Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Core
Senior Security Engineer embedding with AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) teams to design, build, and secure production-grade AI systems in customer environments.
Role type
Senior Security Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
Builds
Production AI systems (agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, orchestration layers, model integrations) and reusable security tooling/accelerators
Domain
Cloud Security / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Application security frameworks, Identity and access controls, Incident response, Cloud computing security, AI security, Threat modeling, Penetration testing, Scripting/Programming (Python, Java, Go, etc.), Security code review
Preferred skills
Security in microservices, Compliance standards (PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, NIST), AWS technologies, US government security clearance
Technologies
AWS, Terraform, Bedrock, CI/CD pipelines, Container security
Responsibilities
Conduct security design reviews and threat modeling for AI systems; Embed with delivery teams to assess infrastructure posture; Build security automation and scanning tooling; Implement controls for AI-specific threats (prompt injection, guardrail bypass); Integrate security into CI/CD workflows; Triage and respond to security incidents; Document reusable security patterns
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC