Sr Security Engineer - Red Team - 11817

Team: Engineering - GRC

Location: Pune, India

Commitment: Mid Level

Workplace Type: remote

What You’ll Do

As a Sr Security Engineer, you will execute sophisticated penetration tests and red team exercises. You will also contribute to the development of new attack techniques and testing methodologies.
Conduct penetration testing on internally and externally hosted applications such as Web apps, Mobile Apps, AI/LLM and APIs, leveraging both traditional and AI-powered tools.
Perform specialized security assessments and penetration testing on Coupa's AI and LLM integrations, specifically targeting prompt injection, jailbreaking, data poisoning, and model evasion.
Develop, deploy, and manage AI agents for continuous and autonomous security testing and vulnerability discovery.
Identify network and system vulnerabilities and provide recommended countermeasures or mitigating controls to reduce risk to an acceptable and manageable level.
Perform penetration and remediation testing & reporting and apply advanced penetration techniques in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.
Guide and consult development teams on secure coding best practices, including security for AI/ML models.
Serve as a key escalation point during critical security incidents, leveraging deep technical knowledge to lead root-cause analysis and threat hunting efforts.
Maintain, support, and extend our application security tooling, standards, and processes, including but not limited to SAST, DAST, WAF, and emerging AI-based security analysis platforms.

What You Will Bring to Coupa

3-8 years of experience in an equivalent security-related role, with hands-on experience in AI-driven security testing.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent), or equivalent experience.
Hands-on Experience in developing or utilizing autonomous, agentic systems for security penetration testing.
Proven track record of building and maintaining cross-functional relationships, effectively navigating organizational friction to implement necessary security improvements.
Relevant security certifications are a plus, but not required (CEH, OSCP, GPEN, LPT, EWPTX).
Strong experience in web / API security, with a focus on testing and defending against attacks on AI/ML systems.
Familiarity with Cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, GCP.
Hands on experience in handling and managing bug bounty programs.
Proficiency in one or more scripting languages, with a strong preference for Python for AI/ML development.
Knowledge of common application security issues (e.g., OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 25) and familiarity with the OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Models.
Well-versed with pentest standards/frameworks such as PTES, OSSTMM, NIST, OSINT, and OWASP.
Ability to translate complex, highly technical security findings into actionable business risks for non-technical stakeholders and executive leadership.
Ability to work in a team environment.