Appian Corporation

AI Security Engineer

McLean, Virginia

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 days ago

PythonGoScalaAlgorithmsVector DatabasesAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesMachine LearningLLMsRAGAgentic AICybersecuritySIEMSOC OperationsRecruitingElectrical EngineeringResearchMentoring

About the role

We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality.
We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results.
The Ideal Candidate: - You are a Builder First: You take immense pride in shipping clean, production-grade, asynchronous code.

Responsibilities

Design, test, and deploy autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents that integrate natively with our enterprise security stack (SIEM, EDR, XDR, and Threat Intel feeds).
Design, optimize, and maintain production-grade Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows to inject real-time security context, network topology, and historical incident logs into agent prompts.
Collaborate deeply with Tier 3 Analysts and Threat Hunters to engineer seamless HITL handoff mechanisms, ensuring agents safely escalate complex anomalies to humans.
Implement robust security boundaries around our LLM architecture, mitigating risks like prompt injection, data poisoning, model tool-abuse, and addressing the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience programming with Python, Go, Scala, or Java.

Nice to have

3 years of experience deploying scalable and responsible AI solutions on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
Proven experience working with production Vector Databases (e.g., Pinecone, Qdrant, Milvus, or Weaviate) for semantic chunking, embedding generation, and metadata filtering.
Experience deploying and scaling AI workloads in containerized cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP using Kubernetes/EKS/AKS).
Tools and Resources
Training and Development: During onboarding, we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department-specific training.
Community: We'll immerse you into our community rooted in respect starting on day one.
Appian fosters inclusivity through our 8 employee-led affinity groups.
Appian provides AI automation for mission-critical work.

Skills

This commitment ensures that employees have access to a holistic range of development opportunities.

Benefits

Appian offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future.
These groups help employees build stronger internal and external networks by planning social, educational, and outreach activities to connect with Appianites and larger initiatives throughout the company.
Benefits vary by country-please ask your Talent Acquisition contact for details specific to the location you are applying to.

Company info

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are.
When you join Appian, you'll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together.
AI Security Engineer (Agentic SOC)

Equal opportunity

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Appian is an equal opportunity employer that strives to attract and retain the best talent.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Appian provides reasonable accommodations to applicants in accordance with all applicable laws.

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