Senior AI Security Engineer Job Details | NRG

NRG is a Fortune 500 company focused on providing innovative energy solutions and customer-centric services. The Senior AI Security Engineer will implement and optimize AI solutions, ensuring cybersecurity practices are integrated into AI systems while supporting team members in leveraging AI technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Improve internal cybersecurity use cases by implementing AI and conventional process automation
• Support cybersecurity team members in adopting and leveraging AI, both through personal coaching and hands-on implementation assistance
• Assist in defining, documenting, and implementing AI security standards, controls, and best practices
• Conduct security reviews for AI systems and help internal product teams align AI implementations with enterprise security requirements
• Develop and maintain dashboards to report key cybersecurity metrics and risk indicators
• Automate processes for data collection, analysis, and visualization

Requirements:

• Hands-on experience with AI systems, including building or working with AI agents, LLM-based applications, and automation workflows
• Experience working with APIs (REST, Graph-based, etc.) including integration, automation, and security considerations
• Experience working with structured and unstructured data (data pipelines, transformation, or analysis)
• Experience creating reports, dashboards, or visualizations (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools)
• Foundational understanding of cybersecurity principles, including application security, identity, and data protection
• Intermediate scripting or coding experience (e.g., Python, JavaScript, PowerShell)
• Familiarity with common AI and cybersecurity frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST CSF, OWASP)
• Understanding of modern software development and system architecture concepts
• Experience evaluating the security of generative AI systems
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and their security models
• Familiarity with data security concepts such as data classification, encryption, and access controls
• Build and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships
• High level of self-awareness and social skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Take initiative and set high personal performance standards
• Ability to see the big picture and ensure actions and solutions solve the real problem
• Ability to understand and articulate tradeoffs between security and business outcomes
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to less-technical stakeholders
• Curiosity and adaptability in a rapidly evolving technology landscape
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize and focus on high-impact work
• Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity or Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• 2+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or a related technical field