Specialist – Cloud Security & AI Security

JOB PURPOSE Implement and operate cloud and AI security controls across Azure, Microsoft 365, hybrid environments and approved AI/ML and agentic AI platforms, with a strong focus on secure AI deployment, testing, guardrails, identity, data protection, monitoring and remediation. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES - Perform security reviews for Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry/Services, Azure Machine Learning, Copilot Studio and approved third-party AI platforms. - Assess prompt injection, jailbreak, insecure output handling, excessive agency, tool abuse, data leakage and AI supply-chain risks. - Validate secure RAG, content-safety controls, human approval gates, logging, rate limits and action boundaries. - Maintain inventories of AI agents, owners, environments, permissions, connectors, data sources and risk status. - Operate CSPM/CNAPP and workload-protection controls using Microsoft Defender for Cloud or equivalent tools. - Review managed identities, service principals, APIs, Key Vault, private endpoints, network isolation and encryption controls. - Support DevSecOps controls including IaC, dependency, secret and container scanning. - Investigate cloud and AI security alerts, preserve evidence, support containment and track remediation. - Maintain procedures, test cases, dashboards and technical documentation. JOB SPECIFICATIONS Technical Skills - Azure and Microsoft 365 security; Defender for Cloud; CSPM/CNAPP. - Azure OpenAI, AI Foundry/Services, secure RAG, agentic AI security and AI guardrails. - IAM, managed identities, API security, private connectivity and DevSecOps. - Working knowledge of NIST AI RMF and OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications. Certifications - Preferred: AZ-500, SC-100 or AI-102. - Preferred: CCSP, CCSK, CISSP, CISM or equivalent. - Preferred: AI/ML security, OWASP LLM, Kubernetes security or DevSecOps training. Minimum Work Experience - 5+ years of cybersecurity experience, including hands-on cloud-security experience and practical exposure to AI/ML, GenAI or agentic AI security. Education - Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, IT, Engineering or an equivalent discipline.

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