Sr. Agent Security / AI Red-Team Engineer — Federal and DoD Programs
About the Role
PGTEK is seeking a Sr. Agent Security / AI Red-Team Engineer to support our L400 Advanced Development capability. You will attack our agents before adversaries do—and turn findings into durable controls for regulated and high-consequence environments.
Key Responsibilities
• Threat-model prompts, retrieval, tools, memory, MCP/A2A, and identities
• Execute attacks and verify remediation
• Design solutions using prompt injection testing, AI red teaming, Model Armor, IAM, secure tool calling, and MCP/A2A security
• Mentor team members and contribute reusable security standards
• Support RMF/FedRAMP/DoD authorization activities
• 5+ years of software, cloud, data, cybersecurity, systems, or AI engineering experience
• 3+ years of advanced hands-on experience in production or regulated environments
• Experience with prompt injection, AI red teaming, Model Armor, IAM, secure tool calling, MCP/A2A security, Python, and incident response
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience leading threat modeling or red-team testing for AI systems
• CISSP, SecurityX/CASP+, GIAC, CKS, or related certifications
Clearance & Location
Active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI eligibility preferred. Hybrid or remote with travel to customer sites (~10–25%). Washington, DC / Northern Virginia area preferred.