Bachelor's degree in a related field and 5-7 years of relevant experience, including hands-on Kubernetes and AI workload security.
At least one cybersecurity certification in Kubernetes/container security or AI security required.
Comprehensive knowledge of Kubernetes, container security, and Linux, including RBAC and workload isolation.
Expertise in AI security, including generative applications and risk mitigation techniques.
Thorough understanding of cloud platforms and CI/CD tools, with scripting experience.
12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies required, with an opportunity to complete upon hire.
Responsibilities
Design and secure infrastructure for AI workloads, collaborating with cybersecurity teams.
Conduct security assessments and threat modeling for AI applications and integrations.
Monitor security alerts and logs across Kubernetes and AI workloads, supporting incident response.
Identify and prioritize vulnerabilities in the AI stack, coordinating remediation efforts.
Implement technical controls for AI governance and maintain audit evidence.
Support cybersecurity guidance for acceptable use and secure agent execution.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
On-site Medical Clinic for staff and dependents.
Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) available.
Long-term and short-term disability insurance provided.
Paid Family Medical Leave offered.
Term Life Insurance included.
401(k) retirement savings plan available.
10 paid holidays each year.
12 vacation/personal days granted annually.
10 sick days provided.
Full Job Description
We are seeking an AI Security Engineer to join our Information Technology team in Boone, NC. Through humanitarian work, the goal and purpose of Samaritan's Purse are to help people in Jesus' name and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
In the role of AI Security Engineer,you will have the opportunity to:
Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.
Design, secure, and maintain infrastructure supporting the ministry's AI workloads. Collaborate with cybersecurity and technical teams to implement container and cluster security, workload isolation, access controls, and network segmentation.
Conduct security assessments, threat modeling, and adversarial testing of AI applications, model endpoints, and integrations. Apply emerging threat intelligence and recognized AI security frameworks to identify risks and strengthen controls.
Monitor security alerts, logs, and audit trails across Kubernetes and AI workloads. Develop threat detections, investigate potential incidents, and support incident response and on-call coverage in accordance with established procedures.
Identify and prioritize vulnerabilities and supply chain risks across the AI stack, including containers, infrastructure components, models, datasets, and tooling. Collaborate with technical teams to coordinate remediation.
Support AI governance by implementing technical controls, maintaining audit evidence, and providing cybersecurity guidance to support acceptable use and secure agent execution.
Other duties as assigned.
As a qualified candidate, you will have the following skills and experience:
Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and five (5) to seven (7) years of related experience and/or training, including demonstrated hands-on experience securing Kubernetes and production artificial intelligence or machine learning workloads; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least one cybersecurity certification in Kubernetes or container security, such as CKS, or artificial intelligence security, such as CompTIA SecAI+, required; or a general cybersecurity certification, such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, OSCP, GIAC, or similar, combined with demonstrated Kubernetes and artificial intelligence security experience.
Comprehensive knowledge of Kubernetes, container security, and Linux, including RBAC, admission controls, workload isolation, network policies, secrets management, and workload identity.
Comprehensive knowledge of AI security, including generative and agentic applications, model serving, RAG pipelines, and tool integrations, with experience mitigating prompt injections, context poisoning, and data exfiltration.
Thorough knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack), automation and CI/CD tools (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins), and cybersecurity solutions (SIEM, EDR, SOAR, DLP, vulnerability and identity management), including scripting and software and AI supply chain security.
12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, an opportunity to meet and complete the requirement is available upon hire.
Samaritan's Purse is proud to offer a competitive benefits package, including:
On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
Paid Family Medical Leave
Term Life Insurance
401(k) retirement savings plan
10 paid holidays
12 vacation/personal days
10 sick days
Type: Full-Time
Department: Information Technology
Location: Boone, NC
Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)
