Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Core
Security Engineer for AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) embedding AI engineers in enterprise customers to secure production-grade AI systems.
Role type
Hands-on Security Engineer (AI/ML focus)
Builds
Production AI systems (agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, orchestration layers) for strategic enterprise customers
Domain
Cloud Security / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
threat modeling, secure coding, identity management, cryptography, system administration, network security, scripting, programming, security code review, AI/agentic system development
Preferred skills
security in service-oriented architectures, compliance standards (PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, NIST), AWS technologies, Scala, Java, Python, C/C++, Go
Technologies
AWS, Bedrock, Python, CI/CD pipelines, IAM, RAG pipelines
Responsibilities
Conduct security design reviews, code reviews, and architecture assessments for production AI systems; Perform threat modeling and penetration testing for AI/ML applications; Build and maintain security automation tools; Implement security controls for AI-specific threats; Support security incident response; Document security findings as playbooks; Contribute to the FDE security accelerator library
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC