Senior Security Engineer - AI & Application Security

Job Description

Location: South Florida / Miami area

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Work Model: Hybrid / Onsite

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Engagement: Contract with potential Contract-to-Direct Hire

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Duration: 6–12 months + with potential contract-to-direct

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US Citizen and Green Cards candidates only.

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About the Opportunity

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Identify Security is seeking an experienced Security Engineer with strong engineering and architecture capabilities to support complex enterprise technology and emerging AI initiatives.

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This role requires someone who understands how applications, networks, cloud infrastructure, identity, APIs, and AI-enabled systems connect—and can translate that understanding into practical security decisions.

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We are not looking for a traditional penetration tester or an AppSec specialist focused primarily on scanning and vulnerability management.

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We need an engineer who can think architecturally, understand how systems are designed and integrated, identify security risks, and help drive solutions through implementation.

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This is not primarily a software development role.

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What You'll Do

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• Evaluate enterprise application, cloud, infrastructure, and AI-enabled architectures.
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• Understand how systems connect across networks, APIs, identity, middleware, and backend platforms.
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• Identify architectural security gaps, trust boundaries, and integration risks.
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• Determine where security controls belong and how they should be implemented.
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• Apply engineering judgment to authentication, authorization, network connectivity, cloud security, and system integration.
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• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and their security implications.
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• Support security technology evaluations and proofs of value (PoVs), including recommendations and implementation considerations.
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• Partner with engineering, cloud, infrastructure, IAM, application development, and business teams.
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• Translate ambiguous technical problems into actionable decisions, ownership, and next steps.
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• Drive assigned technical initiatives through resolution with limited supervision.
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What We're Looking For

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• Demonstrated hands-on engineering and architecture experience in enterprise technology or security environments.
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• Experience designing, engineering, implementing, or materially improving technical solutions.
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• Strong understanding of cloud environments and cloud architecture .
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• Practical understanding of AI technologies, AI-enabled applications, and their security implications .
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• Ability to understand how applications, infrastructure, networks, APIs, and identity services interact.
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• Experience evaluating technical designs and determining appropriate security controls.
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• Working knowledge of application security, authentication, authorization, and API security.
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• Ability to explain technical decisions, implementation tradeoffs, and outcomes.
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• Strong critical thinking, communication, and independent problem-solving skills.
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This is an experienced engineering role, but a senior title or a specific number of years is not required. Demonstrated capability matters more than title.

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What Will Separate You

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We want someone who can take a complex technical problem and explain:

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How is the system designed? → What is happening? → Where is the risk? → What needs to change? → Where should the control be implemented? → How do we get it done?

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We will ask for real examples of systems you have engineered, architectures you have influenced, technical decisions you have made, and the outcomes you helped deliver.

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Helpful, Not Required

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• Application security and API security engineering
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• IAM, OAuth/OIDC, Entra, Ping, or ForgeRock
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• AI agents, Agentic AI, MCP, or AI security controls
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• Cloud-native applications and distributed systems
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• Network security engineering, segmentation, gateways, or WAF
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• eCommerce or high-volume consumer platforms
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• DevSecOps and CI/CD security
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• Security technology evaluations and PoVs
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• Jira and Confluence
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Location and Engagement Requirements

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• South Florida — onsite four days per week
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• Long-term contract with potential contract-to-direct hire
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• U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder; no sponsorship
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• Ability to commit fully to the engagement and comply with client policies regarding outside employment
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If you have a strong engineering foundation, can think architecturally, understand cloud and AI technologies, and know how to turn complex technical problems into practical solutions, we'd like to hear from you.