Zscaler is seeking a Security Architect for Agentic AI to build and secure AI-driven systems in a fully remote U.S. role. The position focuses on delivering production code and secure implementations for AI agent runtimes and workflows.

Company: Zscaler

Role: Security Architect, Agentic AI

Location: Remote - USA

Experience:

8+ years of experience shipping production security engineering solutions
Experience designing and implementing agent runtimes including planning, tool calling, and memory/state controls
Practical experience integrating frontier model APIs with structured outputs, streaming, and safety controls
Familiarity with cloud and Kubernetes security engineering

Key Skills:

AI/ML technologies
Agent runtimes
Python
TypeScript
Node
LangGraph
LangChain
Semantic Kernel
Cloud security
Kubernetes security

Qualification:

Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies

Role Focus:

Build secure agent runtimes, libraries, and reference implementations
Implement core agent patterns like planner/executor, tool routing, and RAG boundaries
Build and secure MCP servers, clients, tool registries, and connector patterns with robust authentication, authorization, and audit logging
Enforce secure-by-default controls including schema validation, tool allowlists, redaction, and policy checks
Threat model and test agent workflows for prompt injection and data exfiltration
Deliver production code, secure building blocks, and reference implementations for IT and Product teams

Additional responsibilities:

Report to VP, Information Security Engineering in Exposure Management & Security Operations
Operate with ownership, integrity, and accountability
Collaborate as a high-trust team member and embrace feedback culture
Adapt to ambiguity and dynamic environments
Focus on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership, and accountability

Nice to have:

Experience designing advanced guardrail architectures or real-time alignment enforcement for autonomous multi-agent orchestration
Familiarity with OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS, or NIST AI RMF
Experience building red-team style testing or evaluation harnesses for LLM applications and agents
Strong background in data security for RAG including retrieval authorization and tenancy boundaries

Other:

Zscaler offers comprehensive benefits including health plans, time off, parental leave, retirement options, education reimbursement, and in-office perks
Salary range $182,000 - $260,000 USD excluding commission/bonus/equity
Committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity
Supports accommodations for differently abled, neurodivergent, and pregnancy-related needs
Adheres to applicable laws, regulations, and company policies including security and privacy standards
Salary ranges benchmarked by role and level across US locations

Security Architect, Agentic AI

Skills Required

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