Senior AI Security Operations Engineer

Mastercard Inc.; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 115,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance

401k Match

Paid time off

Job summary

Mastercard Inc. is seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer – AI Security Operations to protect AI platforms, models, and data across the lifecycle.

You will operate specialized AI security tooling, perform risk assessments, and collaborate with AI engineering, data science, and risk teams to enforce secure deployment patterns and data protections. The role emphasizes building robust security controls for complex distributed AI systems, ensuring governance, and delivering actionable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, information security, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong experience in information security engineering or operations, with hands-on exposure to AI/ML systems and security risks.
• Practical experience with AI security tools such as red team testing, guardrails, model evaluation, or AI SPM platforms.

Responsibilities

• Operate and continuously improve AI security tooling and processes.
• Analyze findings from AI security tools and translate results into remediation actions.
• Collaborate with AI engineering, data science, platform, and risk teams to enforce security controls throughout the AI lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain security SOPs, playbooks, and runbooks for AI security operations.

Skills

AI security operations

Threat assessment

Security tooling

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science / Information Security

Tools

AI SPM platforms

Model evaluation platforms

Job description

Mastercard Inc. is seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer – AI Security Operations to protect AI platforms, models, and data across the lifecycle.

You will operate specialized AI security tooling, perform risk assessments, and collaborate with AI engineering, data science, and risk teams to enforce secure deployment patterns and data protections. The role emphasizes building robust security controls for complex distributed AI systems, ensuring governance, and delivering actionable