Principal AI Application Security Engineer

Job Description

Backbase is seeking a Principal AI Application Security Engineer to safeguard millions of users' banking data. This role involves ensuring the delivery of secure software by guiding and supporting developer teams in deploying secure banking solutions. The candidate will be the go-to person for security, both internally and for clients, driving the secure SDLC with its tools and processes. They will ensure application security requirements are part of product development, provide architecture design reviews, and lead threat modeling activities. The role includes training developers and QA engineers on application security and researching new tools to improve ways of working. The candidate will also play a key role in selecting, onboarding, and mentoring new security team members.

• Ensuring the delivery of secure software.
• Guiding and supporting developer teams in delivering and deploying secure banking solutions.
• Driving the secure SDLC with its tools and processes.
• Providing architecture design reviews and source code reviews.
• Leading threat modeling activities.
• Training developers and QA engineers on application security.

• Excellent understanding of application security and common application security vulnerabilities.
• Good understanding of LLM and programming languages commonly used in AI development, such as Python.
• Experience in identifying vulnerabilities in LLM and generative AI.
• Excellent understanding of DevOps and cloud native technologies.
• Successful track record in identifying, triaging, and resolving security issues.
• Background in development in Python and/or Java and a good understanding of the SDLC.
• English language on a professional level, written and spoken.

• Opportunity to work with a pioneering banking tech company.
• Chance to lead a team of security engineers.
• Opportunity to grow knowledge in implementing OWASP ASVS/M-ASVS, OWASP AI Exchange.
• Chance to work with SAST, SCA, IAST and RASP tools in the SDLC.