Senior AI - Application Security Engineer
RegionUSA
Job description
Senior AI & Application Security Engineer
Join an enterprise security team responsible for securing both traditional applications and emerging AI-enabled systems . This senior engineer will lead security initiatives across the software and AI lifecycles, including applications, models, agents, skills, and MCP integrations .
What You'll Do
- Lead application and AI security testing using SAST, SCA, DAST, API/mobile testing, and AI red teaming .
- Conduct threat modeling and security assessments across applications, AI platforms, models, agents, skills, and MCP integrations.
- Identify and mitigate AI-specific risks including prompt injection, model abuse, insecure integrations, and data leakage .
- Guide development teams on secure coding, remediation, architecture, and secure-by-design practices.
- Evaluate and implement security tooling, including AI/MCP gateways, runtime monitoring, governance, and posture management .
- Automate security processes using Python, cloud services, and CI/CD pipelines .
- Define application and AI security standards, guardrails, and implementation guidance.
- Mentor junior engineers and help mature application and AI security practices.
What We're Looking For
- 8–10 years of combined information security and software development experience.
- Deep knowledge of application security, AI security, threat modeling, and secure architecture .
- Experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, API security, mobile security, and red team tooling.
- Experience assessing LLM/agentic systems , AI integrations, and associated security risks.
- Working knowledge of cloud computing and cloud security.
- Strong technical communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent education and experience.
Nice to Have
- C#, Angular, and Python experience.
- AWS or Microsoft Azure experience.
- CISSP, CSSLP, GIAC , or similar security certification.
- Experience with AI coding assistants, MCPs, Agents, AI red teaming, and AI/MCP gateways .
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