Principal AI Security Governance Engineer

ServiceNow; Washington; On-site; USD 221,000 - 387,000; Full time

Job summary

ServiceNow is seeking a Principal Engineer for AI Security Governance to own the strategy, architecture, and delivery of a cross‑enterprise program. You will lead two governance tracks—enterprise AI traffic and ServiceNow platform AI—and build mature controls that scale across the organization.

This senior IC role emphasizes architectural leadership, hands-on delivery, and mentoring while advancing ServiceNow’s AI security transformation and reducing risk posture without hampering operations.

Qualifications

• In-depth AI security expertise including LLM and generative‑AI risks.
• Experience translating technical risk into exec-ready narratives.
• Hands-on architecture and engineering in cloud/SaaS environments.
• Experience integrating AI into work processes and automation.
• Knowledge of data security tooling and access controls.
• Strong cross‑functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience with compliance, regulatory standards, and Agile practices.
• Ability to influence security across engineering teams.
• Eligibility to access US regulated market environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the AI Security Governance Program across all five control pillars
• Architect controls across both enterprise-AI and platform-AI tracks and keep them defensible
• Deploy, configure, and mature security controls hands-on including AI detection/response and data-path controls
• Drive automation of security operations and reduce manual effort
• Close the highest-severity gaps in AI data protection, agent permissions, and shadow AI
• Author and sustain risk narratives and technical materials for executives and boards
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across engineers and partners

Skills

AI integration

Security leadership

AI security

Cloud architecture

Data security tooling

Risk storytelling

Problem solving

Compliance & Agile

Cross-functional collaboration

US market eligibility

Tools

DSPM/AISPM, DLP, CASB

Job description

ServiceNow is seeking a Principal Engineer for AI Security Governance to own the strategy, architecture, and delivery of a cross‑enterprise program. You will lead two governance tracks—enterprise AI traffic and ServiceNow platform AI—and build mature controls that scale across the organization.

This senior IC role emphasizes architectural leadership, hands-on delivery, and mentoring while advancing ServiceNow’s AI security transformation and reducing risk posture without hampering operations.