Senior Security Engineer: Secure-by-Design AI Platform

OutSystems - Software em Rede S.A.; United States; A distancia; USD 130.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

OutSystems is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join the Application Security team. You will independently drive security outcomes across our AI-powered low-code platform, securing applications and agentic capabilities by design.

You will own moderately complex security initiatives, collaborate with engineering and product teams, mentor junior engineers, and help strengthen security relationships across the scope while delivering end-to-end security improvements.

Formación

• Proven experience executing application security work in modern, cloud-native environments.
• Strong grounding in application security fundamentals, including: Secure design and threat modeling. Vulnerability intake, triage, collaborative analysis, and remediation.
• Ability to independently manage and deliver moderately complex security tasks from start to finish.
• Comfortable working across application security, cloud security, and platform security concerns within a defined scope.
• Demonstrated ability to write and reason about code, including: Building or extending security tooling and automation using modern programming languages.
• Practical experience with AWS (required), Kubernetes, and microservices architectures. Clear understanding of the differences between penetration testing, red teaming, and purple teaming, and when each is appropriate. Strong communicator able to adapt messaging to different audiences and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior colleagues and contribute positively to team culture.
• Comfortable seeking guidance on ambiguous or novel problems while owning execution and delivery.

Responsabilidades

• Independently drive security work across all phases of the SDLC, from early design and threat modeling through implementation, testing, and release.
• Own delivery of moderately complex security projects or features, adjusting standard approaches as needed to achieve the intended outcome.
• Partner with engineering and platform teams to secure AI-powered and agentic capabilities, ensuring security considerations are built in early rather than bolted on later.
• Conduct focused security assessments of applications, APIs, internal services, and platform components using the appropriate depth and methodology for the risk.
• Contribute to the development and adoption of secure-by-default patterns, guardrails, and paved roads that scale security without increasing friction.
• Operate and improve security tooling by tuning signal quality, reducing noise, and identifying opportunities to improve effectiveness.
• Build or extend security tooling and automation to eliminate manual or repetitive work.
• Clearly communicate risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to engineering partners in a way that supports informed decision-making.
• Proactively identify gaps or inefficiencies in security processes and suggest practical improvements aligned with team goals.
• Mentor junior engineers and new hires, helping them ramp up effectively and understand how Product Security operates at OutSystems.
• Strengthen stakeholder relationships within your area of responsibility by being reliable, pragmatic, and outcome-oriented.

Conocimientos

Application security

Threat modeling

AWS

Kubernetes

Secure coding

Security tooling

Automation

Mentoring

Cloud security

Communication

Herramientas

AWS

Kubernetes

Descripción del empleo

OutSystems is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join the Application Security team. You will independently drive security outcomes across our AI-powered low-code platform, securing applications and agentic capabilities by design.

You will own moderately complex security initiatives, collaborate with engineering and product teams, mentor junior engineers, and help strengthen security relationships across the scope while delivering end-to-end security improvements.