Cybersecurity Staff Engineer | AI Security

Job ID

Req197422

Location

Austin, TX

Category

Technology

Pay Range*

$140,000.00 – $190,000.00

Apply By

12/21/2026

Company Overview

What’s the best place we’ve ever built? The place where we work. At Home Depot, our goal is to provide the highest level of service, the broadest selection of products, and the most competitive prices. As the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, we operate more than 2,200 retail stores across North America. And each of our associates are focused one thing — helping our customers build and improve their homes, businesses, and ultimately their lives.

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Position Purpose

Position Purpose:

This engineer owns runtime protection for The Home Depot's agentic and AI traffic: the AI gateway, Prisma AIRS AI Runtime Security, Google Model Armor and the Koi integration.

Role summary:

You will deploy the AI gateway with Prisma AIRS AI Runtime Security API on top of it, tune policies by agent persona, and extend the same protection to agents that cannot route through the gateway. You will act as the advisory engineer for configuring DLP policies in Prisma AIRS, guiding the teams that own the data on how to detect and stop exfiltration of sensitive data. You will also deploy Google Model Armor and DLP for the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, and integrate Prisma AIRS with Koi AES to cover endpoint agents and MCPs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deploy the AI gateway and Prisma AIRS AI Runtime Security API on top of it, with policies configured per agent persona.
  • Act as the advisory engineer for configuring DLP policies in Prisma AIRS to detect and stop exfiltration of PII, credit card data and other sensitive data.
  • Define and document the process for embedding Prisma AIRS AI Runtime Security API, using ADK or SDK with the correct policy, in agents that cannot pass through the gateway.
  • Deploy Google Model Armor for the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform with appropriate controls, and deploy DLP policies in Security Command Center (SCC).
  • Integrate Prisma AIRS with Koi AES for endpoint agents and MCPs, passing traffic to the gateway, and embed the API by other means where traffic does not reach the gateway.
  • Deploy tools and policies that address the OWASP Top 10 risks for LLM and agentic applications.
  • Troubleshoot at the application level, and document architectures, policies and runbooks.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

  • This position typically reports to Manager or Sr. Manager
  • This position has 0 Direct Reports

Travel Requirements:

  • No travel required.

Physical Requirements:

  • Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

  • Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Must be eighteen years of age or older.
  • Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in network security and application security, including engineering and administering gateways, proxies, firewalls or comparable enforcement platforms at enterprise scale.
  • Understanding of the agentic lifecycle, including how agents are built, how they call models, tools and MCP servers, and where runtime controls belong.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and release processes, including deploying new security products and policies safely into production.
  • Experience deploying tools and policies to address the OWASP Top 10 for web, LLM and agentic applications.
  • Working knowledge of Google Cloud, including supporting AI workloads and applying controls such as Model Armor and Security Command Center DLP.
  • Experience integrating security controls using APIs, SDKs or agent frameworks (such as ADK), and designing fallback patterns for traffic that cannot be proxied.
  • Experience advising on the configuration of endpoint or DLP policies to detect and block exfiltration of PII, payment card data and other sensitive data.
  • Experience troubleshooting at the application level, including leading technical triage on production incidents and supporting root-cause analysis.
  • Experience working across multiple teams to complete tasks, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong documentation skills, including architectures, policies and runbooks.
  • Ability to leverage AI tools to improve areas such as scripting, troubleshooting, documentation and operational efficiency while maintaining appropriate data protection and accuracy.
  • Preferred: experience with Prisma AIRS, AI gateways, Google Model Armor or Koi.
  • Preferred: previous experience leading, coaching or mentoring team members.

Minimum Education:

  • The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

  • No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

  • 8

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

  • No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

  • None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

  • None

Certifications:

  • None

Competencies:

  • Action Oriented
  • Collaborates
  • Drives Engagement
  • Communicates Effectively
  • Customer Focus
  • Drives Results
  • Manages Conflict

Pay Range

The pay range for this position is between $140,000.00 – $190,000.00*

* Starting wage may vary based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the position being offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. The Home Depot offers additional competitive and non-financial benefits, which may include a performance-based bonus program or a profit sharing program depending on position.

Work Location

Remote/virtual – Associates in remote roles have the flexibility to complete their job responsibilities primarily from home. Depending on the position, a remote role may be entirely virtual, or it may require living within a commutable distance of an assigned company office to support occasional, in-person responsibilities.

Building Location

TX01
VIRTUAL
Austin, TX

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Online Assessments

As part of our application process for this role, there is an online assessment that you will need to complete. You’ll be directed to the link to start the assessment immediately after submitting your application. Once you click on the assessment link, you’ll have 96 hours to complete it. You may stop and restart the assessment as many times as needed during your 96-hour time frame. The assessment should only take about 20 minutes to complete.

During the assessment, we’ll ask you questions about how you approach work and various other work-related situations. The questions are based on characteristics that are related to performing successfully in hourly roles at The Home Depot, including: how you work as part of a team; whether you are responsible, dependable and thorough; and your ability to learn new skills. For Store/Merchandising roles we will ask a few additional questions around how you help customers and drive sales.

If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation related to the assessment, or you would like to obtain more information about the assessment, click here.

Benefits

  • Parental Leave

    Paid parental leave to bond with your new addition

  • Profit-Sharing Bonuses

    Merit increases and performance bonuses

  • Employee Stock Purchase Program

    Home Depot stock at a 15% discount through payroll deductions

  • Retirement Plans

    401(k) savings plan with company matching

  • Health & Wellness

    Medical, dental, vision insurance plans and more

  • Tuition Reimbursement

    Tuition reimbursement, scholarships, and discounted tuition rates

Paid Time Off Benefits

Salaried associates are eligible for 2 weeks of vacation in their first year. FT hourly will be eligible for 40 hours of paid vacation time after 6 months of continuous service. For positions in Washington State, Spokane, and Tacoma only: Salary and Temporary associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked; FT associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked or 4 hours per month, whichever is greater. For positions in Seattle only: Salary and Temporary associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked; FT associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked or 4 hours per month, whichever is greater.

Cybersecurity Staff Engineer | AI Security

Austin, TX

Home DepotTechnology$140,000.00 – $190,000.00

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