The AI Security Specialist ensures that all AI systems are developed and operated in a secure, reliable, and controlled way, aligned with regulatory and internal risk standards.

In this role, you focus on identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across the full AI lifecycle, ensuring that AI solutions are robust, safe, and resilient before deployment and during operations.

You work in close collaboration with the CISO, Data & Platform, and Engineering & Architecture teams, contributing to secure AI adoption across the organization.

Key responsibilities

• Define and maintain the AI risk management framework (covering ML models, agents, LLM-based systems, and AI-enabled automation)
• Build and manage an AI risk register and safety case library
• Conduct risk assessments of AI systems (e.g. robustness, cybersecurity, misuse, data risks)
• Ensure alignment with EU AI Act risk classifications
• Define and validate AI security requirements and testing strategies  
• Approve AI systems for production through security gating and validation
• Design continuous monitoring and lead incident response processes for AI systems
• Ensure adherence to security standards and regulatory requirements ((e.g., ISO 27001, emerging AI standards referenced internally)
• Work with the rest of the Central AI Team, CISO, Data & Platform as well as the Engineering and Architectures teams and provide input into AI playbooks and reference architectures
• Promote AI security best practices and awareness across the organization

Your profile

• Master’s degree in IT, Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant equivalent experience
• Strong background in AI/ML systems and risk management, including LLMs, agents, RAG architectures, model monitoring, assurance tooling
• Experience with model evaluation, adversarial testing, or system assurance
• Knowledge of AI regulations (EU AI Act)
• Familiarity with security, compliance, or safety engineering frameworks
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Understanding of critical infrastructure, energy systems, OT environments, or regulated industries is a plus
• Strong stakeholder collaboration and communication skills
• Pragmatic mindset with focus on secure and scalable AI adoption
• Fluent in English; knowledge of Dutch, French and/or German is a plus

Offer

• Salary: a competitive salary package, allowance for representation expenses, year-end bonus, double vacation pay, meal vouchers (€10 per working day), eco-vouchers, sport & culture vouchers, bonuses based on individual and group results. 
• Insurance: group insurance, hospitalisation insurance, ambulant care insurance for the whole family and also personal accident insurance. 
• Vacation: You will be entitled to 20 vacation days and 5 additional vacation days, 6 local days, 4 exempt days (after 1 year of employment) and up to 5 long-service days (1 day for every 3 years in employment). 
• Social fund: Year-end vouchers, birth and marriage allowance. We will also cover part of the cost of glasses, a dental prosthesis or similar needs. 
• Communication: you will be given an iPhone, a phone subscription (for work and private use) and a laptop with internet reimbursement. 
• Discounts: you will enjoy a 30% discount on your gas and electricity bill. 
• Mobility: we will offer you a company car and public transport or a mobility budget.
• Elia shares: Elia will give you the opportunity to subscribe to shares with a discount of 16.66% on the average share price. 

Location

Brussels (Emperor, close to Central Station) + homeworking

Occasional travel to Berlin