# Senior AI Engineer, Security Infrastructure at AIR

- Company: AIR
- What the company does: AIR secures your agent fleet and filters every AI add-on before it enters your enterprise. Continuous vetting, governance, and runtime protection for safe AI adoption. Backed by Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.air.security/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-09-03
- Apply by: 2026-10-18
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/air/jobs/4394418009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/air-senior-ai-engineer-security-infrastructure/

## About the role

Air is the leader in Enterprise Readiness. Our mission is to establish readiness as a real-time condition that is continuously achieved. Today, a dangerous Readiness Gap exists between what the front line needs and what is delivered. Our AI-native platform, Air Enterprise Readiness, aligns development, production, delivery, and sustainment into one coordinated execution system for government agencies and industrial suppliers.

## What they're looking for

- U.S. Citizenship is required
- 5+ years of experience building production software, backend infrastructure, distributed systems, security systems, or AI/ML infrastructure
- Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Demonstrated experience in AI red teaming, adversarial machine learning, offensive security, systems security, or related security research
- Experience evaluating AI systems beyond basic direct prompt injection attacks
- Strong understanding of how modern LLM and agentic systems operate, including model inference, context management, tool use, retrieval, and multi-step agent execution

Tags: AI