Senior Manager – Offensive Security Engineering & AI Security Validation
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We are seeking a Senior Manager – Offensive Security Engineering & AI Security Validation for a banking client in Abu Dhabi. The role requires OSCP or OSCE certification, strong experience in AI/LLM red teaming, advanced offensive security engineering, and security automation.
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Responsibilities
- Design and operate continuous adversarial testing pipelines across cloud infrastructure, application security layers, and AI/ML models
- Implement automated security validation aligned with a 2LoD approved threat coverage matrix
- Replace periodic penetration testing with always on security validation systems
- Ingest and analyze threat intelligence from MITRE ATLAS and OWASP LLM Top 10
- Convert new adversarial techniques into automated test cases within 7 days
- Own centralized defect tracking using tools such as DefectDojo
- Enforce severity based remediation SLAs and gating controls before production release
- Build and maintain executive dashboards (e.g., Power BI) tracking open findings, MTTR, pipeline gate pass rate, and prompt injection block rate
- Conduct and oversee automated penetration testing using tools such as Horizon3.ai
- Conduct AI red teaming using tools like Garak, PyRIT, and LLM based attack frameworks
- Develop adversarial test cases aligned with OWASP LLM Top 10 and MITRE ATLAS framework
- Maintain clear separation of responsibilities between 1LoD and 2LoD
Requirements
- 8–10 years in Cyber Security / Offensive Security / Red Team / Security Engineering
- Strong background in offensive security and penetration testing
- Strong background in cloud security (preferably AWS)
- Strong background in blue team validation / security assurance engineering
- Strong background in adversarial simulation and continuous security testing frameworks
- Experience in financial services / regulated banking environment preferred
- Must hold at least one OSCP or OSCE (mandatory)
- Additional certifications: GIAC GPEN or GIAC GXPN, GIAC GMLE or equivalent AI security / ML security credential, CREST CCT (desirable)
- Exposure or enrollment in AI security/red teaming programs (e.g., Anthropic) preferred
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Position Overview
- We are seeking a Senior Manager – Cyber Security Engineering to lead offensive security engineering, continuous adversarial validation, and AI/cloud security testing.
- The role focuses on transitioning from periodic penetration testing to continuous security validation across cloud, infrastructure, and AI/ML systems, aligned to 1LoD/2LoD governance models in a regulated environment.
- The incumbent will own automated security validation pipelines, threat intelligence operationalization, and security metrics reporting.
Experience Required
- 8–10 years in Cyber Security / Offensive Security / Red Team / Security Engineering
- Strong background in: Offensive security and penetration testing; Cloud security (preferably AWS); Blue team validation / security assurance engineering; Adversarial simulation and continuous security testing frameworks
- Experience in financial services / regulated banking environment preferred
Mandatory Certifications
- Candidates must hold at least one OSCP or OSCE (mandatory requirement)
- Core Mandatory: Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) OR Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE)
- Additional Required / Strongly Preferred: GIAC GPEN or GIAC GXPN; GIAC GMLE or equivalent AI security / ML security credential; CREST Certified Simulated Attack Tester (CCT) (desirable)
- Emerging / AI Security Exposure (Preferred): Exposure or enrollment in AI security/red teaming programs (e.g., Anthropic or equivalent)
Core Responsibilities
- Continuous Security Validation: Design and operate continuous adversarial testing pipelines across cloud infrastructure (AWS focused), application security layers, AI/ML models and LLM supply chain; Implement automated security validation aligned with a 2LoD approved threat coverage matrix; Replace
- Threat Intelligence Operationalization (7 Day SLA): Ingest and analyze threat intelligence from MITRE ATLAS (AI attack techniques) and OWASP LLM Top 10; Convert new adversarial techniques into automated test cases within 7 days; Maintain a structured and auditable threat to test traceability pipelin
- Vulnerability Aggregation & Governance: Own centralized defect tracking using tools such as DefectDojo or equivalent; Deduplicate, classify, and manage security findings end to end; Enforce severity based remediation SLAs and gating controls before production release
- Security Metrics & Reporting: Build and maintain executive dashboards (e.g., Power BI) tracking open findings, MTTR, pipeline gate pass rate, prompt injection / AI attack block rate; Provide governance ready reporting for 1LoD/2LoD stakeholders
- Offensive Security & AI Red Teaming: Conduct and oversee automated penetration testing using tools such as Horizon3.ai or equivalent; AI red teaming using tools like Garak, PyRIT, and LLM based attack frameworks; Develop adversarial test cases aligned with OWASP LLM Top 10 and MITRE ATLAS framework;
- Governance & Operating Model Alignment: Maintain clear separation of responsibilities between 1LoD (continuous control validation) and 2LoD (independent red teaming); Ensure compliance with internal risk governance frameworks in regulated environments
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