Staff Application Security Engineer

About Our Client:
The organization operates in the enterprise AI and data management industry, addressing the challenge of fragmented data across sources and formats. It provides a cloud-native SaaS Context Intelligence Platform that harmonizes, unifies, and governs data in real time, enabling AI agents and systems to act with expert-level judgment at scale. The platform serves more than 200 large global brands across sectors such as life sciences, financial services, healthcare, and technology, supporting frictionless operations and accelerating innovation while reducing risk.
About the Opportunity:
The STAFF APPLICATION SECURITY ENGINEER role focuses on defining and driving the application and product security architecture for a distributed, cloud-native SaaS platform. This position is responsible for setting the technical direction for secure software design and delivery, influencing secure development lifecycle practices, and establishing security standards for emerging AI and API technologies. The engineer collaborates across multiple teams to embed security into software products, mentors peers, leads threat modeling, and develops advanced techniques to protect intellectual property and customer data globally.
Responsibilities:
Provide expert guidance on secure design patterns and defense-in-depth strategies.
Define and drive application security architecture, vision, and strategy.
Influence engineering architecture and roadmap decisions.
Mentor application security engineers and development teams.
Embed security practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
Lead shift-left security initiatives including tooling and remediation support.
Design and implement security controls in CI/CD pipelines.
Operationalize automated security testing and policy enforcement.
Lead threat modeling and technical risk assessments.
Analyze and validate remediation of security findings.
Prioritize fixes and provide actionable remediation guidance.
Ensure secure API design and implementation.
Define AI security guardrails and standards for AI platforms.
Develop defense techniques against application and AI-layer attacks.
Evaluate AI-assisted security tools.
Perform and oversee penetration testing and security validation.
Requirements:
Extensive experience in application security architecture and leadership.
Proficiency with secure SDLC, shift-left security, and automation.
Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline security and automated testing tools.
Expertise in threat modeling and risk assessment.
Experience with API security and OWASP API Top 10 risks.
Understanding of AI security challenges and guardrails.
Ability to mentor and influence cross-functional teams.
Pay Range and Compensation Package:
The pay range and compensation package for this role will be determined based on the candidate's experience, skills, and other relevant factors.
Equal Opportunity Statement: Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or national origin.
Note:
RemoteHunter is a recruitment partner of this role. Please note that all employment decisions, including candidate assessment, interviews, hiring, compensation, and employment terms, are made exclusively by the hiring employer.

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