Staff Enterprise Security Engineer, AI Security

Twilio

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

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Similar $182k
This role $175k
$119k most similar roles pay here $236k

This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $151,500–$212,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $175k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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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 36 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $155,520–$194,400 across 33 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Enterprise Security Engineer, AI Security

As a Staff Enterprise Security Engineer, AI Security, you will join the EntSec team as a technical leader focused on the foundational security posture of the organization. You will serve as a subject matter expert to build decision infrastructure and technical guardrails for the enterprise AI ecosystem, moving beyond policy into active engineering execution. Your daily work involves designing secure reference architectures for AI platforms, establishing vetting frameworks, and managing agentic AI identity and posture. To achieve these goals, you will utilize Python, Go, or Java to write high-quality code while managing infrastructure via IaC. The role requires expertise in cloud security across AWS and GCP, as well as container security within Kubernetes. You will mitigate risks from first and third-party AI agents while mentoring junior engineers on the evolving landscape of AI security.

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 long-term roadmaps for agentic AI identity and posture management in collaboration with cross-functional partners.
  • Build technical guardrails and infrastructure using Python, Go, or similar languages to mitigate risks from first and third-party AI agents.
  • Manage enterprise security posture through high-quality code and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
  • Act as a technical mentor for junior engineers and a strategic advisor to leadership on the AI landscape.

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 building, deploying, and reviewing automation for complex security workflows using AI-driven and traditional tools (preferred).
  • Excellent communication skills to explain complex AI security risks to non-technical stakeholders (preferred).

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