Principal AI Security Specialist - Federal

Zscaler
Washington
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 175,875 - 251,250 annuallyFunction: Government & Public AdministrationSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving","Presentation","Storytelling"]

Senior, field-facing AI security specialist leading technical sales strategy and demonstrations for Fortune 500 accounts. Owns AI security opportunities from discovery to close, acts as SME on LLMs, RAG, and data protection, and collaborates with Product/Engineering to feed real-world feedback into the roadmap while enabling a global sales force.

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Principal AI Security Specialist - Federal

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Job Summary

Senior, field-facing AI security specialist leading technical sales strategy and demonstrations for Fortune 500 accounts. Owns AI security opportunities from discovery to close, acts as SME on LLMs, RAG, and data protection, and collaborates with Product/Engineering to feed real-world feedback into the roadmap while enabling a global sales force.
Location: Washington
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Government & Public Administration
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect the AI technical strategy, owning and executing the technical sales strategy to drive high-value AI security opportunities from discovery to close.
  • •Deliver compelling, high-impact demos and POVs that tailor demonstrations to deep-tech practitioners and C-level executives, validating the ability to securely enable enterprise AI.
  • •Serve as the field authority on modern AI patterns (e.g., RAG, agents, prompt workflows) and advise clients on preventing sensitive data exposure and unsanctioned AI usage.
  • •Scale the field motion by collaborating with Product and Engineering to incorporate customer feedback into the product roadmap and build reusable demo assets and enablement playbooks.
  • •Enable the wider team by developing reusable demos, technical assets, competitive positioning, and enablement content for enterprise account teams.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 175,875 - 251,250 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceTime OffParental LeaveRetirement Options

Key Requirements

  • •Experience in a customer-facing technical role (Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, or Technical Advisory) with a track record navigating enterprise sales cycles.
  • •Deep fluency in AI/GenAI, including LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), Model Context Protocol (MCP) orchestration patterns, and AI security risks.
Experience:AI securityCybersecurityEnterprise software
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingPresentationStorytelling
Languages:English
Tech Stack:LLMsRAGAPIsZero TrustDLPCloudSecurity platform

Company Brief

Zscaler
Provides cloud-native security platform delivering secure access, threat protection, and zero trust services to organizations, enabling secure internet and private application access without traditional network appliances.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 2007
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