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Security Engineer (AppSec / GRC / AI Security)

David Kennedy Recruitment
Europe/ASIA, Remote
Remote

About this role

Security Engineer (AppSec / GRC / AI Security)

Location: Europe/ASIA, Remote

Employment type: B2B engagement preferred

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Application security: review code, find and fix vulnerabilities, work with developers in Git/GitHub, and coordinate external pen tests and audits.

Governance, risk and compliance: build and maintain the security risk register, assess exposure across systems, support audit follow-up, and prioritise fixes by risk and business impact.

Monitoring and awareness: watch alerts and threats, run awareness programmes and phishing simulations, and provide occasional evening and weekend cover.

IT security and access: handle secure onboarding and offboarding, device security (MDM) and access permissions, and tighten internal controls.

AI security: track risks to generative AI platforms (prompt injection, jailbreaks, filter bypasses) and vulnerabilities in third-party AI providers.

REQUIREMENTS

  • 2–3+ years of hands-on security engineering experience, with flexibility for exceptional scale-up experience
  • Strong application security experience, including code reviews and vulnerability remediation
  • Proven experience conducting or coordinating security audits and penetration tests
  • Comfortable coding and working directly with Git/GitHub
  • Practical scripting or automation skills, ideally Python or Bash
  • Previous experience within an AI company or a scale-up with 50+ employees
  • Sound understanding of security governance, risk assessment and prioritisation
  • Ability to independently identify, investigate and resolve security issues, and to take end-to-end ownership in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent English communication skills
  • Based in Europe, with approximately 80% overlap with CET working hours
  • Comfortable with occasional evening/weekend security monitoring
  • Fully comfortable working with adult/NSFW content as part of daily responsibilities

BENEFITS

  • Fully remote working from Europe

  • Opportunity to own security for a fast-growing AI platform with over 50 million users

  • Direct collaboration with engineering leadership

  • Hands-on, non-advisory role with real responsibility for security outcomes

  • And many more!!!

  • Department

  • IT

  • Locations

  • Multiple locations

  • Remote status

  • Fully Remote

  • Select location

  • Our company delivers exceptional recruitment services on a global scale, presenting an innovative approach that connects candidates and clients seamlessly.

  • Founded in

  • 2018

  • Co-workers

  • 150+

  • IT

  • ·

  • Multiple locations

  • ·

  • Fully Remote

  • If you are looking for an opportunity to progress your career, we look forward to receiving your CV.

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