Principal AI Security Engineer

Kyndryl; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 180,000 - 342,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Learning & development

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking a Principal AI Security Engineer to secure internal AI solutions, agents, copilots, model platforms, and frontier AI capabilities. This hands-on senior technical role will write code, build controls, integrate into enterprise platforms, and translate security requirements into reusable guardrails and measurable risk reduction.

The position involves leading engineering depth, conducting AI threat modeling, implementing IAM and data access controls, and mentoring teams across

Qualifications

• 10+ years in security engineering or related fields.
• Experience implementing authentication, authorization, secrets management, API security.
• Experience with AI risk landscape and technical controls.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud, IaC, and CI/CD.
• Ability to conduct threat modeling and translate findings into engineering solutions.
• Development experience in Python, Java, C#, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy controls for AI applications, agents, copilots, and shared AI platforms.
• Build reusable services, APIs, libraries, policy checks, automation, and platform integrations.
• Implement identity, authorization, secrets, data access, tool-use, egress, rate-limiting, logging, and human-approval controls.
• Perform AI threat modeling and technical security reviews and drive remediation.
• Build adversarial tests and automated checks for prompt injection, unsafe tool execution, misuse, and control bypass.
• Integrate AI security telemetry, detections, alerts, and response workflows.
• Lead through engineering depth, reusable patterns, mentoring, and enterprise influence.

Skills

Security engineering

Application security

Cloud security

Software engineering

Platform engineering

Python

Java

C#

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Security tooling

Job description

Who We Are At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward - always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.

The Role

Kyndryl's Security & Resiliency practice helps clients anticipate, protect against, withstand, and recover from cyber threats and operational disruption. We bring together deep technical expertise, modern platforms, and a culture of continuous learning to build secure and resilient environments. At Kyndryl, curiosity, collaboration, and customer focus are central to how we work. We invest in skills and give people opportunities to learn, contribute, and grow.

Kyndryl is seeking a Principal AI Security Engineer to secure internal AI solutions, agents, copilots, model platforms, and frontier AI capabilities. This hands-on senior technical role will write code, build controls, integrate them into enterprise platforms, and translate security requirements into reusable guardrails and measurable risk reduction.

What You Will Do

• Design, develop, test, and deploy controls for AI applications, agents, copilots, and shared AI platforms.
• Build reusable services, APIs, libraries, policy checks, automation, and platform integrations.
• Implement identity, authorization, secrets, data access, tool-use, egress, rate-limiting, logging, and human-approval controls.
• Perform AI threat modeling and technical security reviews and drive remediation.
• Build adversarial tests and automated checks for prompt injection, unsafe tool execution, misuse, and control bypass.
• Integrate AI security telemetry, detections, alerts, and response workflows.
• Lead through engineering depth, reusable patterns, mentoring, and enterprise influence.

Kyndryl currently does not require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, however, if you are hired to work at a client, customer, or partner location, you may be required to show proof of vaccination to align with their respective COVID-19 vaccination policies. Those who believe they are eligible may apply for a medical or religious accommodation prior to the start of employment.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• 10 or more years of experience in security engineering, application security, product security, cloud security, software engineering, platform engineering, or a related field.
• Experience implementing authentication, authorization, secrets management, API security, logging, monitoring, and secure development controls.
• Experience implementing technical controls that are unique to the evolving AI risk landscape.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD.
• Ability to conduct threat modeling and convert findings into working engineering solutions.
• Development experience in Python, Java, C#, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing or securing generative AI applications, agents, copilots, or machine learning platforms.
• Experience with AI gateways, model routing, RAG, vector databases, orchestration, MCP, or model-serving platforms.
• Experience with AI red teaming, adversarial testing, prompt injection defenses, or automated control validation.
• Relevant security, cloud, application security, or AI engineering certifications.

The base compensation range for the position in the U.S. is - $179,760 to $341,520 based on a full-time schedule reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Kyndryl, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting.

Your actual compensation may vary depending on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, geography, relevant job-related skills, education and experience, certification and licenses, internal pay equity, and market and business consideration.

The pay or salary range will not be below any applicable state, city or local minimum wage requirement.

There is a different applicable compensation range for the following work locations:

• California (San Francisco Bay Area): $215,640 to $409,800
• California (All Other): $197,640 to $375,600
• Colorado: $179,760 to $341,520
• Massachusetts/ Virginia: $179,760 to $375,600
• New York City: $215,640 to $409,800
• Washington: $197,600 to $375,600
• Washington DC: $197,640 to $375,600

This position will be eligible for Kyndryl’s discretionary annual bonus program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Kyndryl’s applicable plans.

You may also receive a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off.

Note: If this is a sales commission eligible role, you will be eligible to participate in a sales commission plan in lieu of the annual discretionary bonus program.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Being You Diversity

Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.

What You Can Expect

With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value.

Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter - wherever you are in your life journey.

Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more.

Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations.

At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.

Join us, and together, we can advance the vital systems that power human progress.