Principal AI Security Specialist - West
Zscaler · Bellevue, WA
$175,875–$251,250from the description
Jun 28, 2026
Bellevue, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior, customer-facing technical specialist role focused on AI security within enterprise sales cycles. The position involves advising Fortune 500 clients on securing GenAI deployments — covering LLMs, RAG architectures, and data protection — while delivering tailored demos, guiding proof-of-value engagements, and feeding real-world customer insight back into product development. Suits a seasoned solutions engineer with deep AI/GenAI knowledge and strong executive communication skills.
Senior level · 10+ years · Remote · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 390 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer occupations, all other). range 80–580
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $116,580 (middle half $79,370–$157,500). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This role is a field-facing AI Security Solutions/Sales Engineer (Principal AI Security Specialist) — it sits at the intersection of pre-sales solutions engineering and AI security advisory, which no single SOC code captures cleanly. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the best fit; 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) is the runner-up given the heavy security focus.
The 'Principal' title is taken at face value for advertised seniority. However, the actual requirements — 10+ years in a customer-facing technical/sales engineering role with no indication of org-wide technical authority or people management — are consistent with a Senior-level individual contributor.
The base pay range ($175,875–$251,250/year) explicitly excludes commission, bonus, and equity.
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is listed as a required knowledge area alongside LLMs and RAG in the 'What We're Looking For' section.
'Hands-on AI Prototyping' (LLM APIs, scripting, agentic automation) and 'Advanced AI Risk Expertise' appear under 'Preferred Qualifications.' Python is inferred as the most common scripting language for LLM prototyping but is not explicitly named; this is a judgement call based on the 'scripting' reference in the preferred section.
No specific degree is required; the JD states no degree requirement at all.
The role is tagged #LI-Remote, indicating fully remote eligibility across all US locations.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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