Senior Security Engineer

Job Title: Senior Security Engineer (Sr.SE )

Location:
Bengaluru

Employment Type:
Full-time

Team:
Security Engineering

Role Overview

As a
Senior Security Engineer
, you will play a key role in strengthening the company's overall security posture across our
AI platforms, microservices, data pipelines and mobile/web products
. You will design, build and automate scalable security controls that integrate seamlessly into our CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.

This role demands a
hands-on breaker-builder
who can balance deep technical expertise with practical risk management, while collaborating with AI, product, and DevOps teams.

Key Responsibilities

Security Engineering & Automation

• Design and implement
  security automation frameworks
  for threat detection, remediation and compliance validation across cloud and application layers.
• Develop tools and scripts to enhance security visibility in
  AI model pipelines
  , APIs and data integrations.
• Integrate security controls into CI/CD workflows (SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning).
• Worked on
  XDR/SIEM
  for automated detection and response.

Application & API Security

• Perform
  secure code reviews
  and threat modeling for
  AI microservices, REST APIs and agent frameworks
  .
• Collaborate with developers to remediate vulnerabilities and enforce secure SDLC practices.
• Lead periodic
  VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing)
  for web, mobile apps, Agentic AI platform and connected services.

• Identified and mitigated vulnerabilities such as
  OTP bypass
  ,
  data leaks in public GCS buckets
  and
  source code exposure
  .

• Cloud & Infrastructure Security

• Secure multi-cloud (GCP/AWS) environments using native and third-party tools.

• Build and maintain
  IaC security baselines
  and automated configuration drift detection.
• Configure and manage
  WAF
  for custom DDoS and bot protection.
• Manage
  secrets, IAM and container security
  best practices across production workloads.
• Fix misconfigurations, default credentials, and public exposures across systems like Grafana, Zookeeper, and Prometheus.

AI & Data Security

• Continuously monitor for compromised datasets, credentials, and model theft attempts in deep/dark web spaces.
• Implement
  data protection mechanisms
  for AI training pipelines, model storage and inference endpoints.
• Evaluate and mitigate
  prompt injection
  ,
  model leakage
  and
  data exfiltration
  risks in AI agents.

Monitoring & Incident Response

• Collaborate with internal teams to improve
  threat detection
  , alert triage and response automation.
• Monitor dark web and forums like Telegram/Russian marketplaces for leaked data, compromised credentials, and fake breach claims.
• Build dashboards and reports for proactive risk visibility.

Security Awareness & Leadership

• Conduct internal security training and phishing simulations.
• Mentor interns and engineers on VAPT, incident response, and secure coding.
• Advocate for organization-wide adoption of
  DMARC
  ,
  SPF
  , and
  DKIM
  for email protection.

Compliance & Governance

• Contribute to
  ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA
  security controls implementation.
• Document policies, run internal audits and support external assessments.
• Manage security communications with third-party vendors (Google Security, VisitHealth, PingSafe, etc.) and ethical disclosures.

Key Requirements

• Experience:
  5-6 years in application, cloud or product security engineering.
• Strong programming/scripting
  in Python, Go or (for automation).
• Deep understanding of
  web and mobile security
  ,
  OWASP Top 10
  , and
  secure SDLC
  practices.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Cloud security (IAM, key management, configuration monitoring, threat detection and security monitoring using tools like CSPM, CASB, SIEM, etc.)
• IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Strong understanding of containers (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/GKE)
• Familiar with
  AI model security
  and
  data privacy principles
  (preferred).
• Knowledge of
  compliance frameworks
  like ISO 27001, SOC2, NIST or GDPR.
• Certifications (Good to have):
  OSCP, GCP/AWS Security Specialty, CEH, CISSP or CKS
  .

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration.
• Passion for innovation, automation and continuous learning.