Senior API Security Architect & AI Automation Lead

TIAA; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superior retirement program

Health, wellness and work life balance

Comprehensive Total Rewards package

Job summary

Cybersecurity Jobs is seeking a Sr Security Software Development Engineer to lead API security engineering strategy and deliver secure enterprise solutions across applications, APIs, and cloud platforms. You will design secure architectures, mentor engineers, and drive automation using AI to strengthen cyber security practices.

The role emphasizes collaborative work across development teams, security assessments, and compliance with relevant standards while building scalable, well-architected

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering or application security.
• 5+ years using Java, Python, C#, or Go with secure coding.
• 3+ years in web/API security with OAuth 2.0/OIDC and key management.
• 2+ years Agile software development.
• 2+ years cloud platform experience (AWS/Azure/Oracle/Google).
• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Experience Required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure architectures for applications, APIs, and cloud platforms.
• Lead security assessments using code reviews, threat modeling, and automated testing in CI/CD.
• Define security standards and educate teams on secure coding practices.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to embed security in the SDLC and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Identify opportunities to automate security with Generative AI or traditional AI.
• Improve operational efficiency by automating processes or software systems.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills

Security engineering leadership

Automation & AI for security

Mentorship & team leadership

Secure coding practices

Threat modeling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Experience

Tools

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Oracle Cloud

Google Cloud Platform

React JS

Next JS

Job description

Cybersecurity Jobs is seeking a Sr Security Software Development Engineer to lead API security engineering strategy and deliver secure enterprise solutions across applications, APIs, and cloud platforms. You will design secure architectures, mentor engineers, and drive automation using AI to strengthen cyber security practices.

The role emphasizes collaborative work across development teams, security assessments, and compliance with relevant standards while building scalable, well-architected