Principal Security Engineer

Responsibilities

• Conduct sophisticated manual penetration tests across web applications, APIs, and microservices architecture
• Develop Proof-of-Concept (PoC) exploits to demonstrate business risk
• Build and contribute to agents for secure code review in Go, Python, or Java
• Design and implement defenses against Prompt Injection, Data Poisoning, and Model Inversion attacks
• Adversarially test internal AI agents and customer-facing LLM features
• Secure AWS/GCP/Azure environments with a focus on IAM and Kubernetes
• Develop automated guardrails using OPA policies and Terraform Sentinels
• Act as the Security Architect of Record for high-impact projects and mentor senior engineers

Requirements

• Deep experience in Application Security and Penetration Testing
• Expertise in securing Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Hands-on experience with container security and Kubernetes
• Ability to write code fixes and remediation engineering
• Proficiency in languages such as Go, Python, or Java

Preferred Qualifications

• Contributions to open-source security tools or AI security research
• Relevant certifications such as OSCP, OSWE, or AWS Certified Security
• Experience building custom SOAR workflows

About the Company

Talkdesk is pioneering a new era of Customer Experience Automation (CXA), redefining how the world’s most admired brands interact with their customers through AI. Talkdesk has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS).