AI Staff Security Engineer

Infosec

London, UK

16 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Compensation

£55,000.0 - £85,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Job source

www.adzuna.co.uk

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Software System Penetration Testing Configuration Management Identity and Access Management Security Information and Event Management Software Vulnerability Management Large Language Models

Job description

Serve as a senior AI Staff Security Engineer and help drive our organization toward a highly proactive security posture.
Engineer automated workflows that replace manual overhead and improve operational velocity.
Manage systemic risk from Shadow AI agentic frameworks and enforce least privilege through configuration management.
Secure our core AI-driven platforms and protect them from advanced threats.
Enhance the vulnerability management lifecycle by prioritizing AI-centric risks, including supply chain attacks, SBOM tracking, and unpatched legacy infrastructure.
Design, deploy, and operationalize AI Detection and Response solutions to defend against prompt injection, data poisoning, model inversion, and model extraction.
Automate critical security workflows using agentic and SIEM integration to enable rapid response to autonomous threats.
Conduct AI red teaming and penetration testing for generative and agentic systems.
Develop and deploy AI access governance tools and enforce our review process for all new tools.
Drive security compliance and AI governance aligned with frameworks such as Googles SAIF and CSAs AICM, with attention to GDPR/PII and ethical AI principles.
Integrate security checks into the continuous AI development lifecycle, covering testing before and after deployment.
Present complex security concepts to non-technical audiences to strengthen security awareness and culture across the organization., We are seeking a versatile and senior AI Staff Security Engineer to serve as the linchpin of our security posture. In this role, we focus on securing our AI-driven platforms, reducing manual security overhead through automation, and defending against emerging AI threats. We value secure-by-design practices, strong governance, and collaboration across teams to protect proprietary models and systems while building a stronger security culture across the organization.

Requirements

Proven experience in offensive security, including AI Red Teaming and penetration testing against agentic frameworks and LLM integrations.
Demonstrated ability to engineer or deploy AI Detection and Response (AIDR) workflows using agentic and SIEM technologies, with a strong focus on AI-native threat modeling.
Understanding of Governance, Risk, and Compliance, specifically managing AI governance policies and enforcing the principle of least privilege for human and AI identities.
Upper-intermediate English fluency to support clear communication.
Strong presentation skills with the ability to translate technical security data for non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to work aligned with EST/PST time zones to support cross-functional collaboration and incident response.
A self-directed, passionate mindset with a focus on continuous innovation and modern security solutions.