Senior AI Security Engineer: LLM & Cloud Defense

Veeam Software; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 293,000 - 544,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Paid holidays

Healthcare coverage

Mental health support

401(k) match

Volunteer time

Job summary

Veeam Software in San Jose, CA, seeks a senior security engineer focused on AI/LLM tooling for the VDC platform. You will design data-handling controls, reduce vulnerabilities, and drive secure-LLM practices across engineering teams.

You will partner with Compliance, build detection systems in Python/Go, and shape in-house AI-forward workflows. Expect collaboration with Azure/AWS cloud security and a strong track record shipping production code.

Qualifications

• 10+ years across security and engineering with AI/ML focus.
• Experience shipping LLM security controls and guardrails.
• Ability to design detectors for PII and secrets.
• Proven production implementation with developer trust.

Responsibilities

• Design data-handling controls for AI tooling and features.
• Build vulnerability reduction capability integrated with CI/CD.
• Publish self-serve secure-LLM-use patterns for teams.
• Threat-model internal AI tools and implement fixes.
• Collaborate with Compliance for auditor-facing evidence.
• Contribute AI-security perspective to adjacent programs.
• Define direction for emerging LLM security tools.

Skills

AI security

Security engineering

Python

Go

Cloud security

Azure AWS

LLM deployments

Threat modeling

Data redaction

CI/CD security

Compliance awareness

Tools

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Sentinel

Presidio

Cycode

Job description

Veeam Software in San Jose, CA, seeks a senior security engineer focused on AI/LLM tooling for the VDC platform. You will design data-handling controls, reduce vulnerabilities, and drive secure-LLM practices across engineering teams.

You will partner with Compliance, build detection systems in Python/Go, and shape in-house AI-forward workflows. Expect collaboration with Azure/AWS cloud security and a strong track record shipping production code.