Senior AI-Driven App Sec Engineer (Remote)

Cardinal Health, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 125,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day with my

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Short- and long-term disability

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health, Inc. is seeking an Application Security Engineer, AI and Agentic Security, a senior IC responsible for designing, prototyping, evaluating, and operationalizing AI capabilities within Application Security.

You will partner with security, engineering, cloud, and governance teams to move concepts from experimentation to governed enterprise capabilities. The role balances innovation with disciplined engineering, security controls, measurable outcomes, and long-term operational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a related field.
• Substantial experience in software engineering, security engineering, or DevSecOps.
• Proficient in Python development.
• Familiarity with Application Security concepts and secure software development practices.
• Experience delivering technical work with multiple stakeholders.
• Hands-on with generative AI, LLM integration, or AI-enabled tooling.
• Experience with Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, or Go.
• Experience with cloud services, containers, Kubernetes, and IaC.
• Knowledge of security guidance like OWASP and NIST frameworks.
• Relevant security or cloud credentials are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test AI-enabled capabilities using generative AI, LLMs, agents, and multi-step workflows.
• Develop Python-based services, automation, integrations, and evaluation tools for security use cases.
• Evaluate AI-enabled security products for vulnerability discovery and secure code guidance.
• Create controlled AI workflows with auditable evidence and human oversight.
• Establish guardrails for identity, least privilege, data access, secrets handling, logging, and governance.
• Develop test plans and benchmarks for accuracy, security, latency, and cost.
• Perform security testing of AI workflows including prompt injection and data leakage.
• Integrate capabilities with source control, CI/CD, developer tools, and vulnerability workflows.
• Define reference architectures and runbooks for approved capabilities.
• Collaborate with governance and architecture to align with enterprise standards.
• Support pilots, capture feedback, and decide on scaling or retirement.
• Stay updated on AI developments relevant to security engineering.
• Move from experimentation to enterprise operationalization with maintainability and cost controls.
• Communicate findings and trade-offs to leadership and cross-functional partners.

Skills

Python development

Generative AI

LLM integration

Agentic AI

Security engineering

CI/CD

Git-based development

Kubernetes

Containers

Cloud services

IaC

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

C#

Go

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, cybersecurity, information systems, or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Containers

Job description

Cardinal Health, Inc. is seeking an Application Security Engineer, AI and Agentic Security, a senior IC responsible for designing, prototyping, evaluating, and operationalizing AI capabilities within Application Security.

You will partner with security, engineering, cloud, and governance teams to move concepts from experimentation to governed enterprise capabilities. The role balances innovation with disciplined engineering, security controls, measurable outcomes, and long-term operational