Senior Engineer – GenAI Security

Bank of America

. Define and lead the engineering approach for complex features and 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. Capable of leading the design and implementation of secure, cloud-native platforms while ensuring compliance and data protection.

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

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Hard Skills

Security ArchitectureOAuth2MTLSZero-Trust DesignData ProtectionEncryptionAccess Control PrinciplesAuditabilityLoggingCompliance Frameworks

Tools & Technologies

CI/CDSIEMObservabilityAnomaly DetectionGenAIRAG ArchitecturesVector DatabasesRetrieval Pipelines

Industry Keywords

Multi-Tenant SystemsDistributed SystemsRegulated EnvironmentsModel GovernanceCompliance Metadata

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and lead the engineering approach for complex features and significant business outcomes
Deliver complex features and technology while enabling development efficiencies
Provide technical thought leadership based on multiple software implementations
Own end-to-end solution design and delivery
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 and support efficient CI/CD pipeline operation
Guide teams on design and best practices for high code performance, including pairing and code reviews
Deliver complex features and automation for one or multiple teams at program level
Conduct research, design prototyping, and evaluate 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 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
Expertise in API security, gateway enforcement, and zero-trust design
Expertise in threat modeling and risk assessment
Experience designing and securing distributed, cloud-native platforms
Experience with 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: GenAI / AI/ML security, prompt injection, adversarial attacks, data leakage, model misuse risks, guardrails, safety evaluation frameworks, RAG architectures, vector databases, retrieval pipelines, agent-based or multi-agent systems, regulated environments, OWASP LLM / agentic security risks, model governance, lineage, and compliance metadata
Bachelor Degree or Equivalent Professional Experience
Ability to work 1st shift in the United States of America
40 hours per week

Benefits

Comp & perks

Affordable, competitive and flexible benefits
Support for physical, emotional, and financial wellness
Opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact
Annual discretionary incentive plan eligibility
Paid time off
Employee resources and support