AI Security Engineer, Senior

Overview:

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.

Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

 

You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about—locally and globally.

Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

What We're Looking For:

Develops and executes security controls, defenses and countermeasures to intercept and prevent internal or external attacks or attempts to infiltrate company email, data, e-commerce and web-based systems. Serves as a senior technical resource for AI and API security, with primary focus on AI security review, governance, and secure-by-design guidance.

Responsibilities

• Perform AI security reviews of AI-enabled applications and services submitted through the enterprise intake process. Support the assessment of AI-specific risks including prompt injection, data handling concerns, access controls, and integration risks under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Evaluate GenAI applications, LLM-based tools, and agentic AI services for security posture, data classification, and control alignment.
• Development and documentation of AI security standards, policies, and guidelines aligned with NIST AI RMF, OWASP LLM Top 10, and internal frameworks.
• Lead API security tasks including API discovery, risk identification, and review of API architectures (REST, gRPC, microservices) with attention to APIs that serve or interact with AI systems.
• Identify, evaluate, and help justify new solutions and controls to improve the enterprise security posture, including AI and API security tooling.
• Evaluate application and network architecture to support business requirements, security best practices, policies, and standards.
• Implement and support enterprise security solutions across the team’s tool portfolio.
• Provide consultation to business and development teams on how to implement AI-enabled solutions securely.
• Create documentation and diagrams for internal and external audiences, including AI security review records and risk summaries.
• Conduct risk assessments, analyzing data from various sources and incorporating business needs to articulate risk.
• Analyze data and build informational security reports from different sources for a multi-tier audience (e.g., Executive, Management, and Technical).
• Participate in operational support for security platforms across identity, endpoint detection and response, internet access security, email security, endpoint privilege management, and cloud security.
• Manage technical relationships with security software vendors within assigned areas.

Must be able to work hybrid (3 days in office/2 remote) from Mississauga, CA.

Qualifications

Minimum Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience in IT Security. Can include security architecture, risk analysis, security solution deployment and configuration, security operations, and incident response.
• Expertise in AI-specific security risks: prompt injection, data exposure, model misuse, and insecure integrations.
• Familiarity with identity and access management, secrets management, and Zero Trust concepts.

 Preferred Skills and Experience:

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Zebra is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability and protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at [email protected].

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Pay Range:

$90,960.00 - $136,440.00 Annual

Incentive Compensation:

In addition to base pay, Zebra offers this role the opportunity to earn a performance-based annual cash incentive, at a target equal to 10% of base pay, in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.

Total Rewards:

Zebra Total Rewards includes more than just pay and is structured to meet the needs of our changing global business and evolving talent. We are committed to providing our employees with a benefits program that is comprehensive and competitive – including healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, and continued learning and development offerings. We offer community service days, in addition to the traditional insurances, compensation, parental leave, employee assistance program and paid time off offerings depending on the country where you work.

Salary offered will vary depending on your location, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience.

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