Security Engineer

Role overview

Brooksource is seeking a Cybersecurity AI Engineer to help secure and scale AI across the enterprise. You will work at the intersection of engineering and cybersecurity—bridging security standards with real-world implementation for AI tools (including copilots, models, and emerging platforms).

Responsibilities

• Perform threat modeling and risk analysis for AI systems, tools, and emerging technologies
• Evaluate new AI tools and platforms for security risk and enterprise fit
• Translate security requirements into practical engineering guidance and technical controls
• Define and document standards for AI usage, governance, and implementation
• Partner with engineering and security teams to implement controls across AI solutions
• Drive automation initiatives such as policy-as-code and AI-driven risk scoring
• Provide guidance for secure usage of Microsoft Copilot and related AI services
• Support both ongoing operations and long-term modernization
• Collaborate across teams to bring structure and consistency to fragmented AI efforts
• Help execute secure adoption strategies for enterprise AI capabilities

Required qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity engineering (not purely policy/GRC)
• Strong background in threat modeling and risk assessment
• Experience with cloud environments and modern engineering stacks (Microsoft ecosystem preferred)
• Exposure to AI/ML or generative AI and the ability to understand related security risks
• Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into structured solutions and scalable standards
• Experience producing technical documentation, implementation guidance, or security standards
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft AI ecosystem (Copilot, Azure AI)
• Familiarity with policy-as-code, automation frameworks, or infrastructure-as-code concepts
• Experience with AI governance initiatives / enterprise AI rollout strategies
• Track record building/scaling security standards in large organizations
• Knowledge of secure AI adoption frameworks and emerging AI security best practices

Contract details

• 6–12 month contract-to-hire (W2)
• Remote (United States)
• Pay range: $60–70+/hour depending on experience