Staff AI Security Engineer
Adversarial Ai
Agent
Agentic Security
Ai Security
Ai Workflows
Application Security
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud Platforms
Data Security
Engineer
Information Security
Information Technology (IT)
InfoSec
Multi Agent Security
Responsible Ai
Risk Governance
Security
Security Automation
Security Compliance
Security Operations
Security Standards
Security Testing
Solution Architecture
Job Description
The Staff AI Security Engineer in Bellevue, WA (hybrid) will shape Okta's AI security strategy, define the technical vision and architecture for AI models and agentic workflows, implement secure controls, and mentor engineers while building scalable security infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Design and deploy enterprise grade AI guardrails, gateways, and controls to shield agentic workflows from evolving threats.
- Develop security architectures for both local and hosted agents to mitigate tool-calling, prompt injection, goal misalignment, and data exfiltration risks.
- Create secure design patterns and developer toolkits that enable teams to build and deploy AI features safely and rapidly.
- Lead threat modeling and security assessments for agentic AI workflows, enterprise deployments, and agent ecosystems.
- Build capabilities to discover, inventory, and assess AI usage and data flows across the organization.
- Design and operate internal AI security platforms and integrate AI capabilities that automate complex security operations.
- Provide technical leadership across product, security, and infrastructure teams, and mentor engineers and security practitioners.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in the AI threat landscape, including OWASP, MITRE ATLAS, and NIST AI RMF, with hands-on experience addressing prompt injection, excessive agency, and related AI threats.
- 8+ years in security engineering or backend software development, strong coding proficiency in Python or Go, and hands-on cloud experience.
- Experience securing or auditing agentic frameworks (such as LangChain, Strands, Claude Agent SDK, or custom tool-calling agents) in sandboxed environments.
- Proven ability to design scalable cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP), API gateways, proxy architectures, and access controls for enterprise systems.
- History of building developer-first security tools and platform controls that maintain engineering velocity.
- Strong communication skills with a track record of driving technical strategy, influencing engineering leadership, and mentoring engineers.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or equivalent practical experience.
Technologies
- Python
- Go
- AWS
- GCP
- LangChain
- Strands
- Claude Agent SDK
- OWASP
- MITRE ATLAS
- NIST AI RMF
Benefits
- Supporting Your Well-Being
- Driving Social Impact
- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community
The Okta Experience
- Supporting Your Well-Being
- Driving Social Impact
- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community
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