Security & Compliance Lead
Amigo
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Posted on May 19, 2025
Security & Compliance Lead
To apply, send us your resume and anything else you'd like to careers@amigo.ai
About Amigo
We're helping enterprises build autonomous agents that reliably deliver specialized, complex services—healthcare, legal, and education—with practical precision and human-like judgment. Our mission is to build safe, reliable AI agents that organizations can genuinely depend on. We believe superhuman level agents will become an integral part of our economy over the next decade, and we've developed our own agent architecture to solve the fundamental trust problem in AI. Learn more here.
Role
As the Security & Compliance Lead at Amigo, you'll design and implement comprehensive security architecture for our AI agent platform operating in high-stakes domains where breaches are non-negotiable. You'll establish security standards from first principles specifically tailored for the unique challenges posed by AI systems. Your work will secure our entire technology stack—from cloud infrastructure to agent execution environments—with particular focus on emerging threat vectors unique to AI such as prompt manipulation, malicious inputs, and tool calling vulnerabilities. This role is fundamental to maintaining customer trust and enabling deployment in regulated industries where security and compliance are paramount.
Responsibilities
Design and implement security architecture for our AI agent platform from first principles, addressing the unique challenges of securing AI systems
Develop security protocols for dynamic prompt environments, tool calling frameworks, and AI-generated code that cannot be adequately addressed by traditional security scanners
Create robust protection systems against adversarial inputs, prompt injection, and other AI-specific attack vectors
Establish comprehensive cloud security controls across our AWS infrastructure with emphasis on securing data processing pipelines, model execution environments, and API endpoints
Build security monitoring systems for detecting anomalous agent behaviors, suspicious execution patterns, and unauthorized access attempts
Implement data protection frameworks that maintain security throughout the memory lifecycle, from raw transcripts to synthesized insights
Design and enforce secure development practices for agent creation, tool integration, and system extensions
Create compliance frameworks for regulated industries (healthcare, finance, etc.) that map our controls to regulatory requirements while maintaining evidence of compliance
Develop security evaluation protocols for new system components, with particular attention to emerging AI capabilities
Collaborate with engineering teams to embed security controls within our architectural components (context graphs, memory systems, dynamic behaviors)
Lead security incident response planning and exercises to ensure rapid, effective responses to potential security events
Stay at the forefront of emerging security threats in AI and develop proactive mitigation strategies
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in security engineering or architecture, with focus on cloud infrastructure and data-intensive systems
Strong background in securing enterprise applications in high-risk, regulated environments (healthcare, finance, government)
Experience designing security controls from first principles rather than relying solely on established frameworks
Understanding of unique security challenges in AI systems, including prompt engineering attacks, adversarial inputs, and tool calling vulnerabilities
Expertise in cloud security (primarily AWS), including network design, IAM, encryption, and security monitoring
Knowledge of compliance requirements across regulated industries, particularly in domains using sensitive data
Familiarity with secure software development practices, particularly for distributed systems and APIs
Experience implementing security controls for data processing pipelines and machine learning operations
Background in threat modeling, risk assessment, and developing risk mitigation strategies
Excellent problem-solving skills with ability to identify novel security threats before they emerge
Strong communication skills for collaborating with engineering teams and explaining complex security concepts
Location: NYC (Onsite)
To apply, send us your resume and anything else you'd like to careers@amigo.ai