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Cyber Security Engineer Jobs in New York, United States at TEK NINJAS
Title: Cyber Security Engineer
Company: TEK NINJAS
Location: New York, United States
Job Title: Senior Cloud Security / AI Security Engineer
Experience: 11+ Years
Location: New York
Job Type: W2 – Long-Term Contract
We’re looking for a Senior Cloud Security / AI Security Engineer (11+ years experience) to join our team.
This is a hands-on role for someone who has spent years securing cloud platforms and is now equally interested in protecting modern AI/ML systems. You’ll play a key role in shaping how we secure infrastructure, applications, and intelligent systems at scale.
What you’ll be doing:
- Design and implement secure cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Lead security efforts for AI/ML platforms, including data pipelines, model security, and inference layers
- Identify risks in cloud-native applications, APIs, containers, and microservices
- Define and enforce security best practices across IAM, encryption, secrets management, and zero-trust models
- Perform threat modeling, security reviews, and vulnerability assessments
- Embed security into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
- Monitor and respond to security incidents in cloud and AI environments
- Work closely with engineering, DevOps, and data science teams to build security into the development lifecycle
What we’re looking for:
- 11+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with strong focus on cloud security
- Hands-on expertise with AWS, Azure, or GCP security controls
- Solid understanding of AI/ML systems and associated security risks (e.g., data poisoning, model theft, adversarial attacks)
- Experience with DevSecOps practices and security automation
- Strong knowledge of IAM, network security, and container/Kubernetes security
- Familiarity with application and API security principles
- Ability to think proactively about threats and design practical defenses
Nice to have:
- Experience securing AI platforms or GenAI/LLM-bas ed applications
- Background in application security or penetration testing
- Relevant certifications (CISSP, CCSP, or cloud security certifications)
Why join us:
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud and AI security challenges
- High-impact role with ownership and visibility
- Collaborative and fast-moving engineering environment.
