AI Guardrails & Safety Engineer

Mphasis; Concord (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Mphasis is seeking an AI Guardrails Engineer in Concord, CA, to design, build, and operate technical guards for AI systems. The role targets preventing harmful or non-compliant AI behavior with emphasis on LLM-powered features and agentic workflows in production environments.

You will address failure modes like prompt injection, data leakage, and unsafe tool usage, while aligning guardrails with product risk tiers and enterprise Responsible AI principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate technical controls for AI systems.
• Prevent and detect harmful, insecure, non-compliant, or low-quality AI behavior.
• Focus on LLM-powered features, agentic workflows, and AI-assisted user experiences.
• Address new failure modes introduced by modern AI systems.
• Enable faster AI product delivery with lower risk and improved trust.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.

Job description

Mphasis is seeking an AI Guardrails Engineer in Concord, CA, to design, build, and operate technical guards for AI systems. The role targets preventing harmful or non-compliant AI behavior with emphasis on LLM-powered features and agentic workflows in production environments.

You will address failure modes like prompt injection, data leakage, and unsafe tool usage, while aligning guardrails with product risk tiers and enterprise Responsible AI principles.