Job Overview
Job TitleAI Lead
Job TypeFull Time
Offered Salary$180,000
LocationRamat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel
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Job Description
AI Lead at Upwind Security
We are looking for a visionary AI Lead to build our internal AI platform and architect adaptive intelligence systems that serve as a dedicated security architect for each of our customers. You will lead a team of AI Researchers and Engineers to move beyond simple integrations and build true autonomous security solutions.
What You Will Build
- Autonomous Workflows: Build agents that execute security workflows end-to-end, automating detection, investigation, and response processes.
- Runtime Defense: Productize research into active runtime guardrails and defensive control mechanisms.
- Internal AI Platform: Build the shared infrastructure for models, training, and evaluations to enable safe, scalable AI features across the organization.
- Adaptive Intelligence: Oversee the development of models that learn from customer-specific environments to generate high-signal, personalized insights.
Responsibilities
- Lead the AI Research Group, managing AI Researchers, Engineers, and DevOps.
- Own the intelligence engine end-to-end, delivering next-generation analytics and contextual visualization features.
- Drive the strategic "build vs. partner vs. buy" decisions for cloud prevention and AI controls.
- Collaborate with the Threat Team to develop AI-driven threat detections against emerging attack vectors and novel AI threats.
Requirements
- +6 years in the field of ML/AI engineering or science with proven products; cyber is an advantage.
- Significant experience leading AI/ML engineering teams, preferably with a background in security or complex data environments.
- Hands-on experience with LLMs, agentic frameworks, and building internal ML platforms.
- Military background (e.g., 8200) or equivalent high-intensity technical leadership experience is a plus.
Key skills/competency
- AI Lead
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI Platform Development
- Autonomous Systems
- Agentic Frameworks
- LLMs
- Security Engineering
- Team Leadership
- MLOps
How to Get Hired at Upwind Security
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your experience with LLMs, agentic frameworks, and ML platform development, specifically mentioning any security or complex data environment background.
- Showcase leadership: Emphasize your proven track record in leading AI/ML engineering teams and delivering impactful products.
- Quantify achievements: Use numbers to demonstrate the scale and success of your past AI/ML projects and team management.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Be ready to discuss your hands-on experience with AI system architecture, autonomous workflows, and runtime defense mechanisms.
- Understand Upwind's mission: Research Upwind Security's focus on AI-driven cybersecurity to align your application with their goals.
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