Agentic Security Engineer

This position will support the design and implementation of runtime security controls, AI agent monitoring, action validation mechanisms, execution tracing, and scalable guardrails for autonomous and semi-autonomous AI systems.

Your Opportunity

NXP is a global player in Semiconductor industry, and security is an essential and integral part of our business.

Job Responsibility

1.Agentic Security Architecture and Runtime Controls

• Translate security requirements and operational risks into runtime enforcement and execution control mechanisms
• Contribute to secure adoption of agentic AI capabilities aligned with enterprise security and governance requirements
• Support security architecture discussions for AI orchestration platforms and autonomous systems
• Perform security assessments of agentic AI systems, orchestration frameworks, and enterprise integrations
• Review integrations involving MCP servers, APIs, plugins, external tools, and enterprise platforms

2.AI Runtime Monitoring and Operational Security

• Build and enhance observability capabilities including execution tracing, logging, auditing, and monitoring for AI agent activity
• Support detection capabilities for insecure agent behavior, unsafe tool execution, and anomalous AI runtime activities
• Contribute to runtime visibility, investigation support, and operational security practices for AI orchestration environments
• Support monitoring controls for autonomous decision-making and AI-driven execution workflows

3.Collaboration, Risk Management, and Secure AI Operations

• Collaborate with Enterprise, Security, Platform, DevOps, and AI engineering teams to support secure deployment of agentic AI systems
• Assess risks related to unsafe tool execution, unauthorized actions, prompt injection, context manipulation, memory poisoning, and insecure agent behavior
• Support implementation of security controls aligned with NIST AI RMF, OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, and secure agentic AI practices
• Assist in evaluating agentic AI systems for compliance with internal security requirements and applicable regulations
• Provide security guidance related to autonomous workflows, tool integrations, runtime controls, and secure orchestration practices

Job Qualification

Desired Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field

Advanced degrees such as Masters are preferred

Professional Experience

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, application security, runtime security, or related engineering roles
• 2+ years of experience securing or supporting AI/ML/GenAI applications, platforms, or services
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML platforms, APIs, orchestration frameworks, or AI-assisted development environments and cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure
• Experience supporting runtime monitoring, observability, or security operations in distributed systems environments is considered a plus

Technical Skills

• Solid understanding of AI/ML/GenAI concepts, including AI agents, orchestration frameworks, MCP integrations, memory systems, and autonomous workflows
• Strong knowledge of runtime security concepts such as policy enforcement, action validation, execution tracing, and delegated authority controls
• Familiarity with AI-related risks, including unsafe tool execution, prompt injection, memory poisoning, context manipulation, and insecure agent behavior
• Working knowledge of the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, MITRE ATLAS, and NIST AI RMF
• Understanding of API security, IAM, observability, logging, and runtime monitoring principles

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment

Certifications (Preferred)

• AI/ML-related and cybersecurity certifications are considered a plus

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

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