We are hiring an AI Security Engineer -- AI & Agentic Security, a temporary opportunity, for our client. This is a remote, out-of-region role. This position guides secure adoption of chatbots, GenAI, and agentic workflows by translating evolving risks into policies, controls, and practical security guidance. It also supports gateway security, threat tracking, incident response, and compliance.

There is no application deadline for this role.

AI Security Engineer -- AI & Agentic Security Responsibilities:

• Provide risk-based security guidance for chatbots, RAG, copilots, fine-tuning, and agentic workflows.
• Develop testable AI security policies and implement automated enforcement through policy-as-code, CI/CD gates, gateway controls, and DLP.
• Track emerging AI tools, protocols, frameworks, vulnerabilities, and threats to provide timely security recommendations.
• Design and operate protections across AI, ML, GenAI, and agentic systems, including guardrails for prompt injection, unsafe outputs, unauthorized tool execution, and data leakage.
• Support threat modeling, incident investigations, detection engineering, compliance activities, vendor evaluations, and AI security reference architecture.

AI Security Engineer -- AI & Agentic Security Qualifications:

• Strong software engineering experience, including at least 5 years of experience and proficiency in Python or an equivalent programming language.
• At least 3 years of AI/ML or GenAI security experience, or equivalent hands-on information security experience with a demonstrated transition into AI security.
• Working knowledge of prompt injection, jailbreaking, unsafe outputs, tool-use abuse, identity misuse, agentic workflow escalation, and frameworks including NIST AI RMF, MITRE ATLAS, and OWASP LLM or Agentic Top 10.
• Experience with cloud security across at least two of AWS, GCP, and Azure, including native AI/ML security tooling, plus familiarity with OAuth 2.0/2.1, OIDC, mTLS, and workload or non-human identity concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to write specific, testable security requirements, translate them into automated controls, independently evaluate emerging technologies, and work within HIPAA or equivalent compliance obligations.

Perks and Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• 401(k) Program.
• Commuter Benefit.
• eLearning and Ongoing Training.
• Education Reimbursement.

Eligibility requires working over 30 hours per week on an assignment lasting at least 10 weeks.

If you meet the qualifications and are excited about this opportunity, apply today! Our team will connect with you to discuss next steps, support you through the interview process, and advocate for your success.

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About Onward Search

Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing, and technology professionals. We work with our nationwide clients to continuously pipeline and fill specialized roles. As such, not all jobs contain an application deadline. For questions about our employment process, please contact info@onwardsearch.com.

Equal Opportunity Employment

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected category. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment.
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We’re committed to making every part of our hiring process accessible and inclusive. If you need any accommodations or adjustments to support you during the application or interview process, please contact us at inclusivehiring@onwardsearch.com.

Employment Eligibility

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired must verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. We are unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp / Independent Contractor arrangements. All freelancers will be hired as W2 employees.

Benefits

We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a 401(k) retirement plan to all eligible full-time temporary employees. Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.

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Virtual Interview Process

To help streamline the hiring process and ensure a more flexible and accessible experience for all candidates, we’ve partnered with Alex.com, a virtual interviewing platform. For select job openings, you may receive an invitation to interview with Alex via email at alex@onwardsearch.com.

Alex will guide you through a brief set of questions to help us better understand your background and interests. The virtual interview can be completed on your own time, and your responses will be reviewed by our recruiting team as part of the screening process.

To learn more about the platform, visit https://www.alex.com/.

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