AI Security & Governance Engineer

About Astound Digital

At Astound Digital, we are pioneers in the digital landscape, dedicated to transforming how the world interacts with technology, data, and creativity. Our role as trusted advisors in the digital landscape empowers the world’s most innovative brands with frictionless, end-to-end customer experiences. We are known for our comprehensive solutions, proven expertise, and collaborative, nimble approach that instills confidence in our clients. We embrace the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive innovation, efficiency, and better outcomes for our clients and employees. Join us to navigate and lead in the ever-changing digital world, where your impact will extend beyond the ordinary.

Job Purpose

At Astound Digital, we have piloted an internal AI platform featuring a unified LLM access layer, GCP knowledge and tooling, and client data commitments primarily built around Salesforce and Anthropic. We are seeking someone to own security and AI engineering end-to-end turning our existing practices into a managed function, mitigating platform risks, and positioning our AI security as a core asset in enterprise client conversations. This greenfield role offers the opportunity to define and scale security across our platforms and firm.

Key Responsibilities

• AI Platform Security: Threat-model RAG and agentic workflows (indirect prompt injection, trust boundaries, client context isolation), implement data-leakage guardrails, and review AI features pre-production.
• Integration & OAuth Controls: Govern MCP tool permissions and review connected app configurations and OAuth scopes for internal and client Salesforce orgs.
• Monitoring & Red Teaming: Define AI service logging, detections, and alerting with the platform team, and manage external per-engagement red teaming to strengthen guardrail baselines.
• Client Delivery Reviews: Conduct fast-turnaround security reviews for client solutions on Salesforce (Agentforce, Data Cloud, MCP connectors) and Anthropic (Claude API, Claude Enterprise, Claude Code, Claudeforce plugins).
• Data Governance & Pre-Sales: Own standard client data-handling answers (retention, residency, model routing), maintain deployment inventories, and support pre-sales and security questionnaires.
• AI Policy & Compliance: Own internal AI policies (access tiers, acceptable use, exceptions) with Legal and HR map controls to NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, and SOC 2, and review vendor due diligence and AI contract/DPA clauses.
• Operational Control & Enablement: Manage access, spend limits, and BYOK/SDK surfaces across AI dev tools; detect shadow AI and guide engineers on safe AI usage.

Qualifications and Skills

• 4+ years in information security (application, cloud, infrastructure, or security engineering) with hands-on public cloud experience.
• Practical cloud environment experience; deep understanding of LLM architectures (RAG, agentic patterns, tool calling) and the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, working knowledge of Salesforce AI security (Agentforce, Einstein Trust Layer, Connected Apps, Data Cloud).
• Strong ability to explain complex technical risk clearly to non-technical audiences, leadership, and clients.
• Experience with GCP and Vertex AI, Anthropic ecosystems (Claude Enterprise/Code, MCP), adversarial testing tools (garak, PyRIT, promptfoo), MITRE ATLAS, EU AI Act, and client-facing consulting or agency models.

What we offer in return

• Global Collaboration: The opportunity to work daily with diverse and talented professionals across the globe.
• Off-the-Charts Career Growth: Сlear career path and a performance review system, career coaching, training and certifications, mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Well-being Is Top Priority: Parental leave, paid time off, comprehensive health and medical plans.
• Real Work-Life Balance: we offer remote, in-office, or hybrid working modes; flexible hours; work-life balance support on every stage and level.

Why work for Astound Digital?

Whether you’re working directly with our world-renowned clients or with your Astound colleagues from around the globe, you will shape the future of digital commerce, using emerging technologies and innovative approaches.

Grow your career with Astound Digital, and discover exciting opportunities while doing the work you love!