Staff AI Security Engineer — Build Secure AI Platforms

Okta; Bellevue (WA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 247,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Flexible spending account

Paid leave

Job summary

Okta, serving the San Francisco Bay Area, is seeking a Staff AI Security Engineer to define the technical vision and security controls for AI models, agentic workflows, and autonomous systems. This senior role combines hands-on engineering with mentoring across security, product, and infrastructure teams to build scalable, secure AI foundations.

You will drive threat modeling, pave secure design patterns, and advance ongoing security operations while collaborating with cross-functional teams in

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in security engineering or backend software development.
• Proficient in Python or Go with hands-on cloud experience.
• Experience securing agentic frameworks (LangChain, Claude Agent SDK, etc.).
• Ability to design scalable cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) and API gateways.
• Track record of building developer-first security tools and platform controls.
• Strong communication and technical leadership abilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy enterprise AI guardrails, gateways, and controls for AI workflows.
• Develop security architectures for agented environments to mitigate risks.
• Create secure design patterns and developer tools for safe AI features.
• Lead threat modeling and security reviews for AI systems and deployments.
• Build systems to discover and monitor AI usage and data flows.
• Operate internal AI security platforms and automate security operations.
• Mentor engineers and align security strategy across teams.

Skills

AI security

Software engineering

Agentic frameworks

Cloud architecture

Developer tools

Technical leadership

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Okta, serving the San Francisco Bay Area, is seeking a Staff AI Security Engineer to define the technical vision and security controls for AI models, agentic workflows, and autonomous systems. This senior role combines hands-on engineering with mentoring across security, product, and infrastructure teams to build scalable, secure AI foundations.

You will drive threat modeling, pave secure design patterns, and advance ongoing security operations while collaborating with cross-functional teams in