PGTEK

Senior Agent Security / AI Red Team Engineer - Active Secret clearance

PGTEK  •  United States (Remote)  •  23 days ago
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Job Description

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

Requirements

  • 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.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time salaried employees is effective immediately upon the start date. Benefits include comprehensive PPO medical coverage with access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) option, a vision plan, and dental insurance with the base dental plan option paid for by PGTEK. Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term disability, and Critical Illness insurance have premiums covered. Additionally, PGTEK offers a matching 401(k) plan and a discount on pet insurance through ASPCA Pet Insurance. An Employee Assistance Program is available at no cost to all employees. PGTEK offers a generous amount of PTO and Holidays, and an Education Assistance Program is available after 12 months of employment.

ABOUT PGTEK

PGTEK is a true consulting organization dedicated to helping clients achieve their business and technology objectives utilizing our decades of experience and business relationships. PGTEK invests in the educational advancements of our staff by providing the necessary resources to complete Professional and Business Certifications. Our company is our people, and we treat them like family.

EOE, including disability/veterans

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About PGTEK

Our firm provides global IT infrastructure professional services to industry-leading OEM, infrastructure software, and significant private and public sector organizations. We have completed thousands of successful engagements overseen by our best-in-class project management office (PMO). Typically, each engagement involves data storage, networking, and system virtualization and is delivered by our seasoned certified technical consulting staff. We provide assessment, architecture, installation, and professional residency services for each of our IT Infrastructure focus areas.

SOLUTIONS SUPPORTING NATIONAL DEFENSE:

PGTEK has a rich history of supporting federal civilian agencies, the United States military, and the Intelligence Community. Throughout our corporate history, we have been awarded numerous high-profile information technology federal prime and subcontracts. PGTEK’s Project Management Office (PMO) is staffed with full-time contracting officers, accountants with DCAA experience, Facility Security Officers (FSO), and seasoned program management that understands the federal government.

Our firm has unique capabilities to work with every federal agency, including the Intelligence Community. PGTEK provides services outside the continental United States (OCONUS) on an ongoing basis at military installations, hot zones, and combat theaters.

Industry
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Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Ashburn, Virginia
Year Founded
2002
Website
pgtek.com
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