Security Operations AI Engineer, Contract New Remote, United States

66degrees; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

66degrees is seeking a Security Operations AI Engineer on a contract basis to oversee AI information security operations, incident response, and governance across AI/ML systems. You will collaborate with IT and AI/ML teams to design secure operations for AI-powered applications, with emphasis on generative AI and threat intelligence.

The role demands developing and maintaining incident response playbooks, monitoring AI security events, and ensuring compliance with AI-specific security standards.

Qualifications

• Experience building and maintaining tooling and telemetry for secure AI/ML deployments.
• Develop incident response playbooks for AI/ML security threats.
• Collaborate with IT and AI/ML teams on security operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage tasks in assigned projects and ensure timely completion.
• Maintain security integrity of mission-critical applications.
• Be available 24/7 for critical security incidents.
• Ensure security tooling is operational and meets service levels.
• Develop AI/ML security playbooks for threats like prompt injection and model poisoning.
• Monitor and secure Generative AI systems and LLMs.
• Contribute to AI governance frameworks and policies.
• Analyze security implications before production deployment.

Skills

AI security operations

Incident response

Security tooling

AI governance

Threat intelligence

Post-incident analysis

Model security

Data privacy

Job description

Security Operations AI Engineer, Contract

Remote, United States

Overview of 66degrees

66degrees is an end-to-end AI transformation partner that guides enterprises from complex business challenges to clear, quantifiable outcomes. Our company is the culmination of several successful firms, each a leader in its own right in cloud, artificial intelligence, and data. This convergence of talent and expertise is how we help businesses reach their own "inflection point," where chaotic data becomes a strategic asset, complexity becomes clarity, and AI becomes an engine for growth. Our ultimate vision is to be the catalyst for a future where every business operates as an intelligent enterprise, with autonomous systems unlocking human potential.

At 66degrees, we believe in thriving through challenges and winning together. These values not only guide us in achieving our goals as a company but also for our people. We are dedicated to creating a significant impact for our employees by fostering a culture that sparks innovation and supports professional and personal growth along the way.

Overview of Role

In this role, you will manage multiple aspects of AI information security operations, response, and engineering with a specialized focus on securing AI/ML systems and infrastructure. This position will contribute to a team focusing on incident response, playbook development and execution, operational engineering, AI governance, tooling maintenance, and serving as a key participant in Information Security and AI governance programs. You will work in close collaboration with all IT and AI/ML teams to design and support effective Information Security Operations for International, with emphasis on emerging AI threats and generative AI security.

Responsibilities

• Manages and is responsible for the successful completion of all tasks in assigned projects.
• Contribute to the Security Operations and Engineering Team focused on maintaining the security integrity of the client's mission critical suite of applications.
• Available 24/7 for any critical security incident response that may arise which requires immediate resolution.
• Work to ensure security tooling within environments is operational and operating at needed levels of service and availability.
• Ensure operational practices provide a sound foundation that utilizes tools and processes for rapid identification of security events to address and mitigate risks.
• Assist in Plan, organize, and execute multiple responsibilities to achieve project goals and provide technical leadership to move operational projects to completion.
• Contribute to security requirements, standards, procedures, and reference architectures to comply with policies and technical standards.
• Develop and maintain incident response playbooks specific to AI/ML security threats including prompt injection, model poisoning, data exfiltration, and adversarial attacks.
• Monitor and secure generative AI systems, large language models (LLMs), and AI-powered applications within environments.
• Contribute to AI governance frameworks and policies ensuring responsible AI practices and compliance with AI-specific security standards.
• Analyze and evaluate security implications of new AI/ML tools and platforms before deployment to production environments.
• Participate in AI threat intelligence activities and stay current with emerging AI security vulnerabilities and attack methodologies.
• Conduct post-incident analysis for AI-related security events and develop preventive measures specific to AI threat vectors.
• Review and validate AI model security properties, including robustness against adversarial inputs and data privacy protections.

Qualifications

• Manages and is responsible for the successful completion of all tasks in assigned projects.
• Contribute to Security Operations and Engineering Team focused on maintaining the security integrity of mission critical suite of applications.
• Serve as a key engineering contributor for AI operations, building and maintaining the tooling, pipelines, and telemetry that support secure deployment of AI/ML systems.
• Work to ensure security tooling within environments is operational and operating at needed levels of service and availability.
• Engineer operational practices, tooling, and detection pipelines that provide a sound foundation for identifying and addressing AI/ML security events.
• Contribute to “Continuous Improvement and Posture Management” efforts, in respect to information security tooling, response playbooks, and systems.
• Assist in Plan, organize, and execute multiple responsibilities to achieve project goals and provide technical leadership to move operational projects to completion.
• Contribute to security requirements, standards, procedures, and reference architectures to comply with policies and technical standards.
• Engineer detection logic and playbooks specific to AI/ML security threats including prompt injection, model poisoning, data exfiltration, and adversarial attacks.
• Monitor and secure generative AI systems, large language models (LLMs), and AI-powered applications within environments.
• Contribute to AI governance frameworks and policies ensuring responsible AI practices and compliance with AI-specific security standards.
• Analyze and evaluate security implications of new AI/ML tools and platforms before deployment to production environments.
• Participate in AI threat intelligence activities and stay current with emerging AI security vulnerabilities and attack methodologies.
• Assist in configuration of AI/ML system telemetry and logging for comprehensive security event detection and forensic analysis.
• Review and validate AI model security properties, including robustness against adversarial inputs and data privacy protections.

Please note, we cannot sponsor or transfer any visas, of any kind, at this time.

66degrees is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status or other legally protected class.

AI Transparency & Disclosure

As an AI transformation partner, 66degrees leverages intelligent solutions to enhance our recruitment experience. We utilize AI tools—including LinkedIn Recruiter’s Hiring Assistant and interview transcription technologies—to assist with sourcing, role analysis, and capturing interview highlights.

These tools augment our process, but we "Commit to Our Craft" by ensuring all final hiring decisions are made by our human Talent Team. By applying, you acknowledge the use of these technologies to help us "Win Together" in finding the best fit for our team.

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