<p> </p> <p>As an <strong>AI Security Engineer</strong>, you will work at the intersection of software engineering, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. You will design and build security tools, assess AI-powered applications for vulnerabilities, evaluate third-party and open-source AI technologies, and help establish secure development standards for AI systems.</p> <p>This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys building solutions, solving complex technical problems, and exploring emerging security risks across technologies such as Generative AI, RAG, and agentic systems.</p> <p><strong>What You'll Do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, build, and implement tools for AI security testing, penetration testing, red teaming, and continuous vulnerability assessment.</li> <li>Develop mock and test AI applications to evaluate internal and third-party AI security solutions.</li> <li>Identify and assess security risks within AI-enabled applications and workflows.</li> <li>Develop security requirements, standards, and best practices for securely building and deploying AI applications.</li> <li>Evaluate third-party vendors, open-source tools, libraries, and AI technologies from a security perspective.</li> <li>Integrate security testing and evaluation capabilities into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows.</li> <li>Build scalable security tooling and automation that can be adopted across different teams and environments.</li> <li>Troubleshoot applications and solve complex engineering and security problems.</li> <li>Partner with engineering teams, security professionals, customers, vendors, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver practical solutions.</li> <li>Create clear technical documentation covering tools, features, security assessments, testing methodologies, and findings.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What You'll Bring</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years of software development experience building and supporting production applications.</li> <li>Strong hands-on programming experience with Python.</li> <li>Experience working with RESTful APIs and structured data formats such as JSON, XML, CSV, and HTML.</li> <li>Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern software development practices.</li> <li>Strong Linux and scripting skills.</li> <li>Experience troubleshooting and supporting production applications.</li> <li>Understanding of core application security concepts, including authentication, authorization, encryption, secrets management, and secure development practices.</li> <li>Experience with Microsoft Azure, including foundational cloud networking and security concepts.</li> <li>Understanding of modern AI application architectures, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), LLM-based applications, and agentic systems.</li> <li>Ability to make sound engineering design decisions, solve technical problems, and continuously improve systems and tooling.</li> <li>Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineers, security teams, leadership, customers, and vendors.</li> </ul> <h3>Nice to Have</h3> <ul> <li>Experience with penetration testing, application security testing, or security red teaming.</li> <li>Hands-on experience assessing the security of Generative AI or LLM-based applications.</li> <li>Familiarity with AI security risks such as prompt injection, data leakage, insecure tool usage, and adversarial testing.</li> <li>Security certifications such as CISSP or equivalent.</li> <li>Experience building or integrating automated security testing into CI/CD pipelines.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Why Join Capco</strong></p> <ul data-spread="false"> <li>Deliver high-impact technology solutions for Tier 1 financial institutions.</li> <li>Work in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture.</li> <li>Access continuous learning, training, and industry certifications.</li> <li>Be part of a team shaping the future of digital financial services.</li> <li>Help shape the future of digital transformation across FS & Energy.</li> </ul> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Inclusion at Capco</strong></p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and straightforward for everyone. If you need any adjustments at any stage, just let us know – we’ll be happy to help. We value each person’s unique perspective and contribution. At Capco, we believe that being yourself is your greatest strength. Our #BeYourselfAtWork culture encourages individuality and collaboration – a mindset that shapes how we work with clients and each other every day.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Use of Artificial Intelligence in Talent Acquisition</strong></p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">At Capco, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support and enhance several parts of talent acquisition. This includes using AI-enabled features within LinkedIn to help source potential candidates, speeding up routine recruitment communications such as emails and creating compelling and brand-aligned job postings that accurately reflect role requirements, and AI-scheduling applications to improve the efficiency of interview coordination.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">AI is used as a support tool only. All hiring d