Principal Architect, Agentic Identity & AI Security

AppViewX; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

AppViewX seeks a Principal Architect to lead agentic identity security (AIS)—hybrid: strategic evangelist and hands-on architect. You will engage CISOs/CTOs at strategic accounts, shape AIS narratives with analysts, and represent the company at events.

You will own the AIS technical backbone for pre-sales: Use Case Map, demos, POC/POV frameworks, and reference architectures used across global SE teams. This role reports to the VP of Global Solutions Engineering.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise security pre-sales, solutions architecture or leadership roles.
• Proven ability to speak credibly to engineering and executive audiences.
• Hands-on architecture experience with complex environments and demos.
• Strong track record engaging CISOs/CTOs and analyst relations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical voice on agentic identity security.
• Own AIS Use Case Map, Demo Runbook, and reference architectures.
• Design and build flagship AIS demo environments and POC/POV frameworks.
• Lead strategic AIS opportunities across regions with field teams.

Skills

Enterprise security

Pre-sales / Solutions architecture

Identity IAM / machine identity

Public speaking / evangelism

Hands-on architecture

Executive stakeholder engagement

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

PKI

OAuth/OIDC

Kubernetes TLS

Job description

AppViewX seeks a Principal Architect to lead agentic identity security (AIS)—hybrid: strategic evangelist and hands-on architect. You will engage CISOs/CTOs at strategic accounts, shape AIS narratives with analysts, and represent the company at events.

You will own the AIS technical backbone for pre-sales: Use Case Map, demos, POC/POV frameworks, and reference architectures used across global SE teams. This role reports to the VP of Global Solutions Engineering.