Cloud Security Engineer

Job#: 3039813

Job Description:
Cyber Security Engineer - Agentic AI
Overview

The Cyber Security Engineer will design, build, secure, and deploy Agentic AI use cases that enhance cybersecurity operations, enterprise workflows, and security-adjacent automation. This is a hands-on, engineering-focused role responsible for embedding security throughout the full lifecycle of AI-enabled solutions.

The engineer will work across cloud-native and enterprise environments to develop AI systems that safely interact with tools, APIs, and workflows while operating within defined guardrails, human oversight, and access controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and secure Agentic AI solutions across the full lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring
• Develop AI-enabled solutions such as:
  • Security copilots
  • Incident response orchestration capabilities
  • Enterprise workflow agents
  • Knowledge-driven assistants interacting with sensitive systems and data
• Integrate security controls into AI and application development pipelines (CI/CD and DevSecOps)
• Perform threat modeling and apply secure SDLC practices
• Implement identity, access control, and secrets management for AI systems and connected tools
• Support vulnerability management and remediation efforts
• Ensure secure cloud deployment practices in Azure and AWS environments
• Define and enforce AI guardrails, including:
  • Prompt and context protections
  • Monitoring and logging requirements
  • Policy enforcement mechanisms
• Collaborate with application teams, platform teams, security architects, and governance stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable solutions

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on cybersecurity engineering experience in one or more of the following:
  • Application security
  • Cloud security
  • Infrastructure/network security
  • DevSecOps / CI-CD security
  • Vulnerability management
  • Security architecture / zero trust
• Experience designing and implementing security controls for cloud-native applications in Azure and/or AWS
• Strong understanding of secure SDLC practices, including:
  • Code security
  • Pipeline security
  • Secrets management
  • Dependency risk
  • Deployment hardening
• Experience securing systems that integrate with external data sources, enterprise APIs, plugins, or automation tools
• Ability to define logging, monitoring, and observability requirements for AI-enabled applications
• Understanding of data protection, privacy, and sensitive data handling
• Strong troubleshooting and engineering execution skills, with the ability to move from design to deployment
• Effective communication skills to work across technical and governance stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or securing:
  • Security-focused AI systems
  • Threat-hunting assistants
  • Workflow automation agents
  • Incident response orchestration solutions
• Exposure to:
  • Retrieval-based systems
  • Knowledge-grounded AI assistants
  • Secure data access patterns for AI applications
• Experience with LLM application patterns, including:
  • Orchestration frameworks
  • Tool-calling patterns
  • Secure prompt/context management
• Familiarity with:
  • AI red teaming and adversarial testing
  • Model abuse cases and attack-path analysis
  • Agentic AI security controls (guardrails, human-in-the-loop workflows)
• Experience with policy-as-code, infrastructure-as-code security controls, or automated governance
• Knowledge of enterprise security and compliance frameworks related to AI and cloud environments
• Experience integrating AI systems with:
  • SIEM / SOAR platforms
  • Case management or ticketing systems
  • Security operations workflows
• Familiarity with Azure OpenAI, Azure security tools, AWS AI/security services, or enterprise AI platforms
• Relevant certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, or cloud security certifications
• Experience working in regulated or high-assurance environments

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