Senior GCP AI Security Engineer

Persistent Systems; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Flexible hours

Long Service awards

Group term life insurance

Mediclaim hospitalization

Career development sponsorship

Job summary

Persistent Systems is seeking an experienced Senior GCP AI Security Engineer to help customers secure and govern AI-enabled ecosystems on Google Cloud. You will assess governance, controls, and risk across Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, Model Armor, and multi-agent environments.

You will lead security reviews, threat modeling, and executive-level remediation roadmaps for enterprise customers, leveraging Terraform and IaC security practices in a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in cybersecurity, cloud security, AI security, or related fields.
• Hands-on Google Cloud Platform security experience is required (8+ years total).
• Strong expertise in IAM, Networking Security, GKE Security, Security Operations, and Data Security.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Cloud Security Posture Reviews across IAM, Networking, GKE, Data Security, DevSecOps, and Infrastructure Security.
• Assess Google Cloud environments for governance, security controls, architecture risks, and compliance.
• Review Terraform deployments and implement Infrastructure as Code security best practices.

Skills

Cloud security

AI security

GCP IAM

GKE Security

Security Operations

IaC security

Threat modeling

Tools

GEEP (Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform)

Model Armor

Terraform

Agent Governance

Agent Registry

Agent Gateway

Agent Identity

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior GCP AI Security Engineer to help customers assess, secure, govern, and operationalize AI-powered agent ecosystems on Google Cloud. This role combines GCP Cloud Security, AI Security, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (GEEP), Model Armor, Agent Governance, and AI Risk Management expertise.

• Role: Senior GCP AI Security Engineer
• Location: All Persistent Locations
• Experience: 8 to 12 Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Conduct Cloud Security Posture Reviews across IAM, Networking, GKE, Data Security, DevSecOps, Security Operations, and Infrastructure Security.
• Assess Google Cloud environments for governance, security controls, architecture risks, and compliance requirements.
• Review Terraform deployments and implement Infrastructure as Code security best practices.
• Perform Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (GEEP) security and governance assessments.
• Evaluate Agent Registry, Agent Gateway, Agent Identity, Agent Functions, and Agent Build capabilities.
• Implement, configure, tune, and monitor Model Armor controls.
• Assess prompt injection, jailbreak risks, content safety, sensitive data exposure, and AI governance controls.
• Conduct AI attack surface analysis and threat modeling across prompts, identities, gateways, tools, functions, RAG pipelines, memory stores, and multi-agent systems.
• Review AI observability, runtime telemetry, security monitoring, and governance evidence.
• Present executive-level findings, remediation roadmaps, maturity assessments, and security recommendations to enterprise customers.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 8+ years of cybersecurity, cloud security, AI security, platform security, or infrastructure security experience.
• 4+ years hands-on Google Cloud Platform security experience.
• Strong expertise in GCP IAM, Networking Security, GKE Security, Security Operations, and Data Security.
• Hands-on experience with Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (GEEP).
• Deep expertise implementing and tuning Model Armor controls.
• Strong understanding of Agent Governance, Agent Registry, Agent Gateway, Agent Identity, and Agent Functions.
• Experience with AI threat modeling, AI attack surface assessments, and secure agent operations.
• Knowledge of prompt injection, jailbreak attacks, tool abuse, context poisoning, memory poisoning, and RAG security risks.
• Experience with Security Command Center, Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, Chronicle, and SIEM integrations.
• Hands-on Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code Security expertise.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer-facing consulting experience.
• Ability to independently lead AI Security and Cloud Security assessment engagements.
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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