Frontline AI Security Engineer - Onsite, Defense-Scale

Amadeus Search; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Amadeus Search seeks a Forward-Deployed Security Engineer for AI infrastructure in San Francisco, with 50–75% travel to client sites. Base pay range $200,000–$500,000 plus 1–3% equity; Active TS/SCI clearance required; full-time; visa sponsorship not available.

You will deploy security solutions on-site, collaborate with defense and AI customers, and shape critical systems at the heart of global AI deployment.

Qualifications

• Experience with system integration in secure or regulated environments.
• Familiarity with confidential computing, secure enclaves, or TEEs.
• Programming in Rust, C, or low-level systems languages.
• Background with FPGAs, Xilinx SoCs, or hardware-secure elements.
• Applied ML or research experience, ideally with PyTorch.
• Security engineering or CTF competition background is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical bridge between engineering and customer sites, deploying and integrating security solutions on-site.
• Lead field-based customer discovery, integration, troubleshooting, and iteration.
• Translate complex customer requirements into actionable engineering feedback.
• Build trust and navigate complex technical and bureaucratic environments.
• Rapidly prototype, test, and ship security features in high-stakes environments.

Skills

System integration

Confidential computing

Rust/C/low-level languages

FPGAs/SoCs

Applied ML (PyTorch)

Security CTF experience

Job description

Amadeus Search seeks a Forward-Deployed Security Engineer for AI infrastructure in San Francisco, with 50–75% travel to client sites. Base pay range $200,000–$500,000 plus 1–3% equity; Active TS/SCI clearance required; full-time; visa sponsorship not available.

You will deploy security solutions on-site, collaborate with defense and AI customers, and shape critical systems at the heart of global AI deployment.