THE ROLE AND THE TEAM

As a Principal Artificial Intelligence Software Engineer in Information Security, you will play an essential role in securing Zalando’s applications, services, and AI models. Operating at the intersection of engineering and security, you’ll champion a security-by-design philosophy and ensure that security considerations are integrated throughout the entire software development lifecycle. In this dynamic role, you’ll serve as a trusted technical expert and a key member of the Application Security leadership team, collaborating closely with engineering teams to shape and influence the security architecture across the broader organization.

WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)

• Create clear and actionable guidelines for secure AI development, deployment, and usage.
• Define security principles, standards, and guidelines specific to AI systems, considering the unique threat landscape.
• Specify security requirements for cloud environments, data storage, and processing platforms used for AI workloads.
• Identify potential vulnerabilities and attack vectors specific to AI, including adversarial attacks, data poisoning, model extraction, and privacy risks.
• Integrate security controls and best practices into the entire AI lifecycle, from data acquisition and model training to deployment and monitoring.
• Actively engage in hands-on development for core components, integration points or for showcasing solutions via POCs with the purpose of unblocking teams and of paving the technical ways forward.
• Take responsibility for designing and implementing scalable and resilient security solutions for new application security projects.
• Drive the adoption of advanced security tools, frameworks, and methodologies to improve overall AI security posture.
• Mentor and grow software engineers.