Agentic AI Security Specialist

Role 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 ResponsibilitiesLead 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 ExperienceMinimum 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 CertificationsBachelor'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 BehavioursStrong 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.