AI/ML Security Engineer

ABOUT US

We're the world's leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value - across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we're proud to support the global economy.

We're unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value - a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We're always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200 countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

What to expect:

• Design, develop, and implement security frameworks and strategies to protect AI/ML models and their use, and related data, applications and systems from adversarial attacks and other security threats.
• Develop standards and best practices for a secure use, development, deployment, and operationalization of AI/ML (predictive AI, generative AI and Large Language Models).
• Analyze potential security risks in AI/ML applications, such as model poisoning, data leakage, and other adversarial machine learning threats, and define mitigations that can be effectively implemented.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure AI/ML systems are integrated, deployed or leveraged with robust security practices throughout the development lifecycle of proprietary models, or through the implementation of pre-trained models, AI-based SaaS solutions, ...
• Research and stay ahead of emerging security threats in AI/ML and propose innovative defense strategies.
• Conduct security assessments and robustness testing of AI/ML models, with appropriate tooling, identifying weaknesses and providing recommendations for improvement.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and security frameworks in AI/ML-related initiatives.
• Provide guidance and act as centre of expertise for business, technical, legal, privacy and risk teams on assessing risks and implementing controls for AI/ML projects.
• Effectively communicate complex AI/ML security assessments, risks, controls and mitigations to management, technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.

What you need to be successful:

• University degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, Cybersecurity or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8-10 years of relevant experience, including i n AI/ML models development and deployment.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C , and in AI/ML frameworks and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Keras, and XGBoost.
• Strong understanding of security concepts, including secure coding practices, threat modeling, and risk assessment.
• Expertise in securing AI/ML systems, including protection against adversarial attacks, data poisoning, ensuring the integrity of model training and inference processes, confidentiality of model and trained data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical information for a non-technical audience.

What we offer

We put you in control of career

We give you a competitive package

We help you perform at your best

We help you make a difference

We give you the freedom to be yourself

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals - like you - with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone's voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

If you believe you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us to request accommodation.

Don't meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.

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