AI Governance Engineer

Position Summary

This AI Governance Analyst / Engineer will build and operate the program that lets the organization adopt agentic AI aggressively, and safely. You will author the AI-SSDLC, gate agents before production, own the organization’s AI threat model, and hunt for risky or misaligned behavior before it becomes an incident. The role works across IT, Compliance, Legal, and every business unit building or consuming AI tools, and serves as the primary SME on Agentic AI security for senior leadership and the board.

Day-to-day Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the AI Secure Software Development Lifecycle (AI-SSDLC), including governance controls and an enterprise agent registry.
• Lead AI threat modeling, risk assessments, red team exercises, and security reviews for AI agents and platforms.
• Monitor AI systems for security, compliance, and behavioral risks; enforce governance standards and executive reporting.
• Partner with Legal, Privacy, Compliance, and Security teams to align AI programs with regulatory and industry frameworks.
• Drive automation, process scalability, and reporting dashboards to improve governance efficiency and risk management.

Illustrative Benefits

• 100% company paid medical premiums
• 17 company paid holidays
• Friday summer hours
• Monthly community happy hours
• Hybrid work environment
• Free catered food services for in-office days
• Grossly generous PTO offering
• Casual dress code
• 150% 401(k) match up to $7,500 and 100% match above $7,500 ($15k match limit)
• Gym reimbursement, back up childcare services, insurance, financial, and legal services, and much more!

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Information Security, Risk Management, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in information security, IT governance, risk management, compliance, or software engineering, including 2+ years of hands-on enterprise AI/automation experience.
• Strong understanding of Model Context Protocol (MCP), trust boundaries, tool scoping, and AI agent security.
• Expertise with Microsoft Purview, including DSPM for AI, DLP, sensitivity labels, audit logging.
• Experience with OWASP, STRIDE, PASTA, NIST, AI RMF, ISO/IEC.
• Ability to develop scripts or low code solutions; Python, Powershell, or Power Platform and analyze security logs.
• About 10% travel required both domestically and internationally.

Pay

Compensation for the role includes a competitive salary in the range from $175,000 -$260,000 (inclusive of a merit-based bonus, dependent on years of experience, level of education obtained, as well as applicable skillset) and an excellent benefits package, including paid time off ranging from 15 to 25 days based on years of service, paid sick and safe leave, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid parental time off, birth mother recovery pay, sick family member pay, parental ramp back up program, gym reimbursement and generous employer match for 401k.

Company Values

The DFO treats all candidates and employees with respect and does not discriminate in our recruiting, hiring, and promoting processes and general treatment during employment, including on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, veteran status, or disability.