REMOTE AI Security Analyst

Insight Global; State College (Centre County); A distancia; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Insight Global is seeking an AI Security Analyst to secure its AI ecosystem supporting 110,000+ students, faculty, and staff. The role focuses on evaluating security risks across AI platforms, data integrations, APIs, and MCP servers, while advising engineering teams on secure architecture and governance.

The candidate should have 3+ years in cybersecurity, with experience in AI/ML systems, data pipelines, and cloud security, and be adept at communicating complex risks to diverse stakeholders.

Formación

• 3+ years in cybersecurity, app or cloud security.
• Experience with AI/ML systems, LLMs, data pipelines, APIs.
• Understanding of app security, authentication/authorization, API security, cloud security.
• Ability to analyze data flows and architectures to identify risk.
• Experience performing security reviews or risk assessments.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Interest in AI security, agentic AI, data governance, and emerging tech.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (FERPA/HIPAA/NIST 800-53/800-171/SOC 2).

Responsabilidades

• Evaluate security risks across AI platforms, agents, data integrations, APIs.
• Advise engineering teams on secure architecture and governance for AI ecosystems.
• Lead security reviews and risk assessments for AI initiatives.
• Communicate risks and recommended mitigations to stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Cybersecurity

AI security

Risk assessment

Security architecture

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Security reviews

Cloud security

Data governance

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

CISSP

CSSLP

GSEC

AWS Security Specialty

Herramientas

NIST AI RMF

OWASP Top 10 for LLMs

MITRE ATLAS

AWS Security

Azure Security

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Our client is seeking an AI Security Analyst to help secure its rapidly expanding AI ecosystem supporting 110,000+ students, faculty, and staff. This role will focus on evaluating security risks across AI platforms, agents, data integrations, APIs, MCP servers, and emerging AI technologies while advising engineering teams on secure architecture and governance. The ideal candidate understands both cybersecurity and data/application architecture, can quickly assess new technologies, and is comfortable forming and communicating opinions on complex AI security challenges. This is not a traditional infrastructure security role; the focus is on AI, data, application, and agentic risk.

Skills and Requirements

3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, application security, cloud security, or a related technical security role.Experience with AI/ML systems, LLM applications, data pipelines, APIs, or cloud-native applications.Strong understanding of application security, authentication/authorization, API security, and cloud security.Ability to analyze data flows, integrations, and application architectures to identify risk.Experience performing security reviews, risk assessments, or technical advisory work.Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.Interest in AI security, agentic AI, data governance, and emerging technologies.Experience securing generative AI, RAG applications, AI agents, AI gateways, or MCP servers.Familiarity with NIST AI RMF, OWASP Top 10 for LLMs/Agentic Applications, or MITRE ATLAS.Knowledge of FERPA, HIPAA, NIST 800-53/800-171, SOC 2, or other compliance frameworks.Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, GSEC, AWS Security Specialty, or Azure Security certifications.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day.

We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters.

Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

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