Full job descriptionRole PurposeProvide specialist security leadership for Agentic AI, autonomous workflows, multi-agent systems and LLM-powered applications.
The role will focus on protecting AI agents, tools, memory, data and orchestration layers from misuse, adversarial attacks and unintended actions.
Key Responsibilities*Lead threat modelling for AI agents, tool-calling architectures, autonomous workflows and multi-agent ecosystems.
*Assess security risks across prompts, models, memory, retrieval, APIs, plugins, tools and identity boundaries.
*Conduct AI red teaming and adversarial testing for agent manipulation, excessive agency, prompt injection and data leakage.
*Design security guardrails, approval controls, isolation patterns, policy enforcement and secure execution boundaries.
*Define security requirements for agent identity, authorisation, secrets, auditability and human oversight.
*Partner with platform and application teams to securely integrate agents with enterprise systems.
*Support monitoring, incident response and risk mitigation for Agentic AI solutions.
*Track emerging threats, standards and security control patterns relating to autonomous AI.
Required Skills and Experience*Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial hands-on experience in the core specialisms of this role.
*Deep understanding of Agentic AI and LLM security.
*Hands-on experience with AI agent orchestration, RAG, tool calling, APIs and multi-agent architectures.
*Strong experience in AI red teaming, adversarial testing and threat modelling.
*Understanding of AI governance, security guardrails, responsible AI and model risk.
*Strong cloud, application and identity security expertise.
*Ability to translate emerging AI security risks into enterprise-grade security controls.
*Strong understanding of agent identity, authorisation, secrets management, auditability and human oversight.
Qualifications and Certifications*Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
*CISSP, CCSP, CISM or equivalent certification is desirable.
*OSCP, CEH, GIAC or equivalent offensive security certification is advantageous.
*AI governance, Responsible AI or ML security certification is desirable.
Core Behaviours*Strong ownership, analytical thinking and delivery focus.
*Ability to collaborate across UK and offshore multidisciplinary teams.
*Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
*Commitment to secure, ethical and compliant engineering practices.
*Curiosity and continuous learning in a rapidly evolving AI security landscape.