Principal Engineer – AI Red Teaming Platform & Compliance Architecture
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Job Location:
Santa Clara County, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Netskope
Today theres more data and users outside the enterprise than inside causing the network perimeter as we know it to dissolve. We realized a new perimeter was needed one that is built in the cloud and follows and protects data wherever it goes so we started Netskope to redefine Cloud Network and Data Security.
Since 2012 we have built the market-leading cloud security company and an award-winning culture powered by hundreds of employees spread across offices in Santa Clara St. Louis Bangalore London Paris Melbourne Taipei and Tokyo. Our core values are openness honesty and transparency and we purposely developed our open desk layouts and large meeting spaces to support and promote partnerships collaboration and teamwork. From catered lunches and office celebrations to employee recognition events and social professional groups such as the Awesome Women of Netskope (AWON) we strive to keep work fun supportive and interactive.Visit us atNetskope Careers. Please follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter@Netskope.
Role Summary
As a Principal Engineer you will serve as a technical authority for AI red teaming agent security and compliance-aware platform architecture. You will define long-term technical direction influence multiple product lines and ensure our AI security platform meets the highest standards for enterprise and government use cases.
This role focuses on strategy architecture and technical leadership at org scale while remaining grounded in real systems and real threats.
Key Responsibilities
- Define the long-term technical vision for AI red teaming and agent security platforms
- Architect end-to-end systems spanning LLM testing AI agents MCP and deployment models
- Establish design principles for compliance-ready AI security products (e.g. FedRAMP)
- Partner with executive stakeholders product leadership and security teams
- Anticipate emerging AI threats and translate them into platform capabilities
- Review and guide critical architectural decisions across teams
- Mentor senior engineers and shape engineering culture and standards
Required Qualifications
- 12 years of experience in software engineering or platform architecture
- Demonstrated impact across multiple complex systems or organizations
- Deep expertise in distributed systems security architecture and testing frameworks
- Strong understanding of LLMs AI agents and agent orchestration patterns
- Proven ability to influence without authority and drive org-wide alignment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building AI or security platforms used by enterprise or government customers
- Direct involvement in FedRAMP or similar regulated product development
- Thought leadership in AI security red teaming or adversarial testing
- Experience with hybrid SaaS / on-prem architectures at scale
Education
- BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent technical degree
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Compensation:
At Netskope salary is one component of our competitive total rewards package. The salary range for this position is as listed below. This is a national range. For purposes of complying with applicable laws the range applies to candidates in California Colorado Illinois Maryland New York Washington and other states.
The successful candidates starting pay will also be determined based on job-related skills experience qualifications location and market conditions.
For all sales roles the posted salary range is the On Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role which is the sum of base salary and target commission amount at 100% goal achievement.
In addition to salary candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus plan (for non-sales roles) and a stock award program. Candidates may also be eligible for a comprehensive health plan and other benefits that can be reviewed atNetskope Benefits site.
Netskope is committed to implementing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Netskope does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on religion race color sex marital or veteran statues age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition sexual orientation gender identity/expression genetic information pregnancy (including childbirth lactation and related medical conditions) or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction in which we operate.
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The application window for this position is expected to close within 50 days. You may apply by filling out the below information or visiting ourNetskope Careers site.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
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About Company
Netskope, a global cybersecurity leader, is redefining cloud, data, and network security to help organizations apply zero trust principles to protect data.
