Senior Security AI Engineer - Enterprise AI & Data Protection

AXIS (AXIS Capital); Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AXIS Capital is seeking a security engineering leader to design, develop, and operationalize secure agentic AI capabilities within risk and security operations. You will build AI-powered security agents, protect data, and enforce governance across Copilot, Purview, and Azure AI Foundry while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in cybersecurity, data protection, and security engineering, with hands-on experience securing enterprise AI platforms and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 5+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, data protection, or security engineering.
• Proven experience designing and securing enterprise AI platforms (Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry).
• Hands-on expertise with Microsoft security and compliance ecosystems (Purview, 365, Entra ID).
• Data security programs including DLP, classification, lifecycle management, and insider risk.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operationalize secure AI capabilities in risk & security operations.
• Build, deploy, and maintain AI-powered security agents to augment detection, investigation, and response workflows.
• Ensure responsible and secure use of AI across risk & security operations.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Data protection

AI governance

Python

PowerShell

TypeScript

CI/CD

Incident response

Security engineering

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Cybersecurity

Master’s preferred

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Copilot Studio

Azure AI Foundry

Microsoft 365 / Azure security

Microsoft Graph APIs

Job description

AXIS Capital is seeking a security engineering leader to design, develop, and operationalize secure agentic AI capabilities within risk and security operations. You will build AI-powered security agents, protect data, and enforce governance across Copilot, Purview, and Azure AI Foundry while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in cybersecurity, data protection, and security engineering, with hands-on experience securing enterprise AI platforms and strong