Senior AI Security Engineer
Next-Link Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
IT Services and IT Consulting · 201-500 employees
Applying here? Try the free cover letter tool — paste this posting and your résumé, no account needed.
About the role
You will implement security controls and best practices across Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Agentic AI solutions. The role involves conducting threat modelling, security assessments, and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines within a complex enterprise environment.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, AI, or a related field and possess proven experience in security engineering or architecture. Strong technical knowledge of AI/ML architectures and security risk management is essential for this role.
Full description
At NextLink, we are looking for an experienced Senior AI Security Engineer to join our team and collaborate on a cybersecurity project for one of our leading clients in the pharmaceutical industry.
You will support the implementation of Security for AI, embedding security controls and best practices across Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Agentic AI solutions.
This hands-on role combines AI Security Engineering, Security Architecture, and Risk Management in a complex enterprise environment.
Main Tasks
- Translate AI security risks into practical controls, technical standards, and reusable architecture patterns.
- Conduct security assessments, threat modelling, architecture reviews, and security testing for ML, GenAI, RAG, and Agentic AI solutions.
- Integrate security controls into AI applications, cloud platforms, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Define security requirements for AI models, data, agents, identities, integrations, monitoring, and incident readiness.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, engineering, architecture, AI platform, and business teams to ensure secure AI adoption.
Requirements
Mandatory
- Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, AI, Software Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
- Proven experience in Security Engineering, Security Architecture, Application Security, Cloud Security, or Platform Security, with practical exposure to AI/ML security.
- Strong understanding of ML, GenAI, RAG, and Agentic AI architectures, data flows, and security risks.
- Hands-on experience with threat modelling, secure development, cloud security, IAM, secrets management, security testing, or CI/CD security controls.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Fluent professional English.
Desirable
- Experience in AI security testing, AI engineering processes, or regulated industries.
- Relevant cybersecurity/cloud security certifications.
- German or Spanish language skills.
Location & Working Model
- Hybrid preferred, with office attendance approximately once per week. Fully remote candidates will also be considered.
Similar roles
-
Senior Baseline Security Engineer (CIS & STIGs)
phia, LLC United States · $125K–$175K/yr
-
Senior Security Engineer, Incident Response
Twilio United States · $142K–$208K/yr
-
SAP Application Security Consultant (GRC)
Accenture Federal Services Washington, District of Columbia, United States · $106K–$206K/yr
-
Sr Lead Security Engineer
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jersey City, New Jersey, United States · $176K–$260K/yr
-
SAP Application Security GRC/BTP Consultant
Accenture Federal Services Washington, District of Columbia, United States · $92K–$179K/yr
-
Sr. Security Engineer
Octus United States