Obsidian Security

Cybersecurity

SeniorAISecurityEngineer

£91–106k Manchester, England, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior AI Security Engineer at Obsidian Security. Skills: SaaS security, AI security, Data analysis. Develop expertise SaaS platforms. Develop expertise AI platforms”

Industry & Context.

Cybersecurity
Problems you'll solve

Ask novel questions; Solve security problems; Ambiguous problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

4+ years cybersecurity experience, SaaS platforms focus, Cloud security focus, Identity systems focus, Application security focus, Track record original thinking, Understand SaaS platforms, Solid SQL skills, Solid Python skills, Communicate complex concepts

Nice to Have

AI/LLM platforms experience, Familiarity with dbt, Familiarity with Clickhouse, Familiarity with Databricks, Product security experience, Security research experience, Published research, CVEs, Conference talks, Bug bounty work

What You'll Do.

Develop expertise SaaS platforms

Develop expertise AI platforms

Translate security risk

Identify novel telemetry uses

Advise engineering team

Prototype new detections

Track threat evolution

Debug security issues

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with data engineers

Communication Scope

Communicate concepts clearly

Full Job Description

Obsidian Security is the leading SaaS security platform, trusted by global enterprises like Snowflake, T-Mobile, and Algolia. We protect 200+ organizations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, including many of the world’s largest Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies. Founded in 2017 and backed by top investors like Greylock, Obsidian was built to close a critical gap: securing SaaS apps where business happens—Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and hundreds more. The company does this by offering a complete SaaS security platform to reduce risk, detect and respond to threats, and prevent breaches at the source. Obsidian was built by leaders who redefined endpoint and identity security at CrowdStrike, Okta, Cylance, and Carbon Black. Now, they’re transforming how SaaS is secured. With AI driving rapid SaaS growth and complexity, agentic AI tools gain privileged access to sensitive data through integrations, creating new risks most security tools miss. Obsidian uniquely detects anomalous OAuth token activity and manages integration risks. Major announcements are on the horizon. Recognizing that SaaS security needs to evolve, Obsidian enables growing organizations to start with a lightweight, prevention-focused browser extension and expand coverage over time. With global momentum, a growing partner ecosystem including SentinelOne, Databricks, and Google Cloud, and a major fundraise ahead, Obsidian is scaling rapidly toward long-term growth and IPO readiness. About the Role This is a security-depth role on our Manchester engineering team. We collect rich telemetry from hundreds of SaaS and AI platforms — and we're looking for someone who can look at that data and ask questions no one has asked before. Your core contribution is security insight: understanding how SaaS and AI platforms are built, how they're abused, and how the signals we collect can be used in novel ways to solve real customer security problems. You'll work

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