Senior Information Security Analyst - Agentic AI
Listed on 2026-10-15
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Information Security & Data Protection
Role Summary
This senior-level position is responsible for the design, implementation, and oversight of identity governance controls for autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents operating within enterprise environments. The role focuses on establishing governance frameworks for AI agents as non-human identities and supporting alignment with security standards, risk management practices, and applicable regulatory requirements. This position requires strong expertise in identity management, security governance, and emerging AI-related risks.
Responsibilities- Develop and maintain identity governance standards and policies for AI agents, including registration, classification, ownership, and lifecycle management.
- Establish access control models based on least privilege, segregation of duties, and policy-based authorization for AI-enabled systems.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, identity and access management (IAM), AI engineering, compliance, and legal teams to support appropriate governance of AI agents.
- Design governance processes for onboarding, credential issuance, privilege management, access reviews, decommissioning, and emergency actions related to AI agents.
- Assess risks associated with autonomous AI activities, including tool use, decision-making, privileged operations, and memory management.
- Develop and support monitoring, logging, and audit controls designed to make AI agent activity traceable, attributable, and available for appropriate human review.
- Support policies and procedures for human oversight, escalation, and exception handling related to AI systems.
- Conduct periodic access certifications, control testing, and maturity assessments of AI identity governance controls.
- Contribute to threat modeling and risk mitigation efforts related to identity misuse, privilege escalation, credential compromise, and policy violations.
- Prepare executive-level reporting on identity control effectiveness, residual risk, and compliance considerations related to AI agents.
- 5+ years of experience in information security, identity and access management, risk management, cybersecurity, or a related field.
- Demonstrated expertise in identity governance and administration, privileged access management, and access lifecycle management.
- Experience designing or operating controls for non-human identities, machine identities, APIs, automation platforms, or AI-enabled systems.
- Strong knowledge of Zero Trust principles, least-privilege access, and enterprise security architecture.
- Experience with risk assessments, audit processes, compliance standards, and security documentation.
- Ability to translate emerging technology risks into actionable governance policies and procedures.
- Strong stakeholder management, problem-solving, and written communication skills.
- Familiarity with AI governance, model risk, responsible AI, data governance, or related emerging technology risks is preferred.
- Hands-on experience with IAM platforms, security monitoring tools, or cloud identity solutions is a plus.
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, Security+, or similar credentials are preferred.li>
- Experience working in regulated environments such as financial services, healthcare, or government is a plus.
This position is based in the office and requires employee to work on-site.
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