Distinguished Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Security

Palo Alto Networks

. Lead architectural design reviews for zero-trust, high-availability AI safety topologies across enterprise environments .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $248,700 - $341,250 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates advanced expertise in software development and distributed systems architecture, with a strong focus on AI safety, zero-trust environments, and high-availability systems. Proficient in Python, Go, or C++, with a deep understanding of enterprise security protocols and infrastructure-as-code practices.

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10+ Years Software Development ExperienceMaster-Level Proficiency In Python, Go, Or C++Expertise In Asynchronous ProgrammingExtensive Experience With API GatewaysAdvanced Mastery Of Containerization

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentDistributed Systems ArchitectureAsynchronous ProgrammingHigh-Concurrency SystemsAPI Gateway DesignLLM OrchestrationInfrastructure-As-CodeData Loss PreventionNetwork SegmentationPrompt Injection Mitigation

Soft Skills

Consensus BuildingExecutive CommunicationProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

Prisma AIRSEnvoyKongGRPCRESTKubernetesPrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetryDatadog

Certifications & Qualifications

Master's Degree In Computer SciencePh.D. In Artificial IntelligencePh.D. In Cybersecurity

Industry Keywords

AI SafetyZero-Trust ArchitectureHigh-Availability SystemsEnterprise Security ProtocolsTelemetry Pipelines

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityDistributed SystemsGrafanaGRPCKubernetesMicroservicesPrometheusPythonC++Go

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead architectural design reviews for zero-trust, high-availability AI safety topologies across enterprise environments
Write production-grade Python, Go, or C++ code integrating Prisma AIRS into enterprise microservices and AI infrastructure
Build high-throughput middleware and proxy extensions for real-time prompt security and identity-aware access controls
Architect automated infrastructure-as-code deployment modules and SDK wrappers
Optimize low-latency traffic paths for streaming LLM payloads, intelligent caching, and global load balancing
Serve as the tier-4 escalation point for critical production outages and complex distributed systems
Analyze telemetry pipelines to resolve edge-case failures across LangChain and LlamaIndex agentic frameworks
Upstream custom plugins, platform optimizations, and core engine enhancements to Prisma AIRS repositories
Partner with cross-functional leadership to turn recurring enterprise architectural patterns into native product capabilities
Author enterprise reference architectures and whitepapers establishing AI security and compliance standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of professional software development and distributed systems architecture experience in production environments
Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, or equivalent practical experience
Master-level proficiency in Python, Go, or C++
Expertise in asynchronous programming and high-concurrency systems
Extensive experience designing and operating API gateways such as Envoy and Kong
Experience with enterprise protocols including gRPC and REST
Expert knowledge of LLM orchestration, vector databases, runtime guardrails, and prompt injection mitigation
Advanced mastery of containerization, custom Kubernetes operators, service meshes, and infrastructure-as-code across major cloud providers
Comprehensive knowledge of enterprise security protocols, data loss prevention, and network segmentation frameworks
Ability to build consensus and partner with executive leadership to translate mandates into engineering designs
Comfortable presenting to executives and debugging live production incidents
Preferred: experience securing autonomous AI agent architectures and tool-use execution environments
Preferred: contributions to open-source AI security tools, red-teaming research, or LLM vulnerability benchmark suites
Preferred: expertise with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or Datadog
Preferred: experience with synthetic data generation, ML-driven data sanitization pipelines, and offline evaluation sandboxes
Eligible for immigration sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks

Restricted stock units
Bonus
Employee benefits (details referenced but not provided)
Immigration sponsorship eligibility