Security Operations AI Engineer – Contract

66degrees

. Manage and complete all tasks in assigned projects .

Posted 9/15/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Security Operations and Engineering, particularly in AI/ML security practices, incident response, and the development of security tooling and detection logic. Capable of managing critical security incidents and ensuring the integrity of mission-critical applications through effective operational practices and governance frameworks.

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Security Operations ManagementAI/ML Security Incident ResponseGenerative AI Systems MonitoringDetection Logic EngineeringAI Governance Frameworks

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Hard Skills

AI/ML Telemetry ConfigurationSecurity Tooling DevelopmentIncident Response PlaybooksRisk Mitigation PracticesAdversarial Robustness EvaluationData Privacy ProtectionSecurity Standards KnowledgeOperational Practices EngineeringSecurity Event DetectionForensic Analysis

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipProject ManagementAnalytical ThinkingProblem SolvingCollaboration

Industry Keywords

Mission-Critical ApplicationsAI Threat IntelligenceEmerging AI Security VulnerabilitiesResponsible AI PracticesAI-Specific Security Standards

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and complete all tasks in assigned projects
Contribute to the Security Operations and Engineering Team maintaining security integrity of mission-critical applications
Provide 24/7 response to critical security incidents requiring immediate resolution
Maintain security tooling at required service and availability levels
Establish operational practices, tools, and processes for rapid security-event identification and risk mitigation
Plan, organize, and execute responsibilities to achieve project goals and provide technical leadership
Contribute to security requirements, standards, procedures, and reference architectures
Develop and maintain AI/ML security incident-response playbooks and detection logic
Monitor and secure generative AI systems, LLMs, and AI-powered applications
Contribute to AI governance frameworks and policies
Analyze security implications of new AI/ML tools and platforms before production deployment
Participate in AI threat intelligence activities
Conduct post-incident analysis and develop preventive measures for AI-related security events
Configure AI/ML telemetry and logging for security detection and forensic analysis
Review and validate AI model security properties, adversarial robustness, and data privacy protections

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience or capability to contribute to Security Operations and Engineering for mission-critical applications
Experience building and maintaining AI operations tooling, pipelines, and telemetry for secure AI/ML deployment
Experience engineering operational practices, tooling, and detection pipelines for AI/ML security events
Knowledge of information security tooling, response playbooks, systems, requirements, standards, procedures, and reference architectures
Ability to engineer detection logic and playbooks for prompt injection, model poisoning, data exfiltration, and adversarial attacks
Ability to monitor and secure generative AI systems, large language models (LLMs), and AI-powered applications
Knowledge of AI governance frameworks, responsible AI practices, and AI-specific security standards
Ability to evaluate security implications of AI/ML tools and platforms before production deployment
Knowledge of AI threat intelligence, emerging AI security vulnerabilities, and attack methodologies
Experience configuring AI/ML telemetry and logging for security event detection and forensic analysis
Ability to review and validate AI model robustness against adversarial inputs and data privacy protections
Availability for 24/7 critical security incident response
Must be authorized to work in the United States; 66degrees cannot sponsor or transfer visas

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity employer
AI-assisted recruitment transparency and disclosure
Human Talent Team makes final hiring decisions