Senior Engineer – GenAI Security

Bank of America

. Define and lead the engineering approach for complex features to deliver significant business outcomes .

Posted 10/21/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $122,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in cybersecurity and security architecture, with a strong focus on identity and access management, API security, and threat modeling. Proven ability to design and secure complex, cloud-native platforms while ensuring compliance and data protection.

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Cybersecurity ExpertiseIdentity And Access Management (IAM)API Security And Gateway EnforcementThreat Modeling And Risk AssessmentCloud-Native Platform Security

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Hard Skills

Security ArchitectureOAuth2MTLSZero-Trust DesignData ProtectionEncryptionCompliance FrameworksObservability EngineeringAnomaly DetectionGenAI Security

Tools & Technologies

CI/CDSIEMRAG ArchitecturesVector DatabasesRetrieval Pipelines

Industry Keywords

Financial ServicesRegulated EnvironmentsAuditabilityLoggingModel Governance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and lead the engineering approach for complex features to deliver significant business outcomes
Deliver complex features and technology
Enable development efficiencies and provide technical thought leadership
Ensure design and engineering approaches align with the larger portfolio solution
Define the technology tool stack and evaluate new testing tools, frameworks, and practices
Enable teams and applications with CI/CD capabilities
Guide teams on design and best practices for high code performance, including pairing and code reviews
Deliver complex features end-to-end, including automation, for single or multiple teams at program level
Conduct research, design prototyping, and exploration of new toolsets and components for release management, CI/CD, and features
Establish high-level solution needs with stakeholders and technical requirements with architects
Define and implement security architecture for the GenAI platform
Design and enforce identity and access control models
Establish secure API and tool invocation patterns
Define and implement AI guardrails and safety controls
Lead threat modeling and risk assessment for GenAI systems
Design and enforce RAG and data security controls
Collaborate with Global Markets Sales & Trading, QSDG, and Platform teams to build out a global generative AI platform

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years in cybersecurity, security architecture, or platform security engineering
Strong expertise in identity and access management (IAM), OAuth2, and mTLS
Strong expertise in API security, gateway enforcement, and zero-trust design
Strong expertise in threat modeling and risk assessment
Experience designing and securing distributed, cloud-native platforms
Experience designing and securing multi-tenant systems with strict data access controls
Understanding of data protection, encryption, and access control principles
Understanding of auditability, logging, and compliance frameworks
Familiarity with observability and detection engineering, including SIEM and anomaly detection
Familiarity with attack vectors and security risks in modern application architectures
Desired: experience with GenAI / AI/ML security, prompt injection, adversarial attacks, data leakage, model misuse risks, guardrails, and safety evaluation frameworks
Desired: experience securing RAG architectures, vector databases, retrieval pipelines, agent-based or multi-agent systems
Desired: experience in regulated environments, with financial services strongly preferred
Familiarity with OWASP LLM / agentic security risks
Familiarity with model governance, lineage, and compliance metadata
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
Ability to work 1st shift in the United States of America
40 hours per week

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual discretionary incentive plan eligibility
Industry-leading benefits
Paid time off
Resources and support for employees
In-office culture with role-specific flexibility
Opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact
Recognition and rewards for performance
Support for physical, emotional, and financial wellness