Sr. Specialist Cyber Security – Vulnerability Management AI

AT&T; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AT&T India is seeking a Senior Specialist Cyber Security to support AI-enabled Vulnerability Management across Application and Infrastructure Security in a DevSecOps framework. The role requires 8+ years of security engineering and 6+ years in penetration testing, with 2+ years in AI/ML-enabled assessments.

Location spans Hyderabad/Bengaluru, with coverage in US morning hours as needed. You will partner with Engineering, Operations, and Cyber teams to design scalable, governance-aligned

Qualifications

• 8+ years of security engineering in application and infrastructure vulnerability management.
• 6+ years of application and infrastructure penetration testing.
• 2+ years of assessments of complex systems with AI/ML/Data Science capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop next-generation AI capabilities for detection, analysis, mitigation, and response
• Partner directly with Engineering & Operations teams to accelerate delivery
• Collaborate with other Cyber teams, Policy & Compliance, and Tech Risk to ensure alignment, scalability, and governance of solutions
• Break down complex problems and unblock execution at critical moments
• Serve as a technical and strategic sounding board across the organization
• Bridge innovation and operationalization to ensure capabilities are production-ready and adopted at scale

Skills

Security engineering

Vulnerability management

Penetration testing

AI/ML security

DevSecOps

Incident management

Adversarial AI awareness

Strategic thinking

Team collaboration

Urgent decision making

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Master's in CS/Engineering

Cybersecurity certifications

Job description

About the Job

The Senior Specialist Cyber Security is responsible for supporting the AI enabled Vulnerability management from AT&T India. The team member collaborates with US and India Cyber Security teams to develop, implement and operationalize AI enabled VM capabilities in Application Security and Infrastructure Security in a DevSecOps framework.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop next-generation AI capabilities for detection, analysis, mitigation, and response
• Partner directly with Engineering & Operations teams (incident response, security engineering, cloud security, insider threat, etc.) to accelerate delivery
• Collaborate with other Cyber teams, Policy & Compliance, and Tech Risk to ensure alignment, scalability, and governance of solutions
• Break down complex problems and unblock execution at critical moments
• Serve as a technical and strategic sounding board across the organization
• Bridge innovation and operationalization to ensure capabilities are production-ready and adopted at scale

Experience Level

8+ years.

Location

Hyderabad / Bengaluru

Primary / Mandatory Skills

• Overall - at least 8+ years of experience in performing security engineering in application and infrastructure vulnerability management.
• 6+ years of experience in application and infrastructure penetration testing.
• 2+ years of experience in assessments of complex systems with AI / ML / Data Science capabilities and services.
• Deployment and operation of tools and processes to analyze security threats and vulnerabilities in DevSecOps.
• Awareness of AI-driven risks (e.g., adversarial ML, data poisoning, model hallucination) and their mitigation within enterprise environments.
• Experience in performing Incident management.
• Ability to design and implement strategies to AI systems from cyber-attacks.
• Ability to design and implement adversarial test plans.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner.
• A commitment to staying current with the latest developments in cybersecurity through ongoing training and professional development.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Operate with urgency in high-stakes environments.
• Solve complex, ambiguous problems without defined playbooks.
• Engage across organizational boundaries.
• Deliver outcomes—not concepts or prototypes alone.
• Raise the standard for execution across the broader organization.
• Flexible to provide coverage in US morning hours on a need-basis, and as required.

Desirable skills

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, mathematics, information systems, engineering, or cybersecurity.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, SANS and/or other relevant certifications
• Understanding of LLM, prompt engineering, or AI governance frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act readiness) is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Additional information (if any)

Flexible to provide coverage in US morning hours on a need-basis, and as required.

Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Regular

Location

IND:AP:Hyderabad / Argus Bldg 4f & 5f, Sattva, Knowledge City- Adm: Argus Building, Sattva, Knowledge City, IND:KA:Bangalore / Intl Tech Park, Navigator Bldg, Whitefield Road: Intl Tech Park, Navigator Bldg:Intl Tech Park, Navigator Bldg

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