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Principal Security Engineer

United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead agentic red team operations by designing AI agents for autonomous reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery, and exploitation; develop custom tooling to emulate advanced adversaries and translate findings into actionable narratives for CISOs.

Role type

Principal Security Engineer (Agentic Red Teaming & Offensive AI)

Builds

Autonomous AI agents, custom offensive tooling, and scalable vulnerability discovery platforms

Domain

Cybersecurity, Offensive Security, AI/ML for Security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

AI agent orchestration, vulnerability chaining, Python/C++/Go/Rust, cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP), identity security, offensive tooling development, executive communication, MITRE ATT&CK frameworks

Preferred skills

TS//SCI clearance, blue team/detection engineering experience, regulated red team frameworks (TIBER-EU, CBEST, DORA), open-source contributions

Technologies

Python, C#, C++, Go, PowerShell, .NET, Rust, Azure, AWS, GCP, Entra ID, Active Directory

Responsibilities

Design and direct AI agents for autonomous red team operations; develop custom implants and tradecraft to evade defenses; exploit vulnerabilities across cloud, identity, network, and hardware layers; brief CISOs and translate technical findings into business impact narratives; prototype and productionize offensive tooling; mentor senior operators and virtual-team specialists

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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