Security Strategist - Artifical Intelligence

Security Strategist – Artificial Intelligence

Join Deep Seas as a Security Strategist – Artificial Intelligence, a dynamic role focused on integrating AI into our CISO advisory practice and shaping the future of AI security.

US $125,000 – 160,000 per year

Department: vCISO
Location: Remote
Compensation: US $125,000 – 160,000 / year

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, municipalities, 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 that prioritizes technical expertise, tradecraft, and continuous innovation to deliver unparalleled results.

We are looking for a seasoned security executive to help bring AI security to the forefront of our CISO advisory practice. This dynamic role requires a proactive, strategic, and collaborative approach to navigate the evolving landscape of AI vCISOs and work toward a secure and ethical AI‑driven world.

• Develop AI security strategies tailored to AI systems, including risk management and integration with broader cybersecurity policies.
• Identify and assess AI‑specific risks, implementing continuous monitoring and regular risk assessments to detect and mitigate threats such as data poisoning and adversarial attacks.
• Implement security measures to ensure data protection, model security, and lifecycle management through advanced techniques and secure practices.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, conduct audits, and prepare compliance reports.
• Lead technology and security teams, managing and guiding AI security professionals and fostering collaboration across departments.
• Raise security awareness by developing training programs and promoting a culture of security awareness within the organization.
• Oversee incident response and recovery, ensuring effective 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.
• Professional and engaging presentation skills.
• Critical thinking and problem‑solving logic.
• Proficiency with Microsoft programs and collaboration tools (e.g., Zoom, Web Ex, Teams).
• CompTIA Security+, CEH, CISM, or other security‑related certification.

• We are client obsessed.
• We stand in solidarity with our teammates.
• We prioritize personal health and well‑being.
• We believe in the power of diversity.
• We solve hard problems at the speed of cyber.

This is your chance to join a supportive crew of teammates and an industry‑leading organization that values growth opportunities. If Deep Seas sounds like a good fit for you, send us your resume and let’s talk!

• Understand and follow Deep Seas’s information security policies and procedures.
• Remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity or potential weaknesses in Deep Seas’s information security.
• Actively participate in Deep Seas’s efforts to maintain and improve information security.
• Recognize the position as Moderate Risk with potential to view, access, download, or handle restricted/private client/internal data; treat such information with the highest sensitivity and security.
• HR reserves the right to perform random background/drug screens to ensure the safety of client/Deep Seas data.

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