Snowflake · 5 hours ago
Director Security Applied Field Engineering - Solution Engineering
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$252K/yr - $331K/yr
20+ years expSnowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential through innovation and collaboration. As the Director of Security Applied Field Engineering, you will lead a team to drive strategic customer engagements and build frameworks for secure AI adoption, ensuring a robust security posture in the Snowflake AI Data Cloud.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud Data ServicesData ManagementEnterprise SoftwareSoftware
Responsibilities
Drive strategic engagements focused on the Security Architecture, ensuring robust foundations across Identity, Data, and Infrastructure for applications built on Snowflake
Lead customer strategy for secure AI adoption, leveraging Snowflake Cortex to bring state-of-the-art LLMs directly to customer data within a secure environment
Architect trusted Agentic AI frameworks where Cortex Agents operate within governed boundaries, autonomously orchestrating tasks while inheriting Snowflake's native security perimeter
Deploy Cortex Guard and AI Observability to filter harmful content and provide transparent, explainable AI interactions through rigorous monitoring and tracing
Ensure AI governance by enforcing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and data masking across all AI-driven insights and automated actions
Lead workshops to transition customers from legacy infrastructure to advanced SIEM Augmentation, Log Ingestion (Otel/Logs into Snowflake), and Cybersecurity Data Lake
Build repeatable reference architectures and frameworks for Identity (IAM), Data Governance, Row-Level Security, and Encryption to accelerate well-architected deployments
Guide customers through end-to-end journeys for BC/DR (Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery), including multi-region deployment patterns and measurable recovery outcomes
Drive the creation of relevant content to accelerate new use case deployments and adoption of native functionality
Act as a leadership point of contact and influence product roadmaps by serving as the Voice of the Field to Snowflake’s product and engineering teams
Recruit, train, and lead a world-class team of Security AFEs who serve as trusted advisors to CISOs, CTOs, and Lead Security Architects
Actively participate in high-stakes engagements, working with your team to build solutions for Zero Trust, complex encryption patterns, and enterprise-grade security data lakes
Develop the team’s storytelling, facilitation, and design skills to bring complex customer security journeys to life through human-centric design
Foster a culture of co-creation with customers, encouraging the team to think beyond basic infrastructure into business design outcomes
Define and execute against clear KPIs, compensation plans, and execution models to drive consistent field impact and scale across regions
Qualification
Required
20+ years of industry experience in Data, Security, Networking, Infrastructure or AI Engineering, with 8+ years in a leadership role managing high-performing technical teams
Exceptional storytelling skills with the ability to deliver compelling presentations to both technical and executive stakeholders
Deep understanding of LLM security risks (e.g., prompt injection, data leakage) and mitigation strategies using tools like Cortex Guard
Expertise in governing Autonomous Agents, ensuring 'Human-in-the-loop' controls and auditability for agent-driven actions
Mastery of techniques like Differential Privacy, Data Masking, and Secure Sandboxing to protect sensitive training and inference data
Proficiency in observability techniques including logging, monitoring, and distributed tracing on a platform level
Expertise in modern authentication/authorization protocols (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect) and implementing robust Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) models across cloud and on-premises environments
Deep knowledge of securing cloud and hybrid network architectures, including micro-segmentation, zero-trust principles, and secure deployment of services like Apache NiFi
Proficiency in securing the container lifecycle, from build (image scanning) to runtime (Pod Security Standards, network policies, service mesh), and managing secrets within Kubernetes
Strong background in aligning security programs with regulatory frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR) and managing security risk through continuous monitoring and auditing
Preferred
Understanding of emerging AI regulations (e.g., EU AI Act) and their impact on enterprise data strategy
Familiarity with how Snowflake's AI Trust Center maps to SOC2, HIPAA, and HITRUST requirements for AI/ML workloads
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Flexible spending & health savings account
At least 12 paid holidays
Paid time off
Parental leave
Employee assistance program
Other company benefits
Company
Snowflake
Snowflake is a cloud data platform that provides a data warehouse as a service designed for the cloud.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.03BKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalICONIQ GrowthAltimeter Capital
2022-04-19Post Ipo Equity· $621.46M
2020-09-16IPO
2020-02-07Series G· $479M
Leadership Team
Sridhar Ramaswamy
Chief Executive Officer
Benoit Dageville
Snowflake Co-founder, President of Product
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