AI Security & Risk Specialist

Elia Group; Brussel; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Group insurance

Vacation days

Social fund

Phone + laptop

Gas & electricity discount

Company car / mobility budget

Share purchase plan

Job summary

Elia Group Belgium is seeking an AI Security Specialist to ensure secure development and operation of AI systems across the organization. You will identify, assess and mitigate risks along the full AI lifecycle, collaborating with the CISO, Data & Platform, and Engineering teams to enable safe AI adoption.

You will define risk management frameworks, maintain risk registers, conduct risk assessments, and validate security requirements. A strong regulatory and security background is essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in IT, Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant equivalent experience.
• Strong background in AI/ML systems and risk management, including LLMs, agents, RAG architectures, model monitoring, assurance tooling
• Experience with model evaluation, adversarial testing, or system assurance
• Knowledge of AI regulations (EU AI Act)
• Familiarity with security, compliance, or safety engineering frameworks
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Understanding of critical infrastructure, energy systems, OT environments, or regulated industries is a plus
• Strong stakeholder collaboration and communication skills
• Pragmatic mindset with focus on secure and scalable AI adoption
• Fluent in English; knowledge of Dutch, French and/or German is a plus

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the AI risk management framework (covering ML models, agents, LLM-based systems, and AI-enabled automation)
• Build and manage an AI risk register and safety case library
• Conduct risk assessments of AI systems (robustness, cybersecurity, misuse, data risks)
• Ensure alignment with EU AI Act risk classifications
• Define and validate AI security requirements and testing strategies
• Approve AI systems for production through security gating and validation
• Design continuous monitoring and lead incident response processes for AI systems
• Ensure adherence to security standards and regulatory requirements (ISO 27001, emerging AI standards)
• Work with Central AI Team, CISO, Data & Platform and Engineering & Architecture teams; input into AI playbooks and reference architectures
• Promote AI security best practices and awareness across the organization

Skills

AI/ML risk management

LLMs

RAG architectures

Model monitoring

Adversarial testing

AI regulations (EU AI Act)

Stakeholder collaboration

English fluency

Security engineering concepts

Critical infrastructure / OT knowledge

Education

Master's degree in IT, Business Administration, Engineering, or equivalent

Job description

Elia Group Belgium is seeking an AI Security Specialist to ensure secure development and operation of AI systems across the organization. You will identify, assess and mitigate risks along the full AI lifecycle, collaborating with the CISO, Data & Platform, and Engineering teams to enable safe AI adoption.

You will define risk management frameworks, maintain risk registers, conduct risk assessments, and validate security requirements. A strong regulatory and security background is essential.