Senior Principal AI Security Solutions Architect

The security of customers’ data and systems is of paramount importance to Dell Technologies. Our Product Security Engineering team designs and develops software and systems to minimize security risks within our products. As experts working at the cutting edge of security, we undertake vulnerability response handling, implement the security development lifecycle, coordinate security certifications and develop common software security components and toolkits. As well as ensuring the authenticity and integrity of the product code during product development, we mitigate risks of sourcing and delivery of counterfeit or maliciously tainted components in our products.  

 Dell Technologies Security and Resiliency organization manages security risk across all aspects of Dell's business. We are experiencing tremendous growth as we continue to meet the security needs of one of the world's largest technology companies. With team members located in more than 15 countries, you will have an exceptional opportunity to influence Dell's security culture while advancing your career. 

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Senior Principal AI Security Solutions Architect on our Security and Resiliency team in Round Rock, Texas. Relocation assistance is available. 

Responsibilities

You will:

• Architect AI-native security workflows, determining where agents, deterministic automation, and human decision points are applied while ensuring safe failure modes
• Partner with security, engineering, and business stakeholders to consolidate fragmented processes into scalable, measurable solutions
• Design and govern agentic AI systems, defining agent permissions, guardrails, and controls to protect against prompt injection, tool abuse, and data exfiltration
• Integrate AI-driven workflows with security platforms, systems of record, identity services, and enterprise applications through APIs, event streams, and Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Establish reusable architectures, agent patterns, and evaluation frameworks, balancing cost, latency, reliability, and security across Dell Technologies

Qualifications

Take the first step towards your dream career  

 Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:  

 Essential Requirements 

• 12+ years of experience, or equivalent expertise, in software engineering, security engineering, cybersecurity architecture, platform architecture, or a related technical field, with a proven track record of delivering production-scale systems
• Proven experience designing and deploying artificial intelligence (AI), generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), or agentic AI solutions within security domains, including implementing controls against prompt injection, tool abuse, and data exfiltration
• Deep expertise in agentic AI architecture, including context management, guardrails, least-privilege agent identity, evaluation frameworks, and optimization of cost, latency, and reliability in production environments
• Strong software engineering and distributed systems background, including application programming interfaces (APIs), event-driven architectures, cloud platforms, system integrations, observability, and modern programming languages such as Python, TypeScript, or Go
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale technical initiatives and influence senior stakeholders across engineering, security, and business organizations within complex, matrixed enterprise environments to drive standardization, process consolidation, and adoption of enterprise-wide solutions

Desired 

• Experience applying AI and agentic systems within cybersecurity domains such as application security, vulnerability management, DevSecOps (Development, Security, and Operations), threat modeling, or secure software development 
• Experience building MCP servers or agent tools, and familiarity with Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps) and secure-by-design frameworks such as the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 

Compensation 

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position is $185,600-$255,200.

We believe that each of us has the power to make an impact. That’s why we put our team members at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds and most advanced tech in the industry, we’re looking for you.

Dell Technologies is a unique family of businesses that helps individuals and organizations transform how they work, live and play. Join us to build a future that works for everyone because Progress Takes All of Us.

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