Head of Security Engineering - XNOR.ai Seattle, WA, USA Bookmark Share Print 249 1 1

Listing Description

Please apply here: https://www.xnor.ai/careers/position/4232750002/

ABOUT US

Xnor.ai brings state-of-the-art artificial intelligence to the edge. Xnor’s platform allows companies to run complex deep learning algorithms, formerly restricted to the cloud, locally on a range of devices including mobile phones, drones, and wearables. This new, highly scalable approach ensures complete privacy of data, eliminates the need for connectivity, and significantly reduces memory load and power demands, all without compromising accuracy or performance. Xnor is a venture-funded startup, founded on award-winning research conducted at the University of Washington and the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Xnor’s industry-leading technology is used by global corporations in aerospace, automotive, retail, photography, and consumer electronics.

THE ROLE

There are no perfectly safe systems -- only safer systems. Xnor’s Head of Security Engineering will work to create and maintain the safest possible operating environment for our users and employees. They will help protect network boundaries, keep computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks, and provide security services to protect highly sensitive data and customer information.

A successful candidate is someone who immerses themselves in all aspects of security. In addition to being a subject matter expert, the Head of Security Engineering is highly-organized and is excited about bringing the world's best minds together to solve truly difficult problems.

They use their industry experience to own and drive the resolution of complex security incidents, policy questions and technical security issues.Build, maintain and manage a central security policy for Xnor’s local and cloud infrastructure

Continuously scan for and respond to policy violations

Design infrastructure and drive its implementation to protect Xnor’s networks and systems

Provide security expertise and guidance across Xnor’s engineering and business teams

Conduct security reviews of core corporate and production infrastructure

Apply holistic solutions that fix security issues, mitigate security risks based on data analytics and enhance our overall security posture

Conduct regular security assessments for core internal services ranging from physical security systems to complex web applications

Develop and drive the adoption of centralized security policies leveraging cloud/SaaS-based solutions, data handling standards and successfully draw from existing security programs, proactively mitigating relevant security risks with a focus on the protection of our employees, corporate assets and infrastructure

Perform root cause analysis of security-related issues, recommending corrective actions while collaboratively working with third-party vendors and internal partner teams to implement technologies focused on securely improving performance, reliability and scalability

Positively raise awareness and understanding across the company and provide security guidance on a constant stream of new projects and technologies while sharing your passion for security and privacy