(USA) Staff, Software Engineer, Information Security

Walmart

1d • $110,000 - $220,000

About The Position

Join Walmart as a Staff Software Engineer in Information Security, where you will lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable, secure software solutions. This role requires expertise in software architecture, coding, and continuous integration within cloud environments. As AI initiatives scale, manual security reviews and static policy enforcement are becoming bottlenecks. To safely accelerate AI adoption, a dynamic approach applying real-time enforcement model is required.. This role will own the deployment of Open Policy Agent (OPA) and OPAL (Open Policy Administration Layer), allowing us to decouple policy from code and enforce security guardrails on live AI data streams. What you'll do... Collaborate with stakeholders to identify, analyze, and address technical and business requirements for information security solutions. Design scalable, modular software architectures that meet security, availability, and performance standards. Develop, review, and maintain secure, efficient code using Python and relevant frameworks on Microsoft Azure. Implement continuous integration and delivery pipelines to ensure timely, high-quality software releases. Conduct risk analysis and contribute to mitigation strategies during requirement gathering and solution design phases. Monitor program metrics and support defect management through root cause analysis and corrective actions. Drive automation of repetitive tasks to enhance security and operational efficiency.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Python programming and software coding standards to develop scalable, secure solutions.
• AI/ML Concepts: Fundamental understanding of how different AI systems (Machine Learning models, Large Language Models) are built, trained, deployed (MLOps)
• AI-Specific Security Risks: Knowledge of the unique security threats to AI, such as model poisoning, adversarial attacks (e.g., evasion, data extraction), and prompt injection.
• Data Governance & Security: Expertise in securing the AI data lifecycle—from data acquisition and training to inference—including data lineage, integrity checks, and implementing privacy-preserving techniques
• Cybersecurity Fundamentals: General knowledge of common cybersecurity principles, threat modeling, and secure SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) practices.
• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 4years’ experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
• Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Nice To Haves

• Certification in Security+, GISF, CISSP, CCSP, or GSEC
• Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity or related area and 2 years’ experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects
• We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
• The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify, analyze, and address technical and business requirements for information security solutions.
• Design scalable, modular software architectures that meet security, availability, and performance standards.
• Develop, review, and maintain secure, efficient code using Python and relevant frameworks on Microsoft Azure.
• Implement continuous integration and delivery pipelines to ensure timely, high-quality software releases.
• Conduct risk analysis and contribute to mitigation strategies during requirement gathering and solution design phases.
• Monitor program metrics and support defect management through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Drive automation of repetitive tasks to enhance security and operational efficiency.

Benefits

• At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
• Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.
• Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees