AI Security Analyst - Data Protection & SaaS Controls

PURE Insurance

6d • $45,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an AI Security Analyst responsible for securing enterprise AI platforms and SaaS applications, with a strong focus on preventing data leakage and enforcing security guardrails. This role owns the implementation, operation, and effectiveness of controls governing how AI tools interact with sensitive data across the organization. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience in DLP, SaaS security, and cloud environments, and can translate AI-related risks into practical, enforceable security controls.

Requirements

• 3–6+ years of experience in cybersecurity (DLP, SaaS, or cloud security)
• Hands-on experience implementing DLP controls across endpoints, SaaS, or network layers
• Experience securing SaaS platforms and managing identity/access risks (SSO, OAuth, APIs)
• Strong understanding of data classification and data flow analysis
• Familiarity with AI/LLM tools and associated security risks
• Experience with security tools such as SIEM, CASB, DLP, or API security platforms
• Security certification (or willingness to obtain within 6 months)

Nice To Haves

• Experience building AI-specific security controls (prompt filtering, output inspection)
• Familiarity with AI security frameworks (NIST AI RMF, OWASP LLM Top 10)
• Experience integrating security controls into engineering workflows
• Scripting or automation skills (Python, APIs)

Responsibilities

• Own and implement data protection controls for AI platforms and SaaS applications
• Design and enforce DLP policies across AI prompts, outputs, file uploads, and APIs
• Identify and mitigate AI-specific risks including prompt injection, data exfiltration, and shadow AI usage
• Build and operationalize guardrails such as data masking, prompt filtering, and response inspection
• Analyze and map data flows across AI tools to identify control points and enforce protections
• Secure integrations between AI tools and enterprise systems (APIs, plugins, third-party apps)
• Monitor AI usage and integrate signals into SIEM, DLP, and CASB platforms
• Investigate and respond to AI-related security incidents and data leakage events
• Partner with engineering to embed security controls into AI pipelines and workflows
• Support AI governance by enforcing policies and enabling secure AI adoption

Benefits

• Opportunities to stretch and grow: your professional and personal development matters to us.
• We’re committed to providing experiences through on-the-job learning and professional development that increase your impact and rewards.
• Clarity and kindness: you can rely on us to be open, honest and supportive, offering clarity on what success looks like.
• Support in good times and bad: we believe in showing up for each other consistently, not only when it’s easy.
• You can expect a thoughtful partner, even when we disagree.
• A community that cares: we are committed to sustaining a community in which each person feels cared for as an individual.
• We lift each other up, celebrate wins together and support one another through challenges in work and life.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed