Security Engineer (AppSec GRC AI Security)

David Kennedy Recruitment is working with a rapidly growing technology company with over 50 million users worldwide that is seeking to onboard a Security Engineer to join their R&D team.

As the companys sole dedicated Security Engineer the successful candidate will take end-to-end ownership of security operations covering application security vulnerability management governance and risk and emerging AI security challenges. The companys products include adult/NSFW content so candidates must be fully comfortable working with this material.

Position: 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:

• 23 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!!!