# Lead AI Security Engineer at Appian

- Company: Appian
- What the company does: AI automation for critical processes. Appian orchestrates AI agents, systems, and people on an enterprise platform, without replacing your systems. Backed by NEA.
- Company website: https://appian.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: McLean, Virginia
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-29
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/appian/jobs/8201097
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/appian-lead-ai-security-engineer/

## About the role

The AI SOC Engineering team is at the center of bringing our vision for AI-driven security to This is a squad of builders operating at the intersection of Generative AI, software engineering, and offensive/defensive security. We don't just write scripts; we architect the intelligent fabric of our defensive posture. We build and deploy production-grade, proprietary multi-agent systems that empower our human analysts to handle complex incident response with autonomous agents AI in responsible and scalable ways.

## What they're looking for

- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 1.5+ years explicitly dedicated to building applications powered by Large Language Models (LLMs)
- 5+ years of experience programming with Python
- 2+ years of experience deploying scalable and responsible AI solutions on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
- You love to build systems: You take pride in the quality of your code and possess a deep passion for applying AI to solve complex security challenges
- Security-First Mindset: You blend foundational software engineering with practical security domain knowledge. You understand that the best defenses are built on a bedrock of clean, reliable, and scalable engineering
- Adaptability: You thrive on bringing clarity to big, undefined problems in the security space. You love asking questions, digging deep to uncover the root of threats, and articulating your findings concisely

Tags: Information Security