AI Security Lead
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
- 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
- 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
- Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
- Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW
- Lead client engagements across the AI and data security lifecycle, from early conversations and opportunity qualification to delivery and assurance
- Shape secure-by-design approaches for AI/ML models, pipelines, datasets, and automated decision-making systems
- Support pre-sales and commercial activity: define solutions, scope and estimate work, contribute to proposals, and influence decision-makers
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients on emerging AI risks and compliance obligations
- Deliver threat modelling, risk assessments, and adversarial security reviews
- Guide the design of technical and organisational controls aligned to frameworks like NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001
- Design and advocate for AI-specific monitoring and detection capabilities
- Mentor and develop others across the business - providing guidance, coaching, and knowledge-sharing to upskill colleagues and grow internal AI security expertise
- Contribute to thought leadership through webinars, whitepapers, and community events
- A strong communicator, with the ability to engage senior business and technical stakeholders alike
- Skilled at simplifying complex AI risk topics and gaining buy-in from non-technical audiences
- Experienced in scoping, estimating, and shaping security solutions in client-facing roles
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and influencing strategic outcomes in regulated industries
- Confident leading workshops, delivering presentations, and contributing to business growth
- Robust cybersecurity background with hands-on experience in AI and data security
- Deep understanding of machine learning architectures, model vulnerabilities, and threat vectors (including LLMs and agentic systems)
- Commercially aware, with experience supporting or leading pre-sales, bids, and solution development
- You will need to be based in UK and be Security Cleared
- Knowledge of security and assurance standards including:
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework
- ISO/IEC 42001 & ISO/IEC 27001
- OWASP LLM/Agentic Security guidance
- Prior experience in regulated sectors (e.g. government, health, finance) is highly desirable
- Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits.
- Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
- Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people's individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
- Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
- Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
- Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
- Reward schemes including Version 1's Annual Excellence Awards & 'Call-Out' platform.
- Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.