The AI Red Team Lead Engineer role at a leading tech company involves spearheading offensive security activities for AI/ML systems and traditional enterprise attack surfaces. This senior-level position requires designing, executing, and reporting on adversarial testing of various AI models, deployment environments, data pipelines, and supporting infrastructure. The ideal candidate will develop custom tooling and frameworks to scale testing efforts while collaborating with detection, engineering, and governance teams to enhance security standards and strategies. Essential skills include hands-on experience in securing or testing AI/ML systems, knowledge of AI threat models and attack techniques, proficiency in languages like Python or PowerShell, and the ability to translate research into operational tooling. This role demands expertise in cloud environments, containerized setups, and defeating endpoint security controls, making it a critical position for advancing AI security maturity within a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Lead adversarial testing of AI models and deployment environments.
Design and execute threat emulation exercises for AI systems.
Develop custom tooling and automation for AI red team operations.
Conduct security research on emerging AI attack techniques and vulnerabilities.
Partner with teams to support purple-team activities and control validation.
Mentor and provide technical leadership to red team engineers.
Contribute to the development of AI security standards and testing guidance.
What we're looking for
Over eight years of relevant information security experience
Hands-on experience testing or securing AI/ML systems and LLMs
Knowledge of AI threat models and attack techniques like prompt injection and data poisoning
Significant red team experience with adversary emulation and multi-stage attacks
Expertise in developing custom offensive tooling and proof-of-concept exploits
Strong understanding of defeating security controls in cloud, containerized environments
Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, PowerShell, Go, C/C++, Shell)
Market check
Salary context
This
$133,365–$156,900
range sits above
14%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$172,100–$260,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$166,902–$246,150
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About US Bank
U.S. Bank (U.S. Bancorp) is the fifth-largest bank in the United States, providing retail banking, corporate and commercial banking, wealth management, and payment services to millions of customers. Industry: Banking & Financial Services
US Bank currently has
10 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$111,605–$131,300
across 9 roles with salary data.