Walmart

Distinguished Systems and Infrastructure Engineer, Information Security

Walmart

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: BentonvilleUnited States

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Salary

💰 $130,000 - $260,000 per year

About the role

  • Review internal AI projects, pipelines, and architectures for security gaps, and drive mitigations.
  • Analyze emerging global threats and risks related to AI, and update our security policies, playbooks, and standards accordingly.
  • Define and refine scalable security processes and controls for AI and ML systems across their lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with engineers and product teams to implement secure-by-default patterns in CI/CD and MLOps workflows.
  • Build reference implementations and prototypes to validate security controls in real-world AI environments.
  • Write clear technical documentation, design diagrams, and decision records for broad consumption across engineering teams.
  • Act as a mentor and trusted advisor on secure engineering and AI safety topics.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 6 years’ experience in systems and infrastructure engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
  • 8 years’ experience in systems and infrastructure engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
  • Developer background with strong Python programming skills.
  • Experience in CI/CD and MLOps, including tools like Concord, Looper (WCNP is a bonus).
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Git repositories and version control best practices.
  • Operational experience with hyperscale cloud platforms, particularly Azure and Google Cloud.
  • Comfortable in Linux environments and familiar with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates, or Ansible).
  • Understanding of workflow and rules engines and their application in security or policy enforcement.
  • Demonstrated use of AI-assisted tools to boost engineering productivity and a strong grasp of Generative AI technologies and risks.
  • Experience integrating security into ML pipelines and model deployment workflows (nice to have).
  • Familiarity with AI risk management frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001) (nice to have).
Benefits
  • 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.
  • Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates.
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonCI/CDMLOpsDockerKubernetesHelmGitTerraformAnsibleGenerative AI
Soft Skills
mentorshipcollaborationcommunicationtechnical documentation