Senior Agent Security / AI Red Team Engineer - Active Secret clearance

Socket.dev; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical coverage

Vision and dental insurance

401(k) matching

Pet insurance discount

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Generous PTO and holidays

Education assistance after 12 months

Job summary

PGTEK is seeking a Sr. Agent Security / AI Red-Team Engineer to support our L400 Advanced Development capability. You will attack our agents before adversaries do—and turn findings into durable controls for regulated and high-consequence environments.

Role involves threat modeling, AI red teaming, and Model Armor, IAM, secure tool calling, plus MCP/A2A security. Hybrid or remote with travel to client sites (~10–25%). Washington, DC / Northern Virginia area preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software, cloud, data, cybersecurity, systems, or AI engineering experience.
• 3+ years of advanced hands-on experience in production or regulated environments.
• Experience with prompt injection, AI red teaming, Model Armor, IAM, secure tool calling, MCP/A2A security, Python, and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Threat-model prompts, retrieval, tools, memory, MCP/A2A, and identities.
• Execute attacks and verify remediation.
• Design solutions using prompt injection testing, AI red teaming, Model Armor, IAM, secure tool calling, and MCP/A2A security.
• Mentor team members and contribute reusable security standards.
• Support RMF/FedRAMP/DoD authorization activities.

Skills

Prompt injection

AI red-teaming

Model Armor

IAM

Secure tool calling

MCP/A2A security

Python

Incident response

Tools

Model Armor

Secure tool calling

Job description

Sr. Agent Security / AI Red-Team Engineer — Federal and DoD Programs

About the Role

PGTEK is seeking a Sr. Agent Security / AI Red-Team Engineer to support our L400 Advanced Development capability. You will attack our agents before adversaries do—and turn findings into durable controls for regulated and high-consequence environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Threat-model prompts, retrieval, tools, memory, MCP/A2A, and identities
• Execute attacks and verify remediation
• Design solutions using prompt injection testing, AI red teaming, Model Armor, IAM, secure tool calling, and MCP/A2A security
• Mentor team members and contribute reusable security standards
• Support RMF/FedRAMP/DoD authorization activities

• 5+ years of software, cloud, data, cybersecurity, systems, or AI engineering experience
• 3+ years of advanced hands-on experience in production or regulated environments
• Experience with prompt injection, AI red teaming, Model Armor, IAM, secure tool calling, MCP/A2A security, Python, and incident response

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading threat modeling or red-team testing for AI systems
• CISSP, SecurityX/CASP+, GIAC, CKS, or related certifications

Clearance & Location

Active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI eligibility preferred. Hybrid or remote with travel to customer sites (~10–25%). Washington, DC / Northern Virginia area preferred.

Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time salaried employees is effective immediately upon the start date. Benefits include comprehensive PPO medical coverage with access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) option, a vision plan, and dental insurance with the base dental plan option paid for by PGTEK. Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term disability, and Critical Illness insurance have premiums covered. Additionally, PGTEK offers a matching 401(k) plan and a discount on pet insurance through ASPCA Pet Insurance. An Employee Assistance Program is available at no cost to all employees. PGTEK offers a generous amount of PTO and Holidays, and an Education Assistance Program is available after 12 months of employment.

ABOUT PGTEK

PGTEK is a true consulting organization dedicated to helping clients achieve their business and technology objectives utilizing our decades of experience and business relationships. PGTEK invests in the educational advancements of our staff by providing the necessary resources to complete Professional and Business Certifications. Our company is our people, and we treat them like family.

EOE, including disability/veterans