Senior Staff AI Security Engineer

Company Description

It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for everyone—freeing people from busywork so they could focus on meaningful work. Today, ServiceNow is the AI control tower for business reinvention. Our ServiceNow AI platform brings together any AI, any data, and any workflow— helping 85% of the Fortune 500® work smarter, faster, and better. We're building an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable together. And we're just getting started.

Join us to put AI to work for people.

Job Description

Team Overview

Platform Security Core builds foundational security infrastructure and AI-driven detection systems for enterprise-scale operations. Our mission is to make security proactive, intelligent, and seamlessly integrated into the ServiceNow platform. We are looking for a hands-on Senior Staff Engineer (Technical Leader) with deep expertise in machine learning systems, inference engines, and security architecture to lead next-generation AI security initiatives.

Role Summary

As a Senior Staff AI Security Engineer, you will architect and deliver enterprise-scale AI security solutions that integrate machine learning, reasoning engines, and real-time inference into core security systems. You will bring strong technical leadership, hands-on machine learning depth, and the ability to design and operate intelligent security systems that learn and adapt.

What You Get to Do in This Role

• Design and implement ML-driven security systems: Build machine learning algorithms for identity risk assessment, anomalous access detection, malware classification, and sensitive data discovery, applying agent guardrails, correlation from telemetry to detect misuse or malicious intent.
• Build inference engines and reasoning systems: Architect high-performan