Professional Services Consultant - AI Security

Cato Networks; Whitehall; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel opportunities

Global client exposure

Job summary

Cato Networks is seeking an experienced AI Security Professional Services Consultant to guide customers through AI security deployments, governance, and risk management across cloud environments.

You will lead end-to-end engagements, translate complex findings for executives, and collaborate with product, support and engineering to deliver secure outcomes for a diverse, global customer base. Travel up to 25% is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cloud architecture focusing on AWS or Azure.
• 3+ years in a customer-facing role leading enterprise engagements.
• Experience with API gateways and AI application gateways.
• Knowledge of AI/ML infrastructure and security frameworks (NIST AI RMF, ISO 27001).
• Proficient in IaC and scripting (Python, Bash, Go) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain expert-level implementation proficiency of the Cato AI security solution and stay updated on AI security landscape.
• Lead end-to-end customer engagements implementing Cato AI security solutions for risk management, model security, and data protection.
• Translate technical findings into actionable recommendations for executives and technical audiences.
• Serve as SME on AI and LLM security across the customer base.
• Collaborate to develop knowledge sharing, solution playbooks, and enablement materials.
• Support pre-sales scoping of professional services and identify opportunities to expand value.
• Collaborate with the professional services team to synthesize field experiences into best practices.

Skills

AWS

Azure

EKS/ECS

Kubernetes

IaC Terraform

AI security

Customer-facing

Security certifications

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Datadog

Prometheus

Job description

Welcome to the future of cloud networking and security! Cato Networks is the first company to converge enterprise networking and security into one centralized and global service that is delivered by cloud. It is led by networking and security pioneer Shlomo Kramer (Check Point, Imperva) and early investor (Palo Alto Networks, Exabeam, Trusteer and more). Cato's unique technology inspired a brand-new product category, later named "SASE" by Gartner and a market expected to reach $28.5 billion by 2028.This is your opportunity to get on the rocket ship and join a company that is building a cutting-edge enterprise network and secure cloud platform, and is on a fast track to becoming the worldwide market leader - don't miss it!As a Cato AI Security Professional Services Consultant, you will be a trusted advisor to our customers to help see them through their AI security implementation journey. You will provide technical guidance and direction to ensure the Cato AI security solution'ssmooth and successful implementation.Curiosity - You have a desire to truly understand our customers' business needs.Creativity - You can find a sustainable path to yes.Empathy - You connect at a human level with our customers, and you genuinely care

Responsibilities:

Maintain expert-level implementation proficiency of the Cato Networks AI Security solution while keeping abreast of the dynamic AI security and enterprise IT infrastructure landscapeDevelop meaningful relationships with key customer stakeholders and their partners, adopting a consultative and prescriptive approach that inspires trust and confidenceLead end-to-end customer engagements implementing Cato AI security solution for AI risk management, model security, and data protection so that our customers can realize the total value of their investment in our technologyWork with customer teams to design secure AI architectures and establish governance frameworks aligned to standards such as NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, andEU AI Act guidanceTranslate technical findings into actionable recommendations for both executive and technical audiencesServe as a subject matter expert on AI and LLM security across the Cato Networks customer baseContribute to development of internal knowledge sharing, solution playbooks, and enablement materials for partners and customersFoster collaboration with our product management, support and engineering teams by providing feedback from the field on features and functionality, influencing roadmap priorities based on customer needs and emerging threatsSupport pre-sales scoping of professional services for new customer engagementsIdentify opportunities to expand customer value through additional AI security services and capabilitiesCollaboration with greater professional services team to help synthesize experiences and trends observed in the field into repeatable technical best practices in collaboration with other Cato functionsOperate day-to-day with minimaloversite as a point of technical escalation to provide guidance on and ensure timely resolution of any issues

Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in cloud architecture with a primary focus on AWS or Azure, including hands-on deployment and management of Amazon EKS or ECS, or Azure Kubernetes Service and hybrid connectivity services3+ years of experience in a customer-facing role (e.g., consulting, professional services, pre-sales, managed services) for a high-tech software or technology vendor with a proven track record leading enterprise consulting or professional services engagementsExposure to implementation of API gateways (e.g., Zuul, Apigee, Kong, Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management) and AI application specific gateways (e.g., LiteLLM, Portkey, Helicone, TrueFoundry)Solid understanding of public cloud networking constructs (e.g., AWS VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53, and Gateway Load Balancer - Azure VNets, VNGs, ExpressRoute, vWAN,Load Balancer, and DNS)Experience designing and securing AI/ML infrastructure including AWS SageMaker, AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, Google Vertex AI, Databricks, GPU-accelerated compute, and model inference pipelinesExposure to unique threat landscape for AI and LLMs including AI specific threat models and risks (e.g., prompt injection, data poisoning/leakage/exfiltration, model inversion/manipulations/poisoning, and other adversarial attacks)Proficient with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK with version-controlled deployment pipelines and automation scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go is a plusFamiliarity with container security, runtime protection, and service mesh architectures (Istio, App Mesh)Practical experience with observability and monitoring stacks (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)Knowledge of data sovereignty, residency requirements and compliance frameworks relevant to AI workloads (e.g., FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO27001, NIST 800-53, HIPPA, PCI, HITRUST, GDPR)Familiarity with data protection regulations and AI Security frameworks (e.g., GDPR, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, MITRE ATLAS) is a plus.Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing at all levels and gaining a 'Trusted Advisor' status with key stakeholdersIndustry accredited security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSK, CISM) and AI security-specific credentialsExcellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with an innate ability to methodically get to the root of issuesVery well organized and work effectively in an agile and fast-paced environmentSolid command of the English language (written and spoken) with additional language skills is a plus.Comfortable working within a geographically distributed and diverse team for a hypergrowth global organization.Ability to travel up to 25% of the time for customer on-site meetings and variouscompany meetings