Principal Security Engineer - AI

Agentic Security LLC
Boston, United States
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Cyber Security Intrusion Detection and Prevention Python (Programming Language) Cybercrime Software Coding Blue Team (Cyber Security) Security Orchestration, Automation & Response

Job description

  • Lead the evolution of advanced AI cybersecurity defense solutions, including incident response strategies, detection engineering, automated response, threat hunting, threat research, and security automation.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and research teams to influence platform roadmap and AI security solutions.
  • Work directly with customers, diving deep into their security posture and processes, and collaborate on their AI transformation journey.
  • Build and automate realistic attack simulations, adversary emulation scenarios, and large-scale security environments.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship on security best practices, automation design, and incident response methodologies.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity, including significant experience in SOC, Blue Team, Detection Engineering, Threat Hunting, or Incident Response roles, with strong experience in Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms and security automation frameworks.
  • Deep understanding of modern security operations, attacker methodologies, and enterprise security architectures.
  • Hands-on coding experience with Python or similar languages.
  • Past experience collaborating or working directly with customers.
  • Strong understanding of security concepts across endpoint, identity, cloud and networking.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Passion for advancing AI-driven security operations and autonomous defense systems.

About the company

Our Principal Security Engineers are at the forefront of the Agentic Security revolution - combining deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to help organizations modernize their security operations through intelligent automation.

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