Senior Security Engineer

Azumo

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

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, UruguaySeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in securing AI systems and cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on vulnerability management, compliance frameworks, and incident response. Proficient in implementing security best practices and collaborating with cross-functional teams to establish secure development patterns.

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Security EngineeringVulnerability RemediationAWS EcosystemDevSecOpsCompliance Frameworks

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Hard Skills

Vulnerability ScanningPenetration TestingThreat ModelingCI/CDAPI DesignInfrastructure SecurityApplication SecurityAdversarial TestingEncryptionSecrets Management

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsSelf-Directed Prioritization

Tools & Technologies

AI-Assisted Coding ToolsCloud Security ToolingSIEM PlatformsObservability PlatformsPenetration Testing ToolsEndpoint Security PlatformsInfrastructure-as-Code Security

Certifications & Qualifications

CISSPCISMAWS Security Specialty

Industry Keywords

HIPAASOC 2PCI DSSFintechBankingPaymentsOpen-Source Security Tooling

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
Build prompt-injection defenses, adversarial-input testing, and guardrails for tool-calling and agentic AI systems
Monitor production AI systems for anomalies, abuse attempts, and unsafe decisions
Own the automated security, cost, and architecture audit across client codebases
Implement alerting and detection, investigate incidents, and lead containment, root-cause analysis, remediation, and prevention
Maintain operational visibility into access patterns and security events
Handle security questionnaires, vendor risk assessments, enterprise RFPs, and direct technical discussions with clients
Conduct architecture reviews and establish secure development patterns with engineering, Product, Compliance, and Operations
Work within client repositories, tooling, and compliance reviews, including engagements with requirements such as HIPAA

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
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
Self-directed prioritization in a fast-moving environment
Active use of AI-assisted coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot
Strong communication skills
Clear written and spoken English, C1 or above
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Preferred: familiarity with prompt-injection attacks, adversarial AI techniques, AI guardrails, and behavioral anomaly detection
Preferred: cloud security tooling, SIEM and observability platforms, penetration testing tools, endpoint security platforms, and infrastructure-as-code security (Terraform, Bicep, or similar)
Preferred: experience in high-growth startup, fintech, banking, or payments environments
Preferred: certifications such as CISSP, CISM, AWS Security Specialty, or similar
Preferred: 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