AI Governance Engineer

DFO Referrals; Westport (CT); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical premiums

Hybrid work environment

Paid time off

401(k) match

Gym reimbursement

Job summary

The Dalio Family Office (DFO) seeks an AI Governance Analyst/Engineer to build and operate a program enabling safe, aggressive adoption of agentic AI. You will author the AI-SSDLC, gate agents before production, own the AI threat model, and hunt for risky behavior before incidents.

You will partner across IT, Compliance, Legal, and business units as the SME on Agentic AI security for leadership and the board.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Information Security, Risk Management, Computer Science, or 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.
• Knowledge of AI in Power Automate, including AI Builder, agentic workflows, connector permissions, and audit logging.
• 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, insider risk.
• 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
• Approximately 10% travel required both domestically and internationally

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.

Skills

AI governance

AI security

Threat modeling

Red teaming

Automation

Security logs analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Information Security, Risk Management, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Job description

The Dalio Family Office (DFO) supports Barbara and Ray Dalio and their family in their ventures, investments, and philanthropic efforts under Dalio Philanthropies, which includes OceanX, Dalio Education, Endless Network, and the Beijing Dalio Foundation. The core of the DFO’s culture is built around meaningful work and meaningful relationships and the family’s commitment to giving back. The office is headquartered in Westport, CT withregionaloffices in New York City, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi.

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 andan enterpriseagent 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.

Ideal candidate

• Integrity and sound judgment in balancing AI innovation with risk management.
• Expertisein AI governance, AI-SSDLC, and enterprise risk frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of AI security, threat modeling, red teaming, and agentic AI architectures.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across IT, Legal, Compliance, Privacy, and business teams.
• Proven capability to design scalable governance processes, controls, and automation.
• Executive-level communication skills with the ability to present complex AI risks and strategies to senior leadership and the board.

Illustrative Benefits

• 100% company paid medical premiums
• Friday summer hours
• Monthly community happy hours
• Hybrid work environment
• Free catered food services for in-office days
• 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, ora relatedfield.
• 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.
• Knowledge of AI in Power Automate, including AI Builder, agentic workflows, connector permissions, and audit logging.
• Strong understanding of Model Context Protocol (MCP), trust boundaries, tool scoping, and AI agent security.
• Expertisewith Microsoft Purview, including DSPM for AI, DLP, sensitivity labels, audit logging, insiderrisk.
• 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
• Approximately 10% travel requiredboth domestically and internationally

Compensation

Compensation for the role includes a competitive salary in the range from $ 20 0 ,000 -$ 26 0 ,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.

Please note we are unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At the DFO, we believe our biggest asset is our people. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. 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 .