Levi Strauss & Co.

PrincipalSecurityEngineer

$135–198k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Principal Security Engineer at Levi Strauss & Co.. Skills: Security Engineering, AI Systems Design, Agentic AI Platform. Support enterprise agentic AI platform. Define agent governance”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Build-vs-buy decisions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years professional software engineering experience, Expert proficiency designing complex distributed cloud-native systems, Hands-on experience building agentic AI applications, Practical proficiency AI orchestration frameworks, RAG pipeline design experience, Solid grasp security operations concepts, Experience with infrastructure-as-code, Experience with CI/CD, Familiarity with cloud security best practices

Nice to Have

Experience beyond proof-of-concept, Embedding strategies experience, Hybrid search experience, LLM evaluation methodology experience, Threat intelligence workflows knowledge, Detection engineering knowledge, SIEM query languages knowledge, MITRE ATT&CK knowledge, Vulnerability management knowledge, API-based integration knowledge, Regulated or high-assurance environments experience, Managed identity familiarity, Key Vault familiarity, Least-privilege design familiarity

What You'll Do.

Support enterprise agentic AI platform

Define agent governance

Govern agent deployment

Govern agent building

Architect multi-agent AI platform

Engineer multi-agent AI platform

Orchestrate security agents

Lead AI Gateway design

Architect agent identity system

Architect agent registry system

Establish audit architecture

Establish observability architecture

Own cross-platform guardrails

Own data protection standards

Build AI-powered enrichment pipelines

Build AI-powered analysis pipelines

Integrate security stack

Define engineering standards

Define design review processes

Define architectural patterns

Establish accountability structures

Partner with Platform Engineering

Partner with Infrastructure

Partner with Security

Define ownership boundaries

Define contribution standards

Define governance operating models

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Platform Engineering; Infrastructure; Security

Communication Scope

Technical complexity communication

Full Job Description

Calling all originals: At Levi Strauss & Co., you can be yourself — and be part of something bigger. We're a company of people who like to forge our own path and leave the world better than we found it. Who believe that what makes us different makes us stronger. So add your voice. Make an impact. Find your fit — and your future. Levi Strauss & Co.’s Global Information Security (GIS) organization is building the next generation of AI-powered security capabilities. The Principal Security Engineer is the technical cornerstone of that effort. This role translates architectural vision into production-grade systems that protect one of the world’s most iconic brands. This opportunity sits within the GIS, reporting to the Directory of AI & Security Engineering, who reports directly to the CISO. You will architect and build the agentic platform that powers our threat intelligence automation, detection engineering assistance, and security alert triage. This role is operating at the intersection of enterprise software engineering, AI systems design, and cybersecurity at global scale. ## About the Job * Support the enterprise agentic AI platform, defining and governing how every agent at LS&Co. is built, deployed, and governed, regardless of cloud provider, model, or builder team. * Architect and engineer a production-grade multi-agent AI platform to orchestrate specialized security agents across the GIS. * Lead the design and implementation of the AI Gateway as the central enforcement point for all LLM and agent traffic. * Architect the agent identity and registry system to eliminate shadow AI and orphaned agents across the estate. * Establish the audit and observability architecture for agent workloads. * Own cross-platform guardrails and data protection standards. * Build AI-powered enrichment and analysis pipelines integrated with our security stack. * Define engineering standards, design review processes, and architectural patterns for the AI & Security Engineering practic

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