Junior AI & SaaS Product Security Engineer

Job Description

This is an excellent entry point for a security professional looking to grow into seasoned security specialist. Our team main focus is AI and SaaS security in a global pharma company. As an Associate Specialist on the Strategic Platforms Security & AI Security team, you will support security assessments and deployment of security controls for SaaS systems, contribute to AI security initiatives, and develop hands-on expertise across a range of modern security tooling and platforms. You'll be mentored by experienced security engineers and work across cross-functional teams, gaining exposure to both technical security practice and enterprise risk management.

What will you do in this role:

• Evaluate the security posture of enterprise SaaS platforms. Reviewing configurations, identifying misconfigurations, and helping design mitigations
• Contribute to building and documenting security patterns for SaaS and AI systems that other teams can adopt
• Contribute to security evaluations of AI-based systems, applications, and agents  learning to identify risks specific to LLM-powered and generative AI systems.
• Support the implementation and operationalization of AI security controls
• Help maintain and monitor security tools and dashboards, ensuring that applications deployed in our environments adhere to organizational security standards and compliance requirements.

What should you have:

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or any Technology stream.
• 1+ years of experience in cybersecurity, IT, or a related field (internships and academic projects count)
• A foundational understanding of application or cloud security concepts
• Willingness to learn fast and work through ambiguity - You're curious by default
• Genuine curiosity about AI and generative AI security is a plus
• Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), even at a basic level is a great benefit
• Some scripting or automation experience is nice to have
• You communicate clearly and ask good questions rather than making assumptions

What we offer

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment
• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally
• Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern
• Competitive salary & incentive pay
• Pension and health insurance contributions
• Internal reward system and referral scheme
• 5  weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40  paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution
• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card
• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and discount programmes
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone
• Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner 

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