AI Security Analyst

Remote; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaSense is hiring an AI Security Analyst to be the front line for detecting and containing risk across AI tools and models. You will monitor usage, hunt for shadow AI, and turn telemetry into actionable findings for our governance and security teams.

Work with Engineering and Legal to ensure compliance with ISO 42001, EU AI Act readiness, and internal risk assessments. You’ll help tune detections, document investigations, and support executive reporting from our San Francisco security hub.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in security analysis, SOC, or GRC analyst roles.
• Working knowledge of SIEM platforms (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Google Chronicle) and DLP/CASB tooling.
• Understanding of AI/LLM risk concepts: prompt injection, data exfiltration via AI tools, model/agent misuse, shadow AI.
• Familiarity with non-human identity concepts (service accounts, API keys, OAuth tokens) and their security challenges.
• Understanding of threat detection logic (MITRE ATT&CK; exposure to MITRE ATLAS or OWASP LLM Top 10 a plus).
• Comfortable reading and interpreting logs, API telemetry, and structured/unstructured investigation data; basic scripting or query proficiency (Python, SQL, or SPL/KQL).
• Strong written documentation habits.
• Ability to translate technical findings into clear, risk-based narratives.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• AI Tool Discovery & Shadow AI Monitoring: monitor telemetry to discover unsanctioned AI tools and elevate findings.
• Rogue Agent Detection & Investigation: investigate alerts on autonomous agents and AI-powered workflows and drive remediation.
• AI Data Exfiltration Detection & DLP: monitor AI usage logs for signs of data leaving the environment and tune rules.
• Developer AI Tool Governance: monitor developer tools for policy compliance and guardrails.
• AI Logging, Retention & Audit Support: maintain AI activity logging for ISO 42001 audits and EU AI Act readiness.
• Detection Tuning & Continuous Improvement: analyze false positives/negatives and adjust thresholds.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: partner with Security Operations, Identity, Legal, and AI/ML Eng to align findings with incident response.

Skills

Security analysis

SOC/GRC

SIEM tools

DLP/CASB

AI risk

Non-human identity

Threat detection

Scripting/queries

Cloud security

Documentation

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

Google Chronicle

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Codex

CASB

Job description

About AlphaSense:

The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content.

The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Come join us!

About the Role

We are building an AI Security and Governance capability and need an AI Security Analyst to be the front line for detecting, investigating, and containing risk across every AI tool, agent, and model touching AlphaSense's environment.

You will monitor enterprise AI usage end to end, hunt for unauthorized (\"shadow\") AI and rogue agent activity, and turn raw AI telemetry into triaged findings the security and governance team can act on. Working alongside the Automation Engineer, Data Analyst, and Director, you will be a primary contributor to the evidence base underpinning our ISO 42001 certification and our broader AI risk posture.

Key Responsibilities

AI Tool Discovery & Shadow AI Monitoring

Continuously monitor CASB/SWG, OAuth, and endpoint telemetry to discover unsanctioned AI tools, browser extensions, and API-level agents in use across the business. Classify findings by risk tier and elevate unauthorized deployments for containment.

Rogue Agent Detection & Investigation

Investigate alerts related to autonomous agents and AI-powered workflows (e.g., anomalous tool chains, unexpected data access, credential misuse) including threats such as OpenClaw and similar agent-based attack patterns. Document findings and drive remediation with the Automation Engineer and Identity teams.

AI Data Exfiltration Detection & DLP

Monitor DLP and AI usage logs for signs of sensitive data leaving the environment through AI tools (prompts, uploads, plugins, MCP connectors). Tune detection rules and validate that AI-specific DLP controls are operating as designed.

Developer AI Tool Governance

Monitor usage of developer-facing AI tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, and similar) for policy compliance, credential exposure, and non-human identity risk. Partner with Engineering to ensure code-assist and agentic dev tools operate within approved guardrails.

AI Logging, Retention & Audit Support

Maintain and validate AI activity logging and data retention controls to ensure auditability. Assemble and organize evidence supporting ISO 42001 audits, EU AI Act readiness, and internal AI impact assessments.

Detection Tuning & Continuous Improvement

Analyze false positive/negative trends across AI security detections and recommend threshold and logic adjustments. Feed recurring patterns into the Automation Engineer's playbook backlog.

Cross-functional Collaboration

Partner with Security Operations, Identity, Legal, and AI/ML Engineering to align findings with existing incident response processes, and support the Director in preparing risk findings for governance council and executive reporting.

Who You Are

Basic Requirements

• 3-5+ years in security analysis, SOC, or GRC analyst roles




• Working knowledge of SIEM platforms (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Google Chronicle) and DLP/CASB tooling




• Understanding of AI/LLM risk concepts: prompt injection, data exfiltration via AI tools, model/agent misuse, shadow AI




• Familiarity with non-human identity concepts (service accounts, API keys, OAuth tokens) and their security challenges




• Understanding of threat detection logic (MITRE ATT&CK; exposure to MITRE ATLAS or OWASP LLM Top 10 a plus)




• Comfortable reading and interpreting logs, API telemetry, and structured/unstructured investigation data Basic scripting or query proficiency (Python, SQL, or SPL/KQL) for investigation and reporting




• Strong written documentation habits




• Ability to translate technical findings into clear, risk-based narratives Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Nice to Have

• Exposure to AI governance frameworks (ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act risk tiers)




• Experience supporting audit evidence collection or control testing (SOC 2, ISO, or similar)




• Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI) and MCP-based tool-use architectures




• Experience with browser extension monitoring or OAuth application audits




• Exposure to ML-based anomaly detection or NLP-driven log analysis




• Certifications: Security+, CISSP (Associate), or AI-specific credentials

AlphaSense is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non‑merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination.

In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works.