Software Engineer II – AI Engineer (w/ skills in AI Data Privacy, Security & Governance Specialty)

Who We Are 

Robert Half is seeking a Software Engineer II – AI Engineer to analyze, design, program, debug, test, implement, and support the privacy, security, and governance controls that protect generative AI technologies. This role safeguards GenAI-enabled applications, including LLM-powered workflows, RAG pipelines, plugins, skills, and autonomous agents, by embedding data protection, security guardrails, and responsible AI governance across the development lifecycle. 
 
This role supports SDLC documentation across all phases, with a focus on data privacy, security guardrails, governance, compliance, and risk management. It also works with users to define requirements and support applications in production. 

What You’ll Do 

• Design and implement data privacy controls, including PII/PHI detection, redaction, and data minimization. 

• Build security guardrails, including prompt-injection defense, jailbreak prevention, and output filtering. 

• Establish governance for plugins, skills, and agents, including registration, approval, and lifecycle management. 

• Review and vet third-party plugins, skills, and agent tools for security, privacy, and compliance risks. 

• Define and enforce access controls, authentication, and least-privilege permissions for AI components. 

• Implement guardrails for autonomous agents, including action scoping, tool-use restrictions, and human-in-the-loop approval. 

• Apply data classification, retention, and residency policies across GenAI data flows. 

• Monitor AI systems for policy violations, data leakage, and anomalous plugin, skill, or agent behavior. 

• Maintain audit trails and logging for plugin, skill, and agent activity. 

• Support compliance with regulations and frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA, and the EU AI Act. 

• Provide Level II production support for security, privacy, and governance incidents. 

• Support incident response, including containment, escalation, and remediation. 

What You’ll Need 

• 4+ years of experience in IT or a related field. 

• 2+ years of software engineering experience. 

• 1+ year of experience in AI security, data privacy, or governance. 

• Experience with AI coding agent-augmented development. 

• Experience with data privacy techniques, including PII detection, redaction, and anonymization. 

• Experience with Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, or SQL. 

• Experience building and securing applications. 

• Knowledge of cloud platforms, containers, and CI/CD practices. 

• Understanding of SDLC, APIs, and system architecture. 

• Knowledge of databases and data integration. 

• Understanding of LLM fundamentals and token b