Senior Security Engineer

Azumo

. Own the technical security posture of production AI systems, including infrastructure, pipelines, and agents .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeRemote • Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Brazil, ChileSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in securing AI systems and infrastructure, with a strong focus on vulnerability remediation, compliance with SOC 2 and PCI DSS, and effective communication of security findings. Proficient in cloud security practices and tools, ensuring operational visibility and adherence to security best practices.

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Security EngineeringVulnerability RemediationAWS Ecosystem KnowledgeCompliance Frameworks (SOC 2, PCI DSS)AI Security Practices

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Hard Skills

Vulnerability ScanningPenetration TestingThreat ModelingCI/CDAPI DesignInfrastructure SecurityDevSecOpsAdversarial AI TechniquesBehavioral Anomaly DetectionCloud Security Tooling

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsSelf-Directed Prioritization

Tools & Technologies

TerraformBicepSIEM PlatformsObservability PlatformsAI-Assisted Coding Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

CISSPCISMAWS Security Specialty

Industry Keywords

FintechBankingPaymentsOpen-Source Security ToolingTechnical Security Discussions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the technical security posture of production AI systems, including infrastructure, pipelines, and agents
Harden cloud infrastructure, APIs, internal tooling, and CI/CD pipelines through encryption, secrets management, logging, and access controls
Conduct vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, adversarial testing, threat modeling, and manual security reviews
Drive vulnerability remediation through closure
Secure AI and agentic systems against prompt injection, adversarial inputs, unauthorized actions, unsafe outputs, and data leakage
Monitor production AI systems for anomalies, abuse attempts, and unsafe decisions
Own Azumo's automated security, cost, and architecture audit across client codebases
Build alerting and detection, investigate incidents, and lead containment, remediation, root-cause analysis, and preventative changes
Maintain operational visibility into access patterns and security events
Handle security questionnaires, vendor risk assessments, enterprise RFPs, and technical security discussions with clients
Conduct architecture reviews and promote secure development practices with engineering, Product, Compliance, and Operations
Work within client repositories, tooling, and compliance reviews, including engagements with HIPAA requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering, infrastructure security, application security, DevSecOps, or offensive security
Engineering fundamentals including testing, code review, CI/CD, Git, containers, and API design
Deep, current knowledge of the AWS ecosystem
Demonstrated experience identifying and remediating vulnerabilities in live production systems
Experience securing AI or LLM-powered systems or automated agents, including prompt injection, adversarial inputs, unauthorized actions, unsafe outputs, and data leakage
Working knowledge of SOC 2 and PCI DSS compliance frameworks and financial and consumer data handling expectations
Self-directed prioritization in a fast-moving environment
Active use of AI-assisted coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot in real delivery work
Strong communication skills for explaining findings to engineers and clients
Clear written and spoken English, C1 or above
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Familiarity with prompt-injection attacks, adversarial AI techniques, AI guardrails, and behavioral anomaly detection
Experience with cloud security tooling, SIEM and observability platforms, penetration testing tools, endpoint security platforms, and infrastructure-as-code security such as Terraform or Bicep
Prior experience in high-growth startup, fintech, banking, or payments environments
Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, AWS Security Specialty, or similar
Contributions to open-source security tooling, published technical writing, or active participation in the security community

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% remote-firste culture (work anywhere in Latin America)
Paid time off (PTO)
U.S Holidays
Solid AI Training and certification
Mentored career development
Profit Sharing
$US remuneration
Maternity coverage