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  • Lead a high-impact engineering team to reimagine cybersecurity through AI-native products and capabilities.
  • Drive zero-to-one innovation, translating emerging AI technologies into prototypes and production-grade solutions.
  • Define the technical vision for AI-native security solutions leveraging frontier models and advanced ML techniques.

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