Staff Enterprise Security Engineer, AI Security

Twilio

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$155,520–$194,400 / yr
Posted
61 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Feb 22, 2027

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About Twilio

Twilio is a cloud communications platform that provides APIs and software, allowing developers to embed voice, messaging, video, and email functionalities directly into their applications.

Twilio currently has 25 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $155,520–$194,400 across 19 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Enterprise Security Engineer, AI Security

As a Staff Enterprise Security Engineer, you will join the EntSec team as a technical leader responsible for the organization's foundational security posture. You will serve as a subject matter expert on technical strategy and engineering execution for securing the enterprise AI ecosystem. Your daily work involves building decision infrastructure, technical guardrails, and secure reference architectures for AI platforms to ensure data integrity and regulatory compliance. You will architect preventative measures against risks from first and third-party AI agents while managing agentic AI identity and posture. Key technical requirements include expertise in cloud security using AWS and GCP, container security via Kubernetes, and infrastructure management through IAC. You must demonstrate proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, or Java to maintain high-quality code.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement secure reference architectures for Enterprise AI platforms to ensure data integrity and regulatory compliance.
  • Establish a definitive framework for AI vetting to institutionalize security mindsets across the organization.
  • Develop a long-term roadmap for agentic AI identity and posture management with cross-functional partners.
  • Maintain and improve enterprise security posture through high-quality code in Python or Go.
  • Manage security infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
  • Act as a technical mentor to junior engineers and a strategic advisor to leadership on AI security.
  • Architect preventative guardrails to mitigate risks from first and third-party AI agents.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of experience in security engineering or infrastructure security.
  • 2+ years of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or staff engineering capacity at an enterprise.
  • Expertise in cloud security (AWS, GCP) and container security (Kubernetes).
  • Proven track record of designing and deploying complex security systems at scale.
  • Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, or Java.
  • Experience in building, deploying, and reviewing automation for complex security workflows, including AI-driven and traditional tools (preferred).
  • Excellent communication skills to explain complex AI security risks to non-technical stakeholders (preferred).
  • This role is not eligible for candidates residing in San Francisco, CA, Oakland, CA, San Jose, CA, or surrounding areas.

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