Security AI Engineer — Enterprise AI & Data Protection

AXIS (AXIS Capital); Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AXIS Capital seeks an experienced security engineer to design, secure, and operationalize AI capabilities across risk and security operations. You will build AI-powered security agents, validate performance, and ensure responsible use of AI with strong governance.

This role emphasizes data protection, Zero Trust, and integration with Microsoft Purview, Purview DLP, and Microsoft 365 security tools; you will lead enterprise-scale AI security initiatives and collaborate with Legal and IT.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field (Master’s preferred) or equivalent experience leading enterprise-scale security engineering initiatives
• 5+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, data protection, or security engineering
• Proven experience designing and securing enterprise AI platforms, including Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry
• Experience with Microsoft security and compliance ecosystems: Microsoft Purview, Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID
• Proven expertise in Data Security and Protection: DLP, classification, labeling, lifecycle management
• Ability to architect and lead enterprise security solutions with cross-functional collaboration
• Strong development and automation capabilities: Python, PowerShell, TypeScript; secure API integration; CI/CD; AI-enabled workflows via Azure Functions/Logic Apps
• Experience with security analytics and telemetry across Microsoft 365, Azure, endpoints, and AI systems
• Ability to lead in complex environments, risk assessment, and mentoring junior engineers

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and maintain AI-powered security agents to augment detection, investigation, and response workflows
• Identify high-value use cases where AI agents can accelerate analyst productivity
• Continuously validate agent performance, accuracy, and reliability in real-world operations
• Enforce strong security controls for enterprise AI platforms (e.g., Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry)
• Mitigate AI-specific risks including data leakage, prompt injection, oversharing, and unauthorized access
• Establish evaluation practices for agent accuracy, hallucination risk, false positives/false negatives, failure modes, explainability, audit logging, and measurable impact
• Ensure human-in-the-loop oversight to include analysts challenging, refining, and retraining AI-driven outcomes
• Deploy and optimize Microsoft Purview capabilities across M365 and AI platforms
• Implement DLP controls for AI interactions and outputs to prevent sensitive data exposure
• Monitor and tune data protection policies to meet regulatory and business requirements
• Define and enforce access controls, data handling policies, and auditability for AI agents and automated workflows
• Ensure all AI-driven processes align with Zero Trust and least privilege principles
• Evaluate and onboard new AI tools and agents with a security-first approach
• Monitor AI platform activity to detect anomalies, misuse, or policy violations
• Support incident response and investigations involving AI systems and data exposure scenarios
• Integrate AI agent workflows with SIEM/XDR platforms for context enrichment and triage
• Support enterprise rollout of AI governance and data security programs

Skills

Cybersecurity

Python

PowerShell

TypeScript

CI/CD

Security analytics

Threat modeling

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Cybersecurity

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

Copilot Studio

Azure AI Foundry

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft 365

Azure

Entra ID

Job description

AXIS Capital seeks an experienced security engineer to design, secure, and operationalize AI capabilities across risk and security operations. You will build AI-powered security agents, validate performance, and ensure responsible use of AI with strong governance.

This role emphasizes data protection, Zero Trust, and integration with Microsoft Purview, Purview DLP, and Microsoft 365 security tools; you will lead enterprise-scale AI security initiatives and collaborate with Legal and IT.