AI-Driven Software Supply Chain Security Specialist

Vanguard; New Brunswick; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking an experienced software/security engineer to productionize AI-enabled security solutions and scale them for enterprise deployment in Canada. You will develop AI-powered AppSec capabilities, automate remediation workflows, and build integrations with SAST, SCA, SBOM, and other security tools.

The role focuses on designing scalable automation, securing CI/CD pipelines, and advancing Software Supply Chain Security initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field.
• 3‑5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Application Security, DevSecOps, or Security Engineering.
• Experience developing solutions using Python, Java, or similar programming languages.
• Experience building APIs, automation workflows, and cloud-native applications.
• Knowledge of 3 or more Security concepts including: SAST, SCA, Secrets Management, Vulnerability Management, CI/CD Security, Software Supply Chain Security, SBOMs.

Responsibilities

• Productionize and scale AI-enabled security solutions from Proof of Concept (POC) to enterprise deployment.
• Develop and maintain AI-powered AppSec capabilities including vulnerability prioritization, remediation assistance, and security workflow automation.
• Support AI use cases such as toxic combination detection, CVE chaining analysis, exploitability assessment, and AI-assisted developer remediation.
• Build integrations between AI services and security platforms including SAST, SCA, SBOM, secrets scanning, and vulnerability management solutions.
• Design scalable automation and APIs supporting secure software delivery pipelines.
• Support Software Supply Chain Security initiatives including SBOM generation, dependency intelligence, risk scoring, and supply chain visibility.
• Implement AI capabilities within CI/CD pipelines while maintaining security, auditability, and operational reliability.
• Develop monitoring, observability, and performance metrics for AI-enabled security services.
• Partner with AppSec, Platform Engineering, and Development teams to enable secure adoption of new capabilities.
• Contribute to AppSec AI initiatives supporting AI Attack Readiness and AppSec Modernization objectives.

Job description

Vanguard is seeking an experienced software/security engineer to productionize AI-enabled security solutions and scale them for enterprise deployment in Canada. You will develop AI-powered AppSec capabilities, automate remediation workflows, and build integrations with SAST, SCA, SBOM, and other security tools.

The role focuses on designing scalable automation, securing CI/CD pipelines, and advancing Software Supply Chain Security initiatives.