Principal AI Security Engineer - LATAM & Mexico - English Required

Description

Work at DaCodes! We are a software and high-impact digital transformation firm.

For the past 10 years, we have developed technology and innovation-driven solutions thanks to our team of nearly 300 talented #DaCoders, including developers, architects, UX/UI designers, PMs, QA testers, and more. Our team collaborates on projects with clients across LATAM and the United States, delivering outstanding results.

At DaCodes, you will have the opportunity to accelerate your professional growth, work on diverse projects across multiple industries, and contribute to the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud-based infrastructures.

Our DaCoders play a key role in the success of both our business and our clients. You will be the expert participating in strategic initiatives and will gain exposure to disruptive startups and global brands.

Interested?

We are looking for a Principal AI Security Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of security controls across Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, and MLOps ecosystems. This role is ideal for a cybersecurity professional with strong cloud security expertise and hands-on experience securing AI-powered platforms and enterprise-scale environments.

You will partner closely with engineering, platform, compliance, risk, and security teams to establish AI security best practices, implement governance frameworks, reduce attack surfaces, and ensure the responsible adoption of AI technologies across the organization.

The ideal candidate combines deep cybersecurity expertise, cloud-native security knowledge, DevSecOps practices, and a strong understanding of emerging AI threats and mitigation strategies.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain security controls for GenAI, LLM, AI Agent, and MLOps platforms.

Develop AI security guardrails, access controls, prompt protection mechanisms, and data protection strategies.

Lead AI-focused threat modeling initiatives and proactively identify security risks across AI systems.

Define and implement controls aligned with:

NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF)

ISO/IEC 42001

OWASP LLM Top 10

MITRE ATLAS

Collaborate with Red Teams and Security Operations teams to perform adversarial testing and security assessments.

Design incident response procedures and playbooks for AI-related security events.

Integrate AI platforms with secrets management, identity management, and cloud-native security solutions.

Deploy and maintain observability and monitoring capabilities for AI applications and model behavior.

Drive AI governance, security policies, compliance initiatives, and responsible AI adoption.

Partner with engineering teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows.

Develop operational metrics, security reporting, and performance dashboards.

Participate in on-call rotations supporting critical enterprise platforms.

Mentor engineers and security professionals while serving as a subject matter expert on AI security.

Desired Profile Experience 6+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, DevSecOps, Security Engineering, or related disciplines.

3+ years of experience working with AI, GenAI, LLM, MLOps, or AI platform security.

Experience securing enterprise-scale cloud environments.

Experience designing and implementing security controls for modern distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.

Experience working with compliance, governance, risk, and audit teams.

Technical Skills AI & Security Generative AI Security

Large Language Model (LLM) Security

AI Governance & Responsible AI

AI Threat Modeling

Adversarial Testing

Prompt Injection Protection

Model Security & Risk Management

AI Attack Surface Reduction

Security Incident Response

Security Frameworks NIST AI RMF

ISO/IEC 42001

OWASP LLM Top 10

MITRE ATLAS

Security Governance

Risk Management

Vulnerability Management

Cloud & Infrastructure AWS

Azure

Azure OpenAI

AWS Bedrock

GCP (preferred)

Cloud Security Architecture

CSPM / CNAPP Platforms

CIEM Solutions

DevSecOps & Automation Terraform

Git

GitHub

CI/CD Pipelines

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Development & Data Python, Java, Go, C#, or similar programming languages

API Security

REST APIs

Microservices Architecture

RDBMS Platforms

Vector Databases

System Integrations

Operating Systems & Identity Linux Administration

Active Directory

LDAP

Secrets Management Solutions

Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Soft Skills Strategic thinking

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Leadership and mentoring capabilities

Excellent stakeholder management

Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences

Ownership mindset

Ability to influence security decisions across organizations

Collaborative and cross-functional teamwork

Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Relevant security and cloud certifications are highly desirable.

Additional Requirements Advanced English (spoken and written) – mandatory.

Ability to work remotely across distributed teams.

Availability to collaborate with teams across LATAM and North America.

Experience in enterprise environments with strong governance and compliance requirements is highly preferred.

Benefits

Integration into global brands and disruptive startups.

Remote work/Home office.

If a hybrid or onsite modality is required, you will be informed from the first interview session.

⏰ Schedule aligned with the assigned project/workstream.

Monday to Friday work schedule.

Day off on your birthday.

Major medical insurance (applies to Mexico).

❤️ Life insurance (applies to Mexico).

Multicultural teams.

Access to courses and certifications.

Meetups with special guests from the IT industry.

Virtual integration events and communities of interest.

English classes.

Opportunities across our different business lines.

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