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Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting
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The AI Gateway Security Engineer, Lead role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise AI gateway capabilities across complex multi-cloud and federal environments. You will lead the implementation of security controls, including guardrails, policy enforcement, secure API integrations, and machine-to-machine authentication for LLM inference and agent-based architectures. Day-to-day responsibilities include building scalable high-availability security architectures, automating policy-as-code, and managing remediation workflows while mentoring team members. You will utilize a technical stack including Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, APIs, scripting, and Open Policy Agent (OPA) to manage tools like Wiz. The role focuses on the specific challenge of securing AI infrastructure and governance within federal contexts. Key competencies include experience with Kong AI Gateway, cloud security policies, and specialized protocols such as MCP and A2A to ensure secure enterprise-scale deployments.