AI Security Engineer: Cloud & AI Platform Security

Go Huskies; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

UW Information Technology in Seattle is seeking an AI Security Engineer to protect the security, governance, and compliance of AI initiatives across three campuses. The role secures Azure-based AI platforms, primarily Purple and nebulaONE, with robust security controls and guardrails to serve over 50,000 faculty, staff, and students.

Responsibilities include implementing IaC security with Bicep/Terraform, embedding security into CI/CD pipelines, conducting red-team exercises, and producing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in cybersecurity or related field.
• 3+ years of cloud security engineering / DevSecOps experience.
• Hands-on with Azure security services (Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Entra ID, RBAC, Policy, Key Vault).
• Understanding of Zero Trust, IAM, and conditional access.
• Experience with containers/Kubernetes security concepts.
• Python/PowerShell/Bash for security automation.
• Familiarity with SIEMs and incident response.
• Knowledge of FERPA, HIPAA, NIST 800-53/800-171, SOC 2 controls.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain security controls for AI platforms in Azure.
• Configure identity management and Zero Trust across hierarchies.
• Embed security into CI/CD with IaC scanning and policy-as-code.
• Develop security automation scripts and tooling.
• Support AI application security, red-teaming, and guardrails.
• Produce compliance evidence and assist vendor security oversight.
• Monitor security posture with Azure Sentinel and incident response playbooks.
• Contribute to security documentation and runbooks.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

DevSecOps

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Kubernetes security

Zero Trust

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity/Info Security/CS/IT or equivalent

Tools

Defender for Cloud

Azure Sentinel

Entra ID

RBAC

Azure Policy

Key Vault

Terraform

Bicep

Job description

UW Information Technology in Seattle is seeking an AI Security Engineer to protect the security, governance, and compliance of AI initiatives across three campuses. The role secures Azure-based AI platforms, primarily Purple and nebulaONE, with robust security controls and guardrails to serve over 50,000 faculty, staff, and students.

Responsibilities include implementing IaC security with Bicep/Terraform, embedding security into CI/CD pipelines, conducting red-team exercises, and producing