Senior AI Security Engineer, GenAI Data Protection

Citizens Financial; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizens Financial is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to design, implement, and operationalize its AI Security and GenAI data protection capabilities. This role focuses on the AI Gateway platform, providing hands-on engineering expertise across evaluation, deployment, policy tuning, and remediation.

The position entails a hybrid arrangement with 4 days onsite and 1 day remote in hubs Johnston, RI; Boston, MA; Marlton, NJ; Pittsburgh, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Irving, TX; Manchester, NH.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity or information security engineering.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Data Protection, SSE, SASE, CASB, DLP, AI Security, or GenAI Security.
• Hands-on experience implementing and supporting enterprise security platforms and controls.
• Understanding GenAI data flows and associated security risks across prompts, uploads, browser traffic, APIs, and third-party integrations.
• Strong ability to translate technical risks into actionable remediation and clear communications.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, configure, and support AI Gateway capabilities across evaluation, deployment, and optimization.
• Develop inline remediation capabilities including redaction, quarantine, and blocking.
• Design and tune controls for GenAI prompts, file uploads, and sanctioned/unsanctioned AI apps.
• Integrate AI Gateway telemetry with SIEM, SOAR, ITSM, and identity platforms.
• Monitor control effectiveness and remediation outcomes to improve security posture.
• Partner with business teams to minimize disruption while enforcing security policies.
• Stay current on AI security threats, GenAI data loss trends, and emerging technologies.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Security engineering

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent professional experience

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

ITSM

Identity management

OAuth/OIDC

Job description

Citizens Financial is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to design, implement, and operationalize its AI Security and GenAI data protection capabilities. This role focuses on the AI Gateway platform, providing hands-on engineering expertise across evaluation, deployment, policy tuning, and remediation.

The position entails a hybrid arrangement with 4 days onsite and 1 day remote in hubs Johnston, RI; Boston, MA; Marlton, NJ; Pittsburgh, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Irving, TX; Manchester, NH.