AI Security Operations Lead: Threat Detection & Response

Workada; Monroeville (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Workada is seeking an AI Security Operations Lead to strengthen AI security across the organization by improving AI visibility, integrating AI threats into SOC workflows, and developing AI-specific incident response and prevention strategies. The role requires hands-on SecOps, SIEM/SOAR expertise, and experience in threat detection and incident response across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.

You will collaborate with SOC, engineering, compliance, and security leadership to mitigate AI

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on SecOps, SIEM/SOAR, detection engineering, and incident response experience.
• Experience with asset discovery, security telemetry, and hybrid cloud/on-prem environments.
• Knowledge of AI security threats and attack vectors.
• Experience integrating security findings into established SOC processes.
• Strong risk management, incident response, and security governance skills.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Integrate AI security alerts and findings into existing SIEM/SOAR and SOC workflows.
• Implement shadow AI discovery across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Develop AI-specific incident response playbooks and lead tabletop exercises.
• Identify threats such as prompt injection, model poisoning, credential abuse, and data exfiltration.
• Translate security findings into remediation actions and improved security controls.
• Maintain AI tool inventories, risk assessments, and security documentation.
• Track detection effectiveness, security gaps, and AI risk trends.
• Collaborate with SOC, engineering, compliance, and security leadership teams.

Skills

SecOps

SIEM/SOAR

Detection Eng

Incident Response

Asset Discovery

Security Telemetry

Hybrid Cloud/On-Prem

AI Security Threats

SOC Processes

Risk Management

Governance

Communication

Collaboration

Job description

Workada is seeking an AI Security Operations Lead to strengthen AI security across the organization by improving AI visibility, integrating AI threats into SOC workflows, and developing AI-specific incident response and prevention strategies. The role requires hands-on SecOps, SIEM/SOAR expertise, and experience in threat detection and incident response across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.

You will collaborate with SOC, engineering, compliance, and security leadership to mitigate AI