Staff Engineer – Security & Compliance

Overview

Lead the security architecture and compliance programs for kAIgentic's enterprise platform, driving it to an audit-ready posture (ISO 27001/42001, SOC 2) for global banking clients. Reports to the Head of Security & Responsible AI.

What you'll do

• Help define the long-term security architecture vision for the platform across all deployment regions, in partnership with the Head of Security & Responsible AI.
• Architect bank-grade isolation models guaranteeing zero data leakage between legal entities, business functions and projects in multi-entity global deployments.
• Design a compliance-by-design framework so auditability is built into every system, not bolted on.
• Lead the security model for agentic AI systems, including isolation of LLM contexts, secure prompt handling and output validation, in coordination with the Responsible AI lead.
• Establish cryptographic architecture: tenant-level encryption, key hierarchy and rotation policies.
• Embed secure, Responsible-AI-driven SDLC practices into the AI-assisted/agentic development workflow, including eval-gate integration, guardrail enforcement in CI/CD and securing the coding-agent-driven build process.
• Evaluate emerging security technologies and threats in the agentic AI landscape.
• Mentor leads and senior engineers on security architecture.
• Lead ISO 27001/42001 and SOC 2 programs day to day, including control mapping, evidence collection and auditor liaison, with final accountability held by the Head of Security & Responsible AI.
• Contribute to and execute the audit strategy satisfying regulators across jurisdictions (MAS Singapore, FCA UK, FSA Japan, OCC US).
• Run vendor and third-party security risk reviews and own privacy posture (GDPR/CCPA as applicable).
• Own resilience planning (BCP/DR).
• Lead security due diligence for enterprise customers and represent the security and compliance posture to CISOs, auditors and regulators.
• Drive security culture and secure development practices across all engineering teams.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, India.