Principal Security Engineer - GenAI and Emerging Tech - Remote

Overview

Principal Security Engineer - GenAI and Emerging Tech - Remote | The Hartford

Location:

Chicago, IL;

Schedule:

Hybrid remote options available (office 3 days/week near Hartford, CT; candidates not near an office may work remotely).

Employment type:

Full-time.

• Partner with key stakeholders and technology partners to provide leadership direction and support for GenAI priorities, balancing security with business imperatives and delivery time frames.
• Design and develop architectures, frameworks, and requirements for secure consumption of AI / GenAI capabilities across patterns and usages, including internally maintained models and Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions.
• Perform threat modeling and risk assessments against GenAI use cases, recommend security requirements, and monitor adherence to guidance.
• Collaborate with development teams, data scientists, and security professionals to implement security measures protecting AI models against threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., prompt injections, inference attacks, data poisoning, model thefts).
• Represent the organization in leadership discussions, risk governance councils, and AI / GenAI working teams.
• Lead the cybersecurity team s efforts to monitor, assess, and evaluate emerging security technologies; partner with the Enterprise Innovation team to identify and recommend new capabilities.

• 5+ years  experience as a security professional with a focus on Security Architecture.
• AI/ML Security Leadership:
  Proven expertise in securing Generative AI systems.
• Generative AI & LLMs:
  Hands-on experience with large language models and platforms (e.g., GCP Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, Sage Maker, ChatGPT).
• Cross-Platform AI Security:
  Knowledge of securing AI applications and platform products across major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure) and AI ecosystems.
• Cloud Security Engineering:
  Experience designing and deploying robust cloud security architectures for AI/ML workloads (AWS, Google Cloud).
• Threat Modeling & Risk Mitigation:
  Expertise in identifying and mitigating AI-specific attack surfaces and threats.
• End-to-End AI Security Strategy:
  Ability to lead development and execution of comprehensive AI/ML security strategies.
• Certifications:
  
  CISSP, CISM, and/or Cloud and AI-specific certifications are highly desirable.

Candidate must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship.

Compensation: The annualized base pay range for this role is $149,360 - $224,040
.

About Hartford
:
Hartford Financial Services Group, widely recognized as The Hartford, is based in Hartford, CT, US. Established in 1810, it serves more than one million businesses in the US.

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