# Lead Security Engineer at Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence

- Company: Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
- What the company does: Ai2, founded by Paul Allen, conducts high-impact research and engineering to tackle key problems in artificial intelligence.
- Company website: https://allenai.org
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $176K to $265K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-03
- Apply by: 2026-10-18
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thealleninstitute/jobs/8165479
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/allen-institute-for-artificial-intelligence-lead-security-engineer/

## About the role

Are you a security-minded individual who not only enjoys identifying security vulnerabilities but also looks forward to helping close out concerns? If so, our infrastructure team is looking for a security leader who can identify and prioritize our biggest security concerns as well as contribute to resolving them.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's Degree and 8–10 years of overall software/infrastructure engineering experience
- 5+ years focused specifically on security engineering, application security, or security architecture, ideally including time owning a security program
- Hands-on experience conducting security and compliance audits, and directly implementing or assessing controls. For example, experience with NIST 800-171
- A track record of stepping up to ambiguous, high-stakes problems rather than waiting for a fully scoped mandate — this role will require building a program largely from the ground up
- Strong ability to advise non-security technical leaders (e.g., engineering directors/managers) — translating technical risk into clear, actionable recommendations they can act on without a security background

Tags: Engineering