Senior AI Security Engineer — Protecting Code & Systems

CamWebDir; California (MO); On-site; USD 152,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking an experienced security-focused engineer to design AI security reference architectures and build AI-driven security services for product development. You will develop reusable libraries, guardrails, and automated tests to mitigate AI-specific vulnerabilities while translating threat models into concrete engineering requirements and launch criteria.

The role requires deep engineering expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and a passion for reducing systemic risk

Qualifications

• 4-6+ years designing and securing complex software, with production code experience.
• Ability to analyze data flows, permissions, and trust boundaries for safety.
• Proven track record turning security risks into concrete, implementable product features.
• Experience building reusable tools, secure libraries, and automated test patterns.
• Knowledge of prompt injection testing, AI red teaming, and evaluating model safety.
• Familiarity with enterprise SaaS requirements (audit logs, data residency, encryption, customer trust guarantees).
• Experience developing internal tools, CI pipelines, MCP integrations, or coding-agent guardrails.
• Active participation in the security community via open-source work or conference talks.

Responsibilities

• Design AI security reference architectures for product development.
• Build reusable libraries and guardrails to standardize secure implementation.
• Develop automated tests to identify AI-specific vulnerabilities.
• Translate threat models into engineering requirements and checks.
• Analyze production signals and incident reports to harden the platform.
• Govern the safe use of internal tooling to balance developer productivity and security.

Skills

Engineering experience

Architecture & threat analysis

Strategic execution

Automation-first approach

Prompt injection testing

Enterprise SaaS knowledge

Internal tools development

Open-source contributions

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

MCP integrations

Security tooling

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking an experienced security-focused engineer to design AI security reference architectures and build AI-driven security services for product development. You will develop reusable libraries, guardrails, and automated tests to mitigate AI-specific vulnerabilities while translating threat models into concrete engineering requirements and launch criteria.

The role requires deep engineering expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and a passion for reducing systemic risk