CareerPlan

Principal Applied AI Researcher (Prisma AIRS)

Santa Clara, United States of AmericaFull-time$163k–$264k2026-10-02 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid · United StatesVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Technical visionary and strategic leader shaping the future of AI security for the Prisma AIRS Runtime Security product, partnering with executive leadership to deliver enterprise-grade AI detection and protection solutions.

Role type

Principal Applied AI Researcher (AI Security)

Builds

Enterprise-grade AI detection and protection solutions for Prisma AIRS Runtime Security

Domain

Cybersecurity + AI/ML

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, JAX), Modern architectures (Transformers, LLMs), Generative AI & LLM security (pre-training, fine-tuning, RAG, guardrails), Python, High-performance inference servers (vLLM, Triton, ONNX), Containerized orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), Technical communication

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

PyTorch, JAX, Transformers, LLMs, vLLM, Triton, ONNX, Docker, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional collaboration to deliver AI security-as-a-service offerings; Tackle complex technical challenges translating product vision into production-ready AI models; Identify bottlenecks and drive performance/efficiency optimizations; Evangelize modern engineering best practices (agentic coding, reproducible pipelines); Lead architectural design of large-scale model serving infrastructure; Mentor senior and junior engineers and researchers

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC & strategic leader