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Senior DevSecOps & AI Security Engineer

Toronto, ONContract · On-site 1 day ago

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Senior DevSecOps & AI Security Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevSecOps & AI Security Engineer to strengthen security across applications, cloud-native platforms, DevSecOps pipelines, and AI/LLM-based solutions . The role focuses on application security, offensive security testing, vulnerability management, secure code reviews, cloud security, and emerging AI security practices.

Primary Skills

  • Application Security - SAST, DAST, Secure Code Review
  • Penetration Testing - Web, API, Mobile
  • AI/LLM Security - Prompt Injection, Jailbreak & Model Security
  • DevSecOps & CI/CD Security
  • Vulnerability Management & Remediation
  • Security Automation using Python

Secondary Skills

  • Azure Cloud Security
  • Container & Kubernetes Security
  • SCA & Open-Source Security
  • GitHub Security Controls
  • Threat Modeling & Risk Assessment
  • Security Governance & Developer Enablement

Key Responsibilities

Security Assessment & Testing

  • Perform penetration testing across web, API, mobile, cloud-native, and AI-powered applications .
  • Conduct secure code reviews and identify application security weaknesses.
  • Validate findings from SAST, DAST, SCA, and container security tools .
  • Perform vulnerability analysis, root-cause investigation, and remediation validation.

AI Security

  • Assess AI/LLM applications for security vulnerabilities and misuse scenarios.
  • Conduct prompt injection, manipulation, and jailbreak testing.
  • Evaluate AI deployment architectures and recommend appropriate security controls.
  • Support secure AI adoption across enterprise platforms.

DevSecOps & Automation

  • Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
  • Implement shift-left security practices.
  • Automate security validation and reporting using Python .
  • Optimize vulnerability assessment and remediation workflows.
  • Enhance security monitoring and policy enforcement across development environments.

Cloud & Container Security

  • Perform Azure cloud security assessments .
  • Review Kubernetes and containerized workloads for security risks.
  • Analyze container images and deployment configurations.
  • Recommend cloud-native security practices and remediation actions.

Vulnerability Management & Governance

  • Review and validate vulnerabilities identified by enterprise security tools.
  • Prioritize findings based on exploitability, business risk, and operational impact .
  • Drive remediation with engineering teams and verify effectiveness.
  • Support security governance, compliance, and audit activities.

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Collaborate with development, DevOps, architecture, and product teams .
  • Provide guidance on secure coding and vulnerability remediation.
  • Mentor engineering teams on security-first development.
  • Present security findings and recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or related field .
  • 6+ years of experience in Application Security, DevSecOps, Offensive Security, or Security Engineering.
  • Strong understanding of SDLC, SSDLC, DevSecOps, and MLOps .
  • Hands-on experience with penetration testing, secure code reviews, and vulnerability management.
  • Experience securing cloud-native and AI-enabled applications .
  • Strong Python scripting and security automation experience.

Certifications

Any 2-3 certifications mandatory:

  • CISSP
  • CSSLP
  • Microsoft Azure Security Engineer ( AZ-500 )
  • Certified DevSecOps Professional
  • Cloud Security Certifications - Azure/AWS

This engagement is managed end-to-end by Querentia. Our recruiters give you honest feedback at every stage, prepare you for the interview, and support a smooth onboarding once you land the offer.

Skills

SecurityAI / ML