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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Security Engineer - **Company:** PRECISE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS INC. - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Software System Penetration Testing, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Security, Databases, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Fuzz Testing, Key Management, Open Web Application Security, Smartsuite, Zero Trust Network Access, Software Systems, Google Cloud, Large Language Models, Data Poisoning, Generative AI, Information Technology, Plan of Action and Milestones, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** October 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88494174/1 ## About the Role * Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder). * Must reside in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and be able to work on-site at Government offices in DC 3 x a week. * Must be able to obtain and maintain a NACI Tier 1 background investigation., * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems, or a related technical discipline and 8+ years of relevant experience. * 5+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience supporting federal ATO efforts under the NIST RMF and the NIST SP 800-53 Moderate control baseline. * 1+ year of hands-on experience securing or testing AI/ML or Generative AI systems, such as LLM red teaming, prompt-injection testing, or AI threat modeling. * Experience with cloud security in FedRAMP-authorized environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud). * Experience with vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and remediation tracking tools. * Experience developing incident response and supply chain risk management documentation. * Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder). * Must reside in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and be able to work on-site at Government offices. * Must be able to obtain and maintain a NACI Tier 1 background investigation., * Security certification such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, OSCP, or CEH. * Familiarity with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, and MITRE ATLAS. * Experience with federal GRC tools and with SBOM generation or analysis (CycloneDX or SPDX). * Experience with NIST SP 800-161 (supply chain) and NIST SP 800-171 requirements. ## Description Precise Software Solutions Inc. is seeking an AI Security Engineer to secure AI-enabled applications for the U.S. Government. You will lead security and compliance work for AI systems: getting them through the Authority to Operate (ATO) process, adversarial testing and red teaming of large language models, supply chain risk management, and AI incident response. This role ramps up around ATO milestones, major releases, and new AI use cases., * Support the NIST RMF ATO process for each AI system, including boundary definition, FISMA categorization, and authorization documents (SSP, SAR, POA&M). * Plan and perform AI-specific adversarial testing and red teaming (prompt injection, jailbreak, data poisoning, model inversion/extraction, unsafe output, and unauthorized disclosure), and track findings through remediation. * Assemble AI security certification packages, including vulnerability scan and penetration test results and POA&M updates, so that no High or Critical findings remain unmitigated at release. * Implement and verify security controls for AI systems: Zero Trust and least-privilege access, FIPS-validated encryption, secrets management, secure LLM API key handling, and FedRAMP boundary and TIC compliance. * Develop and maintain the AI Incident Response Plan and Business Continuity Plan; support incident triage, containment, and reporting within required timeframes; and lead post-incident reviews. * Design security monitoring for AI workloads, including detection of prompt-injection attempts, jailbreaks, credential misuse, and vector database anomalies, plus compliance tracking of control drift. * Support privacy documentation (PTA/PIA), significant-change notifications, annual assessments, and continuous monitoring reviews. * Advise AI engineers during design and code reviews to build security in, and brief Government security staff on risks and mitigations. ## Related Videos - [The Cloud is Calling: Answer with In-Demand Skills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/945-the-cloud-is-calling-answer-with-in-demand-skills) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Building Sovereign AI: Lessons from Deploying Secure RAG Systems using Confidential Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100108-building-sovereign-ai-lessons-from-deploying-secure-rag-systems-using-confidential-computing) - [Cloud Run- the rise of serverless and containerization](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/106-cloud-run-the-rise-of-serverless-and-containerization) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [WWC24 - Chris Wysopal, Helmut Reisinger and Johannes Steger - Fighting Digital Threats in the Age of AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/926-wwc24-chris-wysopal-helmut-reisinger-and-johannes-steger-fighting-digital-threats-in-the-age-of-ai) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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