Cybersecurity Principal Engineer (AI Cloud Security)

Truist Bank • Raleigh, NC

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About The Position

Responsible for leading, developing and maintaining the technical IT/cyber security capabilities necessary for safeguarding the firm's information systems and the Cybersecurity Principal Engineer (AI Cloud Security) is part of Truist’s AI Security Engineering function and is responsible for designing, engineering, deploying, and operating security controls for AI, ML, and Generative AI systems across cloud platforms.

This role focuses on hands on engineering, enabling secure AI usage through cloud-native security controls, automation, and infrastructure as code, and operationalizing enterprise AI security standards. Engineers in this role work closely with AI platform teams, cloud engineering, governance, and risk partners to ensure AI systems are secure by design, compliant by default, and scalable across the enterprise.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of experience in systems engineering or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Strong functional and technical knowledge of information/cyber security capabilities with deep expertise in one or more of the following areas: Encryption, Data Security, Application Security, End Point Security, Identity and Access Management, Windows/Unix/Linux Systems Security, Mainframe Security, Perimeter Security, Network Security, Mobility Security, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cryptography, or Authentication Systems
• Strong understanding of service lifecycle management, strategic planning, and the cyber security landscape
• Strong hands‑on experience with Azure and/or AWS
• Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (GitLab).
• Experience implementing or operating cloud security tooling (e.g., Microsoft Purview, Sentinel, Wiz or equivalent).
• Experience securing AI/ML or Generative AI systems in production environments.
• Familiarity with AI‑specific security controls, such as:
• Prompt injection mitigation
• Content safety / moderation controls
• Model access and usage restrictions
• Secure data handling for AI pipelines
• Exposure to Azure and Azure‑hosted AI services.
• Experience working in regulated environments with strong risk and governance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI & Cloud Security Engineering
• Engineer and deploy security controls for AI/ML and Generative AI systems, including model‑level, data‑level, and platform‑level protections.
• Implement AI guardrails and safety controls (e.g., prompt injection defenses, content safety filters, policy enforcement, model access controls).
• Support secure AI platform onboarding for internal teams, ensuring alignment with Truist AI Security Standards and Review Processes.
• Perform technical security assessments of AI systems and cloud‑hosted AI services.
• Lead Infrastructure as Code & Automation
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation to deploy AI security controls consistently.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) for security tooling, guardrails, and configuration‑as‑code.
• Automate operational workflows using Python and scripting to reduce manual security operations.
• Lead Cloud Platform Security
• Engineer secure, scalable cloud environments supporting AI workloads across AWS and Azure.
• Implement and integrate cloud security tooling (e.g., Wiz) to provide visibility and control over AI assets.
• Secure containerized and orchestrated workloads supporting AI pipelines (ECS, EKS, Kubernetes).
• Lead Collaboration & Enablement
• Partner with AI platform teams, application engineers, cloud security, and governance stakeholders to embed security into AI delivery.
• Contribute to the evolution of enterprise AI security standards, patterns, and reference architectures.
• Support incident response, threat modeling, and remediation activities related to AI systems.

Benefits

• Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates.
• Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays.
• Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal