Senior AI Security Engineer

About this role

1. About Our Client:

The organization operates in the educational technology sector, focusing on providing insights and actionable data to K-12 school systems. It addresses the challenge of understanding diverse student needs by integrating various data points such as academics, attendance, behavior, and engagement with AI to support educators in making informed decisions. Serving 15 million students across 2,000 districts nationwide, the program aims to impact student outcomes through data-driven solutions.

2. About the Opportunity:

The Senior AI Security Engineer is responsible for securing the organization''s internal AI systems, tools, and external AI integrations. This role is crucial for ensuring the protection of sensitive student and educator data while enabling the responsible use of AI to improve educational outcomes. The position involves leading security design, governing AI tool adoption, and embedding security practices within evolving AI infrastructure.

3. Responsibilities:

• Lead security design for shared AI infrastructure and AI-powered workflows, ensuring data protection at all levels.

• Conduct threat modeling for AI-specific risks beyond traditional application security.

• Design controls for validating, logging, and auditing AI outputs where accuracy and privacy are critical.

• Develop security tools and automated checks to facilitate safe AI adoption by internal teams.

• Manage review processes for external AI tools and services, assessing data handling and privacy risks.

• Establish standards for integrating third-party AI providers covering technical and contractual aspects.

• Define AI security governance policies and align them with overall data protection and compliance.

• Advise leadership on AI security risks and support informed decision-making.

• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to embed security in AI platforms and tooling.

• Work with IT on identity, access, and device controls related to AI systems.

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