Principal Security Engineer

Overview of the Role:

Join us as a Principal Security Engineer and play a crucial role in safeguarding Hippocratic AI’s digital landscape. This position is pivotal in supporting our dynamic team—including researchers, engineers, and staff—ensuring they have the secure and efficient tools necessary for their roles. As a central figure connecting applied research, engineering, product development, and infrastructure, you’ll spearhead the development and enforcement of robust security practices across the company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain security protocols to shield the company’s information assets from unauthorized access and potential threats.

• Continuously monitor our systems to promptly detect and address security vulnerabilities and breaches.

• Collaborate closely with IT, Engineering, Product, and Legal departments to enhance security frameworks and compliance with established policies.

• Guide the integration and optimization of security practices within our tech stack, including AzureAD, GSuite, and GitHub.

• Innovate and implement cutting-edge security measures such as 'secure by default' and 'zero trust' models to fortify our digital environments.

• Lead initiatives in data protection through advanced sharing controls, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and other relevant security mechanisms.

• Utilize AI-driven models to advance our capabilities in security detection, response, and data classification.

• Engage in educational outreach within the organization to promote security awareness and best practices among all employees.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Proven experience in managing and securing macOS environments and deploying endpoint security solutions.

• Solid background in public cloud infrastructures like AWS or Microsoft Azure, and proficiency in managing cloud security aspects.

• Expertise in identity and access management, including familiarity with protocols like SAML, OAUTH, and SCIM.

• Strong understanding of email security standards such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC.

• Competency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash, enabling automation and efficient security management.

• Adept at navigating the landscape of modern cybersecurity threats and employing effective countermeasures.

• Excellent project management skills with a keen ability to prioritize risk-reducing strategies in a collaborative setting.

Why You’ll Thrive Here:

You possess a unique blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and a collaborative spirit, making you the ideal candidate to lead our security efforts. Your proactive approach and dedication to maintaining high security standards will contribute significantly to our mission of advancing secure and innovative technology solutions.

About Hippocratic AI:

Hippocratic AI’s mission is to develop the first safest focused Large Language Model (LLM) for healthcare. The company believes that a safe LLM can dramatically improve healthcare accessibility and health outcomes in the world by bringing deep healthcare expertise to every human. No other technology has the potential to have this level of global impact on health.

The company was co-founded by CEO Munjal Shah, alongside a group of physicians, hospital administrators, healthcare professionals, and artificial intelligence researchers from El Camino Health, Johns Hopkins, Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford, Google, and Nvidia. Hippocratic AI has received a total of $120M in funding and is backed by leading investors, including General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, Premji Invest, and SV Angel.