these values, we aren't Deep Seas. They preserve the essence of our organization, reflect the personalities of our Deeps (how we affectionately refer to our teammates), and enable us to exceed expectations.

Our values are:

• We are client obsessed.
• We stand…