Information Security Analyst

Compunnel, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Compunnel, Inc. is looking for an Information Security Analyst to enhance security across data and AI initiatives in Charlotte, NC. This position focuses on securing data pipelines and AI models while developing AI-powered security solutions.

The ideal candidate has 5-7+ years of cybersecurity experience and is passionate about integrating AI into security workflows. Responsibilities include creating automated security agents and collaborating with engineering and AI teams to ensure robust security measures are in place.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of experience in information security or cybersecurity.
• Hands-on experience supporting/sourcing data platforms or cloud infrastructure.
• Familiarity with AI and machine learning tools.

Responsibilities

• Support design and creation of AI agents for security.
• Maintain automated agents for security tasks.
• Collaborate with engineering and data teams on AI security integration.

Skills

Information security or cybersecurity

Cloud engineering

Data engineering

AI and machine learning exposure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field or HS Diploma/GED with experience

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking an Information Security Analyst to support and advance our security posture across data- and AI-driven initiatives. This role is ideal for a security professional early to mid-career who is eager to work at the intersection of information security, data governance, and artificial intelligence. You will help secure data pipelines, AI models, and platforms while also contributing to the development and deployment of AI-powered security solutions, including AI agents that automate or enhance security processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design and creation of AI agents that enhance information security capabilities.
• Create and maintain automated agents to handle mundane and repeatable security requests, such as access and entitlement reviews, evidence collection for audits and compliance, policy guidance and security FAQs, intake and triage of security questionnaires and risk assessments, and security documentation and reporting.
• Define and implement guardrails for AI agents, such as role-based access controls and least-privilege permissions, human-in-the-loop approvals for sensitive or high-risk actions, logging, monitoring, and auditability of agent activity, and clear escalation paths when confidence thresholds or policy boundaries are exceeded.
• Collaborate with engineering, data, and AI teams to integrate AI agents into existing workflows.
• Test and validate AI-driven security tools to ensure accuracy, reliability, and ethical use.
• Participate in security reviews for new data and AI initiatives.
• Define key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of AI agent automation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information security, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field, OR HS Diploma/GED with equivalent proven practical experience through relevant work, internships, bootcamps, or self-directed learning.
• 5–7+ years of experience in one or more of the following: Information security or cybersecurity; Cloud engineering, data engineering, or platform operations with security exposure.
• Hands‑on experience supporting or securing Data platforms, analytics environments, or cloud infrastructure.
• Hands‑on experience supporting or securing APIs, applications, or internal tooling.
• Exposure to AI, machine learning, such as using and supporting AI/ML tools and platforms, building automations or AI‑assisted workflows, participating in AI or data‑related projects from a security perspective.