AI Gateway Security Engineer, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
McLean, VAWashington, DC
Employment
Full-time
Posted
61 days ago
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Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 25, 2026

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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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TL;DR · AI Gateway Security Engineer, Lead

The AI Gateway Security Engineer, Lead designs, deploys, and maintains enterprise AI gateway capabilities across complex multi-cloud and federal environments. This role involves leading the implementation of AI security controls, including guardrails, policy enforcement, and secure API integrations for LLM inference and agent-based architectures. You will build scalable, highly available security architectures and automate policy-as-code, remediation workflows, and governance controls. Key technologies include Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, APIs, scripting, and Open Policy Agent. You will also work with Kong AI Gateway and manage machine-to-machine authentication using API keys and OAuth. The position requires solving technical security problems within federal environments by partnering with cloud engineering, security operations, and DevSecOps teams to operationalize findings and drive remediation to closure while mentoring technical team members.

What you'll do

  • Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise AI gateway capabilities across multi-cloud and federal environments.
  • Implement AI security controls including guardrails, policy enforcement, and secure API integrations.
  • Develop scalable, high-availability security architectures and automate policy-as-code using Terraform and Kubernetes.
  • Manage machine-to-machine authentication and authorization for LLM inference and agent-based architectures.
  • Automate security workflows, remediation processes, and governance controls using APIs and scripting.
  • Lead the continuous improvement of security playbooks, escalation paths, and service-level expectations.
  • Operationalize security findings and drive remediation to closure in partnership with cross-functional teams.
  • Mentor and supervise technical team members on security engineering and cloud security tools.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in cloud security, cybersecurity operations, security engineering, or vulnerability management.
  • Experience deploying and administering AI security measures like gateways and guardrails in multi-cloud environments.
  • Experience with API integrations and machine-to-machine authentication such as API keys and OAuth.
  • Experience with AI application and agent architectures, including LLM inference, MCP, and A2A.
  • Experience supporting security tooling within federal environments.
  • Experience building high availability architectures for enterprise scale deployments.
  • Ability to automate tooling and workflows via APIs, Terraform, Kubernetes, or scripting.
  • Bachelor's degree.

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