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Security Architect / Security Engineer

Zscaler
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LOCATION

United States · Remote

EXPERIENCE

7+ Years

TYPE

FullTime

SALARY

$164.5K - $235K /year

SKILLS REQUIRED

Cloud SecurityIdentity and Access ManagementIncident responseApplication SecurityKubernetes

Job description

Overview

Hands-on Security Architect / Security Engineer role to design, build, and operationalize security capabilities across Agentic AI and Cloud Security, reporting to the VP, Information Security Engineering in the Exposure Management & Security Operations department.

What you'll do

  • Build secure agent runtimes, reusable libraries, reference implementations, and validation pipelines for agentic AI applications and workflows
  • Implement secure agent patterns including planner/executor flows, tool routing, structured outputs, memory/state controls, and RAG trust boundaries
  • Design and implement security controls for cloud-native environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including IAM, workload protection, and logging
  • Partner with platform and engineering teams to embed secure-by-default cloud controls into shared services and developer workflows
  • Lead incident response, triage, and remediation workflows for cloud platforms and AI systems in partnership with SOC and engineering teams

What you'll need

  • Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
  • 7+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud security, application security, or platform security with direct implementation ownership
  • Strong coding skills with experience delivering production systems, with Python, TypeScript, or Node preferred
  • Hands-on experience with agentic AI systems, including tool/function calling, multi-step planning, RAG, memory/state management, and orchestration
  • Strong cloud security experience in AWS, Azure, and/or GCP, including IAM, logging/monitoring, workload protection, Kubernetes, and IaC security
  • Practical experience in incident response, including investigation, coordination, and remediation utilizing SIEM, SOAR, EDR, CSPM, or CNAPP tools

Nice to have

  • Proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency
  • Familiarity with OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS, NIST AI RMF, and modern cloud security frameworks
  • Experience building red-team style testing or evaluation harnesses for LLM applications and agentic systems
  • 10+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud security, application security, or platform security with direct implementation ownership

Details

  • Remote - USA
  • Full-time position

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Security Architect / Security Engineer