Security Engineer - VP

Deutsche Bank AG; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Personalised benefits plan

Flexible interview process adjustments

Job summary

DWS Group in Madrid is seeking a VP Security Engineer to help build a scalable AI security capability, integrating guardrails, logging, and monitoring across AI deployments.

You will lead automation to test AI security controls, work with APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments, and ensure secure deployment of LLM, RAG, and agentic applications.

The role emphasizes collaboration, diversity, and a hybrid working model with flexible interviewing adjustments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of security engineering, DevSecOps, application security, cloud security, or vulnerability management engineering experience, with recent experience supporting AI/ML or GenAI solutions.
• Strong Python, API, CI/CD, cloud, automation, logging, and security-tool integration skills.
• Experience automating vulnerability discovery, validation, prioritization, remediation workflows, and continuous security testing, with the ability to apply these practices to emerging AI attack surfaces.
• Working knowledge of LLM, RAG, agentic AI, evaluation frameworks, guardrails, and AI security telemetry.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and integrate AI security guardrails, gateways, logging, monitoring, and controls.
• Build automated security evaluations and testing harnesses.
• Integrate AI security controls into APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments.
• Support secure deployment and monitoring of LLM, RAG, and agentic applications.
• Develop tooling and automation to scale the AI Security CoE.

Skills

Security engineering

Python

APIs

CI/CD

Cloud security

Logging & monitoring

Tools

Security tool integration

Automation tooling

API security tooling

Job description

Job Description: Employer: DWS Group Title: Security Engineer, VP Location: Madrid Job Code: placeholder for LinkedIn job wrapping

About DWS: Today, markets face a whole new set of pressures – but also a whole lot of opportunity too. Opportunity to innovate differently. Opportunity to invest responsibly. And opportunity to make change. Join us at DWS, and you can be part of an industry-leading firm with a global presence. You can lead ambitious opportunities and shape the future of investing. You can support our clients, local communities, and the environment. We’re looking for creative thinkers and innovators to join us as the world continues to transform. As whole markets change, one thing remains clear; our people always work together to capture the opportunities of tomorrow. As investors on behalf of our clients, it is our role to find investment solutions. Ensuring the best possible foundation for our clients’ financial future. And in return, we’ll give you the support and platform to develop new skills, make an impact and work alongside some of the industry’s greatest thought leaders. This is your chance to achieve your goals and lead an extraordinary career. This is your chance to invest in your future.

Team / division overview

DWS is transforming its Technology function and growing its internal capabilities. As AI and other emerging technologies continue to reshape the business and threat landscape, we are building a focused AI Security capability that brings together the right mix of cybersecurity, engineering, architecture, data protection, offensive security, and risk expertise. These roles will help grow and evolve our security function so we can securely enable innovation while identifying and managing new and rapidly developing risks. You will be a key member of this team, and an important part of our journey to build a scalable, forward‑looking AI Security capability. The candidate for this role reports into the DWS CSO AI Security CoE Lead and will serve as a key member of the AI Security Team, responsible for engineering and implementing scalable security controls that enable the secure adoption of AI across the firm.

Your responsibilities – As a Security Engineer, VP you will:

• Engineer and integrate AI security guardrails, gateways, logging, monitoring, and controls.
• Build automated security evaluations and testing harnesses.
• Integrate AI security controls into APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments.
• Support secure deployment and monitoring of LLM, RAG, and agentic applications.
• Develop tooling and automation to scale the AI Security CoE.

Requirements & experience

• 5+ years of security engineering, DevSecOps, application security, cloud security, or vulnerability management engineering experience, with recent experience supporting AI/ML or GenAI solutions.
• Strong Python, API, CI/CD, cloud, automation, logging, and security‑tool integration skills.
• Experience automating vulnerability discovery, validation, prioritization, remediation workflows, and continuous security testing, with the ability to apply these practices to emerging AI attack surfaces.
• Working knowledge of LLM, RAG, agentic AI, evaluation frameworks, guardrails, and AI security telemetry.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

What we’ll offer you:

• DWS is serious about diversity, equity and creating an inclusive culture where colleagues can be themselves and it’s important to us that you enjoy coming to work - feeling healthy, happy and rewarded.
• At DWS, you’ll have access to a range of benefits which you can choose from to create a personalised plan unique to your lifestyle. Whether you’re interested in healthcare, company perks, or are thinking about your retirement plan, there’s something for everyone.
• DWS’ Hybrid Working model is designed to find the right balance between in‑person collaboration and engagement in the office, which is core to our working culture, and working from home.
• Each business group varies on the split between time spent in the office and at home, but this will be discussed and made clear as part of your application and interview process.
• We will continue to review and evolve our working environments and methods to ensure that we are working in the best way possible for our people.
• If you require any adjustments or changes to be made to the interview process for any reason including, or related to a disability or long‑term health condition, then please contact your recruiter and let them know what assistance you may need.

Diversity & inclusion

We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation. We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high‑performance culture. The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds. It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives. We call this #ConnectingTheDots. At DWS, we’re capturing the opportunities of tomorrow. You can be part of a leading, client‑committed, global Asset Manager, making an impact on individuals, communities and the world. In an ever‑changing landscape, markets face a new set of pressures – but here, we see the opportunity in challenges. Opportunity to invest responsibly; to create change. Whether it’s collaborating to discover innovative solutions or exploring your curiosity to develop new skills – at DWS, we support you to achieve your goals. As the world continues to evolve, we do too. Join us, and you can shape our transformation. You can collaborate with industry thought‑leaders, gaining new and diverse perspectives. You can share ideas and be yourself. You can drive innovative and sustainable solutions that influence markets and behaviours for the better.

This is your chance to lead an extraordinary career. This is your chance to invest in your future.