Senior AI Security & Governance Engineer

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company.

We are currently looking for a Senior AI Security & Governance Engineer in Brazil.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced AI security professional to help shape the future of responsible AI in enterprise environments.

In this role, you will design and implement advanced runtime protection mechanisms for AI-powered applications, ensuring governance, compliance, and operational safety at scale.

You’ll collaborate with engineering, security, and governance teams to build resilient safeguards for LLM-based systems and intelligent workflows.

The position offers a highly technical and strategic environment where innovation and risk management go hand in hand.

Working remotely, you will contribute to mission-critical AI initiatives while helping organizations adopt secure, scalable, and trustworthy AI practices.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about AI governance, automation, and enterprise-grade security engineering.

Design and implement runtime AI protection mechanisms including prompt filtering, output validation, abuse prevention controls, and secure operational guardrails for enterprise AI systems.

Build governance-by-design frameworks through automation, policy-driven enforcement, and scalable monitoring solutions that improve traceability, auditability, and compliance.

Develop reusable AI safety standards and governance patterns that can be applied consistently across AI agents, workflows, and LLM-enabled platforms.

Identify, assess, and mitigate AI-related risks such as hallucinations, prompt injection attacks, data leakage, and misuse scenarios in production environments.

Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, security, and governance stakeholders to deploy enterprise-grade AI safeguards and secure deployment processes.

Support the creation of scalable governance architectures that balance innovation enablement with operational security and enterprise compliance requirements.

Requirements5-8 years of professional experience in security engineering, AI governance, or related enterprise technology roles.

Strong hands-on expertise in Python scripting and automation, with experience developing secure validation and enforcement mechanisms.

Proven experience working with policy-as-code frameworks, rule engines, governance systems, or automated compliance tooling.

Solid understanding of AI security risks including prompt injection, hallucinations, misuse prevention, runtime controls, and data protection challenges.

Familiarity with AI governance standards, responsible AI frameworks, and enterprise compliance best practices.

Experience with enterprise platforms such as Saviynt, ServiceNow, IAM tools, or workflow approval systems is considered an advantage.

Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently in fast-paced remote environments.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred.

BenefitsFully remote work environment with flexibility and autonomyOpportunity to work on cutting-edge AI security and governance initiativesExposure to enterprise-scale AI and LLM platformsCollaborative and innovation-driven technical environmentCareer growth opportunities in a rapidly evolving AI domainHigh-impact role influencing enterprise AI security strategiesFast-paced projects with opportunities to shape governance standardsCompetitive compensation package based on experience and expertiseHow Jobgether WorksWe use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements.

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