Senior AI Security Engineer (Cloud & Risk)

PassFort; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Moody's is seeking a cybersecurity engineer focused on AI security to lead strategy and governance for secure AI deployments across Azure, AWS, and GCP. You will define policies, architect secure AI/ML environments, and report on risk posture to executives.

Collaboration with legal, compliance, and engineering teams is essential to advance responsible AI adoption. This role emphasizes AI risk management, securing Azure OpenAI and ML services, and establishing frameworks for Agentic AI, with

Qualifications

• 5–7 years in cybersecurity with AI and cloud security
• Azure or AWS cloud architecture and AI security principles
• Proven ability to reduce vulnerabilities via proactive controls in AI/ML
• Strong analytic skills to resolve incidents within SLA and lead risk assessments
• Mentor teams in AI security best practices
• Certifications in Azure Security and AI Security desired
• Experience leading AI adoption with governance and responsible AI

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the multi-year AI security strategy and roadmap for securely leveraging Azure AI services, including Azure OpenAI and Azure ML
• Define and enforce enterprise AI security policies and control frameworks aligned with best practices and regulatory mandates, including NIST AI Risk Management Framework
• Architect secure AI/ML environments in Azure, AWS, or GCP, including data segmentation, network controls, and IAM using Azure Policy and Key Vault
• Establish security frameworks for Agentic AI systems and ensure secure deployment of Model Context Protocol servers
• Support risk reporting to the CISO, executive leadership, and the Board on AI security posture and compliance with emerging regulations
• Collaborate with engineering, legal, and compliance teams to embed security early and ensure secure adoption of AI technologies
• Drive innovation by challenging existing processes, proposing solutions, and contributing to secure business enablement

Skills

AI security

Cloud security

Azure

AWS

GCP

Incident response

Mentoring

AI governance

Education

Bachelor's in CS/InfoSec

Azure AI Security certs

Tools

Azure Policy

Key Vault

Azure OpenAI

Azure ML

AWS IAM

Job description

Moody's is seeking a cybersecurity engineer focused on AI security to lead strategy and governance for secure AI deployments across Azure, AWS, and GCP. You will define policies, architect secure AI/ML environments, and report on risk posture to executives.

Collaboration with legal, compliance, and engineering teams is essential to advance responsible AI adoption. This role emphasizes AI risk management, securing Azure OpenAI and ML services, and establishing frameworks for Agentic AI, with