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AI Security & Governance Engineer Jobs in Abu Dhabi at Faze 3 Consulting
AI Security & Governance Engineer
We are working with a leading Abu Dhabi-based holding group building a first-of-its-kind AI Governance function, and we’re hiring an AI Security & Governance Engineer to translate governance policy into enforceable technical controls across the Microsoft security stack.
Role Purpose:
Establish and operate end-to-end security, privacy, and Responsible AI controls across AI solutions. Also implement the organizations AI GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK by translating its principles and requirements into enforceable guardrails and assurance activities. Implement guardrails with Microsoft Purview, Entra, Defender, and Azure Policy to ensure safe-by-default operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Translate AI governance policies into technical controls, playbooks, and automated checks, and implement theorganizations AI GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK across AI solutions.
- Onboard datasets/apps to Purview; define classifications, sensitivity labels, DLP, and access policies.
- Implement tenant, app, and data security baselines (Entra ID, PIM, Conditional Access, Defender).
- Establish AI risk assessment, threat modeling, red-teaming, jailbreak testing, and prompt/content safety.
- Operate auditability: Purview Audit, retention, investigation runbooks; evidence for reviews.
- DSPM for AI posture management; track risks, drive remediation, and report to governance councils.
- Work with Legal/Compliance on data residency, IP, and regulatory requirements; support vendor due diligence.
- AI Governance Stage Gates (organization-owned):
- Pre-development approval (data usage, risk classification, control baseline)
- Pre-production approval (security/privacy/model-risk evidence pack, release criteria)
- Post-deployment assurance (monitoring, drift/abuse checks, incident readiness & auditability)
- Vendor interface clarity: acts as organizations governance authority interfacing with vendor solution architects and delivery leads; does not design or implement AI solutions.
- Vendor governance strengthening: define and enforce governance requirements for external vendors covering transparency, data usage boundaries, audit rights, and assurance artefacts.
Minimum Experience Required:
- 8–10 years in cloud security/governance with hands-on Microsoft security stack; exposure to AI systems.
- Experience implementing data protection and audit controls in regulated environments.
Required Qualifications / Certifications:
- Bachelor’s in CS/Information Security or equivalent.
- IAPP Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) or ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer.
- Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100) (or CISSP/CCSP as equivalents).
- Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator (SC-400).
Preferred Certifications:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500) or Cloud and AI Security Engineer (SC-500)
Core Skills & Tools Required:
- Purview (catalog, Information Protection, DLP, Audit), Entra ID (PIM, CA), Defender (for Cloud/Cloud Apps).
- Threat modeling for AI/LLM systems; prompt injection/jailbreak testing; safety filters and content moderation.
- KQL for investigations; eDiscovery fundamentals; evidence management.
- Policy-as-code (Azure Policy), automation (Logic Apps/Functions), and secure SDLC.
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time
Experience: 8-10 years
Salary Range: 20,000 – 28,000 (AED per month)
Pay: AED20,000.00 – AED28,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
Title: AI Security & Governance Engineer
Company: Faze 3 Consulting
Location: Abu Dhabi
