Zscaler
cybersecurity
SecurityArchitect,AgenticAI
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“Security Architect, Agentic AI at Zscaler. Skills: agent runtimes, planning, tool calling, memory/state controls, production security engineering solutions, frontier model APIs integration, agent frameworks, cloud security, Kubernetes security, Infrastructure as Code. Build secure agent runtimes, libraries, and reference implementations while implementing core agent patterns like planner/executor, tool routing, and RAG boundaries. Build and secure MCP servers, clients, tool registries, and conne”
What You'll Achieve.
impact in your role matters more than title; trust is built on results; impact over activity; deliver production code, secure building blocks, and reference implementations; build secure agent runtimes, libraries, and reference implementations; Build and secure MCP servers, clients, tool registries, and connector patterns; Enforce secure-by-default controls; build repeatable security evaluations
Industry & Context.
problem-solver; seeks out challenges; energized by finding solutions that deliver the biggest impact; solving complex challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Extensive experience designing and implementing agent runtimes including planning, tool calling, and memory/state controls, 8+ years of experience shipping production security engineering solutions with coding skills in Python, TypeScript, or Node, Practical experience integrating frontier model APIs with structured outputs, streaming, and safety controls, Familiarity with agent frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, or Semantic Kernel and the ability to extend them securely, Solid experience in cloud security for AWS, GCP, or Azure along with Kubernetes security and Infrastructure as Code
Nice to Have
Familiarity with OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS, or the NIST AI RMF, Experience building red-team style testing or evaluation harnesses for LLM applications and agents, background in data security for RAG, including retrieval authorization and tenancy boundaries
What You'll Do.
Build secure agent runtimes
and reference implementations while implementing core agent patterns like planner/executor
Build and secure MCP servers
and connector patterns with robust authentication
Enforce secure-by-default controls including schema validation
Threat model and test agent workflows for prompt injection and data exfiltration to build repeatable security evaluations
deliver production code
secure building blocks
and reference implementations for both IT and Product teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
high-trust collaborator; ambitious for the team; embraces a challenge culture through candid, respectful feedback; collaboration
Full Job Description
About Zscaler Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise, we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world’s largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We say, impact over activity. We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate—we’re focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership, and accountability. We value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where you’re enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges, and want to be part of the team that’s helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity. We are looking for an Agentic AI - Architect/Security Engineer to join our Exposure Management & Security Operations team. This is a fully remote U. S. role, reporting to the VP, Information Security Engineering. We’re looking for a hands-on Security Architect/Engineer to build and ship security capabilities for agentic AI systems—LLM apps that plan, use tools, manage memory, and leverage enterprise data. This is an implementation-focused role where you will deliver production code, secure building blocks, and reference implementations for both IT and Product teams.
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