Agentic Security Engineer: AI-Driven Defense Architect

ServiceNow; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ServiceNow is looking for a skilled Staff Agentic Security Engineer to join their Security team in Mountain View, California. This innovative role will involve not just executing workflows, but defining the architectural framework for AI-driven defense, automating incident response, and leading cross-functional engineering efforts.

The ideal candidate will possess deep familiarity with modern LLM agent frameworks, have strong automation engineering skills in Python, and extensive experience in Security Operations. Candidates must also be U.S. citizens to meet compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship Required for compliance.
• Experience in Security Operations, Systems Engineering, or DevSecOps.
• Proven track record in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and research advanced AI orchestration frameworks.
• Architect and scale a proactive threat hunting program.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex incidents.

Skills

AI & Agentic Fluency

Automation Engineering

Cross-Functional Mastery

Cloud & Infrastructure Depth

Education

8–10 years of experience in Security Operations, Systems Engineering, or DevSecOps

Tools

Python

AWS (IAM, CloudTrail, GuardDuty)

Kubernetes/EKS

Job description

ServiceNow is looking for a skilled Staff Agentic Security Engineer to join their Security team in Mountain View, California. This innovative role will involve not just executing workflows, but defining the architectural framework for AI-driven defense, automating incident response, and leading cross-functional engineering efforts.

The ideal candidate will possess deep familiarity with modern LLM agent frameworks, have strong automation engineering skills in Python, and extensive experience in Security Operations. Candidates must also be U.S. citizens to meet compliance requirements.