Alight · 1 month ago
IT Governance Engineer - Virtual
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expAlight is a company dedicated to improving lives through a unified benefits ecosystem. They are seeking an experienced AI Governance Engineer to design, build, and automate technical controls for their enterprise AI Governance program, ensuring cybersecurity and compliance across AI initiatives.
Health Care
No H1B
Responsibilities
Technical Governance Architecture: Design and implement automated inventory collection, monitoring, and risk scoring for all AI systems, models, and tools
Security Integration: Architect and enforce security controls for AI systems, including access management, data protection, vulnerability scanning, and incident response protocols
Workflow Integration: Build and integrate governance controls, approval of workflows, and checkpoints into SDLC, and engineering pipelines
Automation & Tooling: Develop tools for auditing, scanning, and evaluating AI models (e.g., for toxicity, drift, hallucinations). Implement model documentation standards (model cards, evaluation pipelines)
Cyber Risk Management: Conduct risk assessments for AI systems, identify potential threats, and implement mitigation strategies. Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure AI systems comply with organizational and regulatory security standards
Compliance & Oversight: Support evidence collection for audits (SOC2, ISO, internal/external regulators). Ensure technical controls meet regulatory and policy requirements
Collaboration: Work closely with Security, Privacy, Legal, Data Governance, and Engineering teams to embed governance and security into product and platform development
Continuous Improvement: Monitor emerging risks, regulatory changes, and industry best practices. Enhance automation, controls, and technical documentation as needed
Enablement: Support training and enablement initiatives by building toolkits and technical resources for engineers and business users
Qualification
Required
5+ years in DevOps, MLOps, platform engineering, backend development, or cybersecurity, with a focus on automation and controls
Strong programming skills (Python preferred), experience with APIs, and automation frameworks
Experience integrating governance, risk, or compliance controls into engineering workflows
Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and incident response
Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, SOC2, EU AI Act) and AI safety/fairness concepts
Experience building tools for model evaluation, monitoring, and documentation
Analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills
Excellent collaboration and communication skills
Preferred
Experience with cloud security, identity and access management, and secure software development practices
Understanding of LLM architectures and AI model evaluation (bias, fairness, interpretability, drift, hallucinations)
Experience with audit, evidence collection, and compliance testing
Familiarity with JIRA, CI/CD tools, and cloud platforms
Benefits
Health coverage options
Wellbeing and support programs
Retirement
Vacation and sick leave
Maternity, paternity & adoption leave
Continuing education and training
Voluntary benefit options
Company
Alight
Alight Motion is a powerful video editing and animation app that empowers users to create stunning visuals right from their mobile devices.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jocelyn Wyatt
CEO of Alight
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