Security Engineer

present of AI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Present of AI in New York is seeking a security engineer to set direction and build secure cloud infrastructure for an AI-driven financial platform. You will own AWS security, IaC via Terraform, threat detection and incident response, and SOC 2 compliance. Hands-on with code is required to balance risk with shipping speed.

The platform processes remittances and finance data; you will secure data flows, implement automated scanning, and work with engineers to explain tradeoffs to leadership.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on AWS security work with infrastructure as code.
• Comfort writing and reviewing code to balance risk vs shipping speed.
• Ability to think about data flows and model inputs alongside cloud systems.

Responsibilities

• Define direction and build secure cloud infrastructure for an AI-driven finance platform.
• Implement threat detection and incident response processes.
• Advance a SOC 2 compliance program to enable enterprise deals.
• Review security implications of cloud and data pipeline design with engineers.

Skills

AWS security

Python

Ruby

Code review

Tools

Terraform

Job description

This is a first security hire for a company handling sensitive financial data, so the person must set direction as well as build. The work spans secure defaults in cloud infrastructure and code pipelines, threat detection and response, and a compliance program that helps close enterprise deals. A strong candidate brings several years of hands on AWS security work with infrastructure as code, comfort writing and reviewing code, and the judgment to balance real risk against shipping speed.

How it fits the AI era

The platform runs on AI that processes remittances, deductions and trade spend, which means the security engineer must think about protecting data flows and model inputs alongside ordinary cloud systems. Automation can handle routine scanning and alerting, freeing attention for design decisions, incident judgment and explaining tradeoffs to engineers and leaders. The human core stays the same: deciding what risk matters and building trust with customers.

How it builds AI experience

Working here means securing an AI driven finance platform, so the role builds familiarity with how AI pipelines handle bank data, ERP credentials and portal logins. That grounding in protecting sensitive financial data and AI adjacent systems is valuable and transferable. A candidate can prepare by studying cloud security for data heavy SaaS products and compliance frameworks like SOC 2.

Worth showing

• AWS security hands on
• Terraform infrastructure as code
• Threat detection and response
• Code review in Python or Ruby
• SOC 2 compliance experience

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About Confido

An AI platform that automates the finance, trade promotion and back-office work of consumer packaged goods brands, so their finance teams spend less time chasing deductions and spreadsheets.