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Automation AI Security Engineer

Company: Ariel Partners
Location: Brooklyn
Posted on: March 17, 2025

Job Description:

The resource's function is essential to securing the City of New York's systems for the MyCity Portal development project. Specifically, this resource will help aid in the automation of the Project's Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities with other cybersecurity tools. This requires testing and hardening of the AI ecosystem through well-designed frameworks designed to protect the City of New York's systems and data from emerging cyber-attacks.

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.


SCOPE OF SERVICES

MyCity is a single portal for all City services and benefits.
The vision is a simple, seamless, and intuitive experience interacting with City government digitally.
It is designed with New Yorkers at the center of the process to prioritize features by conducting user research.
MyCity produces value for New Yorkers, early and often through phased releases.
There are several phases within the MyCity portal workstream (Child Care, Business Portal, Workforce Development Services and others).
One such phase has been the inclusion of artificial intelligence (MyCity Chatbot) into the platform to enhance New Yorker's ability to leverage the platform.
OTI Cyber Command is looking for additional support as the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve and Citywide cybersecurity solutions are deployed in large, complex networked environments.
The needed resource skill set is specialized in: working with software development teams to ensure the security and responsible use of AI applications by providing automation guidance at various stages of planning and implementing security design, processes and solutions, and, testing and validation.
The resource will have significant interaction with NYC Cyber Command leadership, its engineering, architecture, and application security teams, incident response and other cyber security practitioners.



RESPONSIBILITIES

Design and implement AI-powered solutions that enhance the security posture of tools across multiple platforms.
Develop security content for tools and technologies that the Threat Management team relies on to ensure business as usual functioning.
Design and deploy machine learning models for threat detection, incident response, and security orchestration.
Integrate innovative and custom technology to improve accuracy of alerts and notifications received by teams within Threat Management.
Create well documented and clearly articulated code, process and services documentation.
Understanding REST and SOAP API usage and implementing solutions utilizing APIs from Cyber Command utilized solutions, that enhance detection and response capabilities of the Threat Management.
Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned.
Perform various types of tests such as functional testing, regression testing, performance testing, and usability testing to evaluate the behavior and performance of the AI algorithms and models.



MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered



Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical or computer engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience.
Ability to leverage REST API's to build tool and platform integration.
Proficient in Git version control and Git Life-Cycle Development.
8+ years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity or information security and Python development.
Demonstrated ability to write test scripts, automate test cases, and analyze test results using programming languages and testing frameworks.
Ability to work independently to learn new technologies, methods, processes, frameworks/platforms, and systems.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate challenging technical concepts to both lay and expert audiences.
Ability to stay updated on the latest developments, trends, and best practices in both software testing and artificial intelligence.



DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment.
Understanding public cloud platforms and experience with utilizing platforms such as Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.
Experience working in a security environment and/or supporting security teams from a technical standpoint.
Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team environment.
Highly flexible/willing to learn new technologies.




If you are interested in getting more information about this opportunity, please contact Irina Rozenberg Recruiting@arielpartners.com at your earliest convenience.



At Ariel Partners, we solve the most difficult problems that inhibit technology from enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our vision is to be recognized by our stakeholders as an elite provider of IT solutions, so when they have their biggest challenges, we are on their short list. We are looking for team members who share our values of: Integrity to do the right thing even when it hurts; Commitment to the long-term success and happiness of our customers, our people, and our partners; Courage to take on difficult challenges, accept new ideas, and accept incremental failure; and the constant pursuit of Excellence. Ariel Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with federal, state, and local laws

Keywords: Ariel Partners, New York , Automation AI Security Engineer, Engineering , Brooklyn, New York

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