Principal Technical Consultant – Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Security

thinkahead; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Paid parental and caregiver leave

Job summary

thinkahead is seeking a Principal Technical Consultant to lead customer-facing AI security deployments in real-world enterprise environments, focusing on secure AI systems, LLMs, and agentic workflows.

The role collaborates with security leaders, AI engineers, data scientists, and platform teams to deliver scalable security solutions and production-ready capabilities for complex deployments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of security experience with deep expertise in AI systems and cloud platforms.
• Proven ability to draft technical proposals and SOWs for enterprise customers.
• Track record leading cross-functional teams and delivering at principal consulting level.
• Able to operationalize security capabilities across complex customer environments.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and integrate AI security controls into customer environments.
• Translate customer requirements into scalable, production-ready solutions.
• Collaborate with security, AI, data, and platform teams to accelerate value.
• Develop technical proposals and SOWs for enterprise engagements.
• Lead principal-level customer-facing delivery engagements.
• Advise on best practices for securing LLM-based and agentic AI apps.

Skills

Security leadership

Enterprise proposals

Cross-team collaboration

Operationalize security

Job description

Role overview

The Principal Technical Consultant is a senior, customer-facing technical leader who deploys, integrates, and operationalizes AI security capabilities in real-world enterprise environments. The role focuses on securing AI systems, LLM applications, and agentic workflows, sitting at the intersection of engineering, AI, security, data, and customer success.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and integrate AI security controls into customer environments, including secure AI development pipelines and tooling for AI systems.


• Translate complex customer requirements into scalable, production-ready solutions spanning model, data, and cloud security.


• Partner with security leaders, AI engineers, data scientists, platform teams, and infrastructure stakeholders to accelerate time to value.


• Develop technical proposals and statements of work that scope delivery for enterprise engagements.


• Lead cross-team collaboration and drive principal-level customer-facing delivery engagements.


• Advise on best practices for securing LLM-based and agentic AI applications in production.

Requirements

• 10+ years of security experience with deep technical expertise in AI systems, model and data security, and cloud platforms.


• Proven experience developing technical proposals and statements of work for enterprise customers.


• Track record leading cross-team collaboration and delivering at a principal consulting level.


• Demonstrated ability to operationalize security capabilities across complex customer environments.

Nice to have

• Experience securing LLM applications and agentic workflows in production.


• Familiarity with enterprise AI development pipelines and related governance concerns.

Benefits and work setup

• USA benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid company holidays, paid time off, and paid parental and caregiver leave.


• On-Target Earnings range varies by experience, qualifications, and geographic location.