About Apna Company
Since 2019, apna has connected over 60 million jobseekers with more than 250,000 enterprises and small businesses across India. Founded by Nirmit Parikh, a Stanford graduate and serial entrepreneur who recognized the challenges in entry-level hiring, apna has rapidly grown to become India's fastest unicorn in 2021—achieving this milestone in just 21 months.
Backed by marquee global investors - Insight Partners, Tiger Global, Lightspeed India, Sequoia Capital, and GSV, we're revolutionizing livelihood creation across India.
Title: Senior Security Engineer (Sr.SE )
Location: Bengaluru (WFO - Domlur)
Employment Type: Full-time
Team: Security Engineering
Experience: 3-5 years
Role Overview
As a Senior Security Engineer, you will play a key role in strengthening the company’s overall security posture across our AI platforms, microservices, data pipelines and mobile/web products. You will design, build and automate scalable security controls that integrate seamlessly into our CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
This role demands a hands-on breaker-builder who can balance deep technical expertise with practical risk management, while collaborating with AI, product, and DevOps teams.
Requirements
1. Security Engineering & Automation
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Design and implement security automation frameworks for threat detection, remediation and compliance validation across cloud and application layers.
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Develop tools and scripts to enhance security visibility in AI model pipelines, APIs and data integrations.
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Integrate security controls into CI/CD workflows (SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning).
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Worked on XDR/SIEM for automated detection and response.
2. Application & API Security
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Perform secure code reviews and threat modeling for AI microservices, REST APIs and agent frameworks.
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Collaborate with developers to remediate vulnerabilities and enforce secure SDLC practices.
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Lead periodic VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing) for web, mobile apps, Agentic AI platform and connected services.
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Identified and mitigated vulnerabilities such as OTP bypass, data leaks in public GCS buckets and source code exposure.
3. Cloud & Infrastructure Security
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Secure multi-cloud (GCP/AWS) environments using native and third-party tools.
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Build and maintain IaC security baselines and automated configuration drift detection.
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Configure and manage WAF for custom DDoS and bot protection.
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Manage secrets, IAM and container security best practices across production workloads.
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Fix misconfigurations, default credentials, and public exposures across systems like Grafana, Zookeeper, and Prometheus.
4. AI & Data Security
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Continuously monitor for compromised datasets, credentials, and model theft attempts in deep/dark web spaces.
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Implement data protection mechanisms for AI training pipelines, model storage and inference endpoints.
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Evaluate and mitigate prompt injection, model leakage and data exfiltration risks in AI agents.
5. Monitoring & Incident Response
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Collaborate with internal teams to improve threat detection, alert triage and response automation.
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Monitor dark web and forums like Telegram/Russian marketplaces for leaked data, compromised credentials, and fake breach claims.
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Build dashboards and reports for proactive risk visibility.
6. Security Awareness & Leadership
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Conduct internal security training and phishing simulations.
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Mentor interns and engineers on VAPT, incident response, and secure coding.
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Advocate for organization-wide adoption of DMARC, SPF, and DKIM for email protection.
7. Compliance & Governance
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Conduct internal security training and phishing simulations.
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Contribute to ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA security controls implementation.
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Document policies, run internal audits and support external assessments.
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Manage security communications with third-party vendors (Google Security, VisitHealth, PingSafe, etc.) and ethical disclosures.
Key Requirements
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Experience: 3-5 years in application, cloud or product security engineering.
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Strong programming/scripting in Python, Go or Node.js (for automation).
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Deep understanding of web and mobile security, OWASP Top 10, and secure SDLC practices.
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Hands-on experience with:
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Cloud security (IAM, key management, configuration monitoring, threat detection and security monitoring using tools like CSPM, CASB, SIEM, etc.)
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IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
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CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
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Strong understanding of containers (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/GKE)
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Familiar with AI model security and data privacy principles (preferred).
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Knowledge of compliance frameworks like ISO 27001, SOC2, NIST or GDPR.
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Certifications (Good to have): OSCP, GCP/AWS Security Specialty, CEH, CISSP or CKS.
Soft Skills
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Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
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Excellent cross-functional collaboration.
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Passion for innovation, automation and continuous learning.
