Senior AI-Driven AppSec Engineer (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401k savings plan

Paid time off plan

Work-Life resources

Job summary

Cardinal Health, Inc. is seeking an Application Security Engineer, AI and Agentic Security. The role focuses on designing, prototyping, evaluating, and operationalizing generative and agentic AI capabilities within Application Security.

You will build, test and deploy AI-driven security workflows with strong emphasis on security controls and governance. Collaborating with security, engineering, cloud, and governance teams, you will advance scalable, auditable AI-enabled security capabilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Substantial experience in software engineering, security engineering, DevSecOps, or related discipline.
• Proficiency developing solutions in Python.
• Experience with generative AI, LLM integration, or AI-enabled tooling.
• Experience with Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, .NET/C#, or Go.
• Experience with cloud services, containers, Kubernetes, IaC, and enterprise platforms.
• Knowledge of OWASP, NIST frameworks and secure software development practices.
• Security credentials are beneficial (e.g., CISSP, CSSLP, CCSP).

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and operationalize AI-driven security capabilities.
• Develop Python-based services and automation for Application Security use cases.
• Evaluate AI-enabled security products for vulnerability discovery and code guidance.
• Create auditable AI workflows with human oversight and safe guardrails.
• Define reference architectures and runbooks for approved capabilities.
• Partner with governance and architecture teams to ensure alignment with standards.
• Support pilots, measure outcomes, and determine scalability or retirement.
• Maintain awareness of advances in generative AI and secure engineering.

Skills

Python development

Generative AI

Security engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Cloud services

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Go

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / related field or equivalent

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Containers

Job description

Cardinal Health, Inc. is seeking an Application Security Engineer, AI and Agentic Security. The role focuses on designing, prototyping, evaluating, and operationalizing generative and agentic AI capabilities within Application Security.

You will build, test and deploy AI-driven security workflows with strong emphasis on security controls and governance. Collaborating with security, engineering, cloud, and governance teams, you will advance scalable, auditable AI-enabled security capabilities