Senior Data Security Engineer — AI/Cloud Protection (Hybrid, Austin)

Riot Platforms Inc; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Retirement Plan

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Wellness & Lifestyle Perks

Job summary

Riot Platforms Inc. seeks a Senior Engineer, Data Security to design, implement, and operate enterprise data protection and AI security solutions.

You will safeguard sensitive information while enabling secure adoption of AI technologies across Microsoft 365, endpoints, and cloud environments. As a hands-on engineer, you will build scalable security controls, strengthen data protection, and support SOC 2/ISO 27001 compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in cybersecurity, CS, IT, or related field.
• 7+ years in cybersecurity engineering with hands-on Microsoft Purview experience (3+ years).
• Deep Purview capabilities: DLP, Endpoint DLP, information protection, labeling, Insider Risk, DSPM.
• Strong AI security knowledge: generative AI, LLMs, Copilot, AI agents, RAG architectures.
• Proficient in PowerShell, Python, Microsoft Graph, REST APIs; familiarity with CrowdStrike and Zscaler.
• Knowledge of NIST CSF, NIST AI RMF, OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS, SOC 2, ISO 27001.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and tune Purview DLP, Endpoint DLP, and labeling across Microsoft 365 and endpoints.
• Automate discovery and classification of sensitive data with data owners to enforce controls.
• Secure AI applications, LLMs, RAG systems, and AI agents against prompt injection and data leakage.
• Investigate security alerts and coordinate with Security Operations to contain incidents.
• Automate policy deployment and reporting, integrating Purview with Defender, Entra ID, and SIEM.
• Support AI vendor assessments and SOC 2 / ISO 27001 mapping of controls.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

AI security knowledge

Strong collaboration

Independent project leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or CS

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Microsoft Graph

REST APIs

CrowdStrike

Zscaler

Purview

Job description

Riot Platforms Inc. seeks a Senior Engineer, Data Security to design, implement, and operate enterprise data protection and AI security solutions.

You will safeguard sensitive information while enabling secure adoption of AI technologies across Microsoft 365, endpoints, and cloud environments. As a hands-on engineer, you will build scalable security controls, strengthen data protection, and support SOC 2/ISO 27001 compliance.