Principal Engineer – Secure AI

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AI platform, product, and engineering teams to evaluate the security posture of AI systems throughout their lifecycle
• Assess AI architectures, models, agents, and supporting infrastructure to identify security risks, vulnerabilities, and design weaknesses
• Develop and execute security validation strategies for AI systems, including threat modeling, attack simulation, and adversarial testing
• Evaluate the effectiveness of existing security controls, guardrails, and mitigations protecting AI applications and platforms
• Identify emerging AI‑specific threats, attack techniques, and vulnerabilities, and communicate their potential business impact
• Recommend risk mitigation strategies and prioritized remediation plans to improve the security and resilience of AI systems
• Conduct deep technical reviews of AI products, platforms, and architectures to identify opportunities for security improvement
• Partner with engineering teams to validate secure deployment patterns for AI workloads across cloud and hybrid environments
• Define security assessment methodologies, testing frameworks, and assurance standards for AI technologies
• Provide expert guidance on AI security best practices, including model security, prompt injection defenses, agent security, supply chain security, and data protection
• Prioritize high‑impact security improvements that measurably reduce risk while enabling innovation and business objectives
• Perform hands‑on security analysis and testing of complex AI‑enabled systems, identifying gaps in architecture, implementation, and operational controls
• Collaborate with security, architecture, and engineering teams to continuously improve AI security controls and governance practices
• Efficiently assess and communicate security risks to stakeholders, balancing technical realities, business priorities, and organizational objectives
• Serve as a trusted advisor on AI security, helping teams make informed decisions as AI capabilities evolve across the enterprise

Requirements

• 4-year degree OR equivalent experience
• Polyglot programmer comfortable in many languages across different platforms
• 10+ years of hands‑on experience in technology, with extensive knowledge of cybersecurity domains including Information Protection, Cloud Security (GCP strongly preferred), Networking Security, IAM, Automation, and SIEM
• LLM Security expertise (RAG, MCP, Input validation, Sandboxing etc.)
• In-depth understanding of OWASP top 10 for Large Language Model Applications
• Expertise in AI and ML
• Understanding of prompt injection and its various styles (direct, indirect, RAG poisoning, etc)
• Familiarity with OWSAP top ten for LLMs
• Understanding of MCP auth patterns including dynamic client registration
• Knowledge in RAG authorization patterns – "How do you implement RBAC in a RAG?"
• Understanding of OAuth roles and flows, and how it pertains to minimizing risky permissions
• Experience mitigating the security risks of local coding agents
• Solid understanding of containerization technologies and tools
• Seeks out cross‑team collaboration opportunities
• Demonstrated curiosity and ability to learn
• Stays current on relevant technologies with self‑directed learning
• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal skills with strong presentation abilities
• Proven history of effectively utilizing a variety of security tools and technologies across diverse environments
• Good understanding of security management workflows in large enterprise organizations and complex environments
• Has a good understanding of the current threat landscape and the challenges that most organizations are facing
• In-depth knowledge of security frameworks, standards, and best practices (e.g., NIST, ISO/IEC 27001)
• Strong understanding of network security, cryptography, and secure software development
• Experience with security technologies, such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, and DLP