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Truist

Cybersecurity Principal Engineer – AI Cloud Security

Truist

. Responsible for leading, developing and maintaining the technical IT/cyber security capabilities necessary for safeguarding the firm's information systems.

Posted 4/2/2026full-timeAtlanta • North Carolina, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityLinuxTerraformUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Responsible for leading, developing and maintaining the technical IT/cyber security capabilities necessary for safeguarding the firm's information systems.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Implement and integrate cloud security tooling (e.g., Wiz) to provide visibility and control over AI assets.
  • Partner with AI platform teams, application engineers, cloud security, and governance stakeholders to embed security into AI delivery.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 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
  • Experience working in regulated environments with strong risk and governance requirements.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life insurance
  • disability
  • accidental death and dismemberment
  • tax-preferred savings accounts
  • 401k plan
  • no less than 10 days of vacation
  • 10 sick days
  • paid holidays
  • defined benefit pension plan
  • restricted stock units
  • deferred compensation plan

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Hard Skills & Tools
information securitycyber securityencryptiondata securityapplication securityidentity and access managementcloud securityinfrastructure as codeCI/CD pipelinesAI security controls
Soft Skills
leadershipstrategic planningcollaborationrisk managementcommunication