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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director, Analyst AI Cybersecurity Remote - **Company:** Gartner, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $172,000.0 - $203,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Computer Vision, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Security, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, PostgreSQL, Linux System Administration, Open Source Technology, Grafana, Software Security, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Data Pipelines - **Published:** August 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://gartner.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/EXT/job/Remote---United-States/Senior-Principal-Analyst--AI-Cybersecurity--Remote-United-States_104968 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred * 12 plus years of enterprise experience in one or more of the following disciplines: * Risk management with a full or partial focus on information risk or IT risk * Cybersecurity role with full or partial data security or application security focu * Data science or artificial intelligence architecture or implementation * Experience or current interest in the following research areas: * Evaluating controls frameworks and standards for securing AI * Evaluating technology markets that support securing AI * Applying cybersecurity controls to AI and generative AI * Excellent writing ability - must be able to create detailed but easy-to-understand written research to lead clients to success * Strong communication skills with the ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions * Superior analytical skills while applying conceptual models, recognizing patterns and defending conclusions * Ability to work independently while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate * Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% (where applicable and when safe to travel) #LI-remote #LI-EH1 ## Description The successful candidate has a background in artificial intelligence, data science, and/or data security. The candidate will focus on research and advice for clients who face challenges in artificial intelligence from a cybersecurity perspective. The successful candidate ideally has experience specifically with applying cybersecurity to AI and AI Governance. What You Will Do: * Develop "must have research" and ideas and offer compelling, actionable approaches to clients' needs through written deliverables * Lead compelling interactions (virtually or in-person) to identify the root cause of a client's challenges and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward * Bring provocative, independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda * Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights * Create and deliver high-value presentation materials for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings * Support Research and Sales: provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help research teams create content and to drive engagement with clients to make progress against their critical priorities to grow their business * Provide high quality and timely peer review for research content * Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner research, methodology and strategy - specifically in AI Cybersecurity topics * Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the research community, Lead the strategic and operational direction of a specialized casualty claims team managing severe-exposure portfolios. Oversee claims managers, complex litigation, coverage strategy, reserves, settlements, legal vendors, and portfolio analytics. Collaborate with legal, underwriting, actuarial, reinsurance, and executive stakeholders to manage emerging risks, litigation trends, loss costs, and claim outcomes. Develop protocols and best practices for environmental, mass tort, toxic tort, latent injury, and other complex claims. Top Skills: Guidewire Claims System CrowdStrike, Build and operate AWS GovCloud data infrastructure across development, preproduction, and production environments. Establish PostgreSQL platforms, infrastructure-as-code with Chef, BI infrastructure, identity integrations, monitoring, observability, CI/CD, and disaster recovery. Support data pipelines, troubleshoot incidents, optimize databases, and ensure FedRAMP and FISMA compliance. Collaborate with security, compliance, DevOps, and data engineering teams while delivering greenfield infrastructure from architecture through production. Top Skills: AWSAws GovcloudBashChefCi/CdCloudwatchDatadogEltETLGitGitlabGoogle SamlJenkinsNagiosPostgresPythonRubySsoTableau ServerVpc CrowdStrike, Design, implement, optimize, and maintain scalable hybrid multi-cloud Kubernetes platforms operating at massive scale. Integrate open-source technologies, improve platform reliability, provide technical direction, mentor engineers, and participate in on-call support. The role requires expertise managing large Kubernetes clusters, observability tools, Linux environments, public clouds, custom data centers, and AI-enabled workflow improvements. 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