5.2 Cybersecurity Manager

FieldAI • Irvine, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

FieldAI ’s Irvine team is where embodied AI meets real robots, real sensors, and real field deployments. Based in the heart of Southern California’s robotics ecosystem, we build risk-aware, reliable, field-ready AI systems that solve the hardest problems in robotics and unlock the full potential of embodied intelligence. If you want your work to ship, get tested on hardware, and improve through real deployments, Irvine is the place. We go beyond typical data-driven approaches or pure transformer-only architectures, combining rigorous engineering with learning systems proven in globally deployed solutions that deliver results today and get better every time our robots run in the field. We’re hiring a Cybersecurity Manager to own and operate FieldAI’s security program as we scale. You’ll run the core security function day to day, from detection and incident response to vulnerability management, and you’ll drive the fixes that actually reduce risk. This role is deeply cross-functional: you’ll partner closely with AI/ML, platform engineering, IT, and product to secure cloud and development environments without slowing down research, shipping, or field deployments. If you like practical security, clear priorities, and real outcomes over paperwork, you’ll fit here.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience leading security operations, incidents, and vulnerability management.
• Strong working knowledge of SIEM/EDR/vulnerability scanning and operational security workflows.
• Experience operating in SOC 2 / CMMC / ISO-aligned environments and making compliance useful.
• AWS and cloud security experience, plus the ability to partner effectively with engineers.
• People leadership and clear, direct communication.

Nice To Haves

• Security experience in robotics, AI platforms, OT, or safety-critical systems.
• Aerospace/defense/critical infrastructure background.
• Offensive security (pen test / red team) and attacker mindset.
• Proven security + DevOps integration (CI/CD hardening, secure-by-default infra).

Responsibilities

• Own Field AI’s security as we scale across enterprise, AWS, and AI development environments.
• Run day-to-day SecOps: monitoring, detection, incident response, and post-incident fixes.
• Lead vulnerability management across infrastructure, apps, and AI pipelines, prioritizing by real risk.
• Partner with AI/ML and Engineering to secure training, data pipelines, CI/CD, and robotics deployment environments without slowing delivery.
• Maintain practical policies and support SOC 2 Type II, CMMC Level 2, and ISO 27001 with defensible controls.
• Lead and mentor the IT/security team and communicate risk clearly to leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed