AI Security Engineer (gn) - remote in Germany

Description

At Vercore, we are fundamentally committed across all our business units to driving better data-based decision-making.

Our vision is to empower every industrial process worldwide with datadriven intelligence that drives operational excellence, sustainable growth, and value for all.

Our mission is to transform industrial analytics into accessible intelligence that empowers people and enterprises to excel by embedding ourselves at the heart of industrial operations, gathering and analyzing data across entire processes from real‑time operations to strategic planning, and delivering insights that drive efficiency, reduce cost, and secure competitive advantage across the entire value chain.

We are currently seeking an

AI Security Engineer (gn) to join Vercore and be part of the Compliance and Cybersecurity team.

As an AI Security Engineer, you will operationalize security controls across the organization, help achieve compliance objectives (ISO27001, NIS2, CRA, and others), and enable the secure and rapid deployment of AI solutions.

This role bridges the operational gap between innovation and security.

The position is available immediately on a full‑time basis in a hybrid working model either at our headquarters in Fulda or remote within Germany.

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Responsibilities

• You support and oversee daily security and compliance operations, ensure processes are applied correctly, and ruthlessly recommend optimizations.
• You contribute to training programs that support optimal and effective AI adoption across all business functions.
• You are an active member of the Compliance and Cybersecurity group, contributing ideas and recommendations for smooth day‑to‑day operations.
• You support security assessments, identify risks including new AI tools and models, and propose mitigation actions.
• You design, implement, and maintain security controls across the full AI/ML lifecycle, from tool request through deployment to production monitoring.
• You document risk mitigations and maintain the AI approved‑tool inventory.
• You integrate security into Dev Sec Ops workflows and help define automated security gates in CI/CD pipelines (SAST, secret scanning, dependency and license checks).
• You monitor changes and security alerts for their impact on implemented controls and check compliance with our policies.
• You research emerging trends in AI security and contribute ideas to our AI initiatives.

Qualifications

• You hold a degree in computer science, cyber security, or a related field.
• You have strong knowledge of data security principles, including encryption, network security, authentication, and authorization.
• You are familiar with security frameworks such as ISO27001, SOC, and NIST, as well as regulatory requirements like NIS2, GDPR, and the AI Act.
• You have knowledge of or practical experience with AI/ML, including how AI tools and MCP servers are built, trained, and deployed, and their inherent weaknesses (e. g. adversarial attacks, data leakage).
• You know application security architecture best practices and secure software development lifecycle principles.
• You are experienced in leveraging tools (e. g. Vanta, Z-CMS, Wazuh) to automate tasks, design scalable processes, and identify bottlenecks.
• You communicate fluently in English, both spoken and written.
• You have strong analytical and risk‑assessment skills, and communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• You are ambitious, solution‑oriented, and enjoy cross‑team and cross‑organizational collaboration.

Benefits

• The opportunity to explore the limits of your ambition and competence within a growing company.
• A high degree of creative decision‑making freedom and plenty of room for innovative work.
• Autonomy, no micromanagement.
• English‑first organization.
• Short communication channels and well accessible team leaders.
• Work‑life balance with flexitime and home office days.
• 1on1s focused on helping you grow.
• Intensive onboarding and targeted individual training and development opportunities.
• For onsite work: a modern and open working environment with lounges, kicker‑table, pool billiard table and team events, free soft drinks, coffee, cereals, and fresh fruit.
• Childcare allowance, benefits card and award‑winning corporate health management.
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