Senior AI Security Engineer, Threat Defense

Ellenco Estágios e Treinamentos; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America’s Global Information Security (GIS) team is seeking a Cyber Threat Defense AI Security Senior Engineer to drive the integration of advanced AI technologies into our cyber defense ecosystem. This senior role focuses on technical innovation and SME leadership in AI-powered security, reporting to senior leadership and collaborating with engineering teams.

You will prototype AI tools for threat hunting, anomaly detection, and automated incident response, while guiding scalable AI

Qualifications

• 7+ years in cybersecurity, preferably offensive security or threat operations.
• Hands-on with agentic AI systems, LLMs, and custom ML models.
• Experience with enterprise cloud AI platforms (Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex).
• Understanding of offensive security tactics and red teaming with AI.
• Experience leading large technical projects in security data pipelines and automation.
• Knowledge of threat actor behaviors and defensive countermeasures.
• Ability to translate complex tech for executives.
• Familiarity with AI governance and regulatory considerations in financial services.
• Experience with data platforms, cloud-native architectures, and MLOps.
• Ability to drive consensus across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with GIS operational and technical teams to identify opportunities for AI‑driven enhancements to security controls and architecture.
• Drive the technical implementation of the design and deployment of AI‑powered tools for threat hunting, anomaly detection, and automated incident response.
• Oversee the development and operationalization of custom ML/LLM models tailored to cybersecurity use cases.
• Guide architectural transformations to support scalable AI integration across the enterprise.
• Act as a technical expert on AI‑driven cybersecurity initiatives, mentoring junior engineers and analysts.
• Prototype and evaluate emerging AI technologies for applicability in cyber threat detection and response.
• Serve as a thought leader and subject‑matter expert on AI in cybersecurity, advising senior leadership and influencing enterprise‑wide strategy.
• Ensure responsible and ethical use of AI in security operations, including model governance, bias mitigation, and explainability.
• Collaborate with offensive security teams to develop AI‑enhanced red teaming and adversarial emulation capabilities.
• Drive innovation in proactive defense mechanisms using predictive analytics and autonomous threat response.

Skills

AI/ML security

Threat intelligence

Cloud AI platforms

Offensive security

MLOps

Executive communication

Tools

Azure AI Foundry

AWS Bedrock

GCP Vertex

Job description

Bank of America’s Global Information Security (GIS) team is seeking a Cyber Threat Defense AI Security Senior Engineer to drive the integration of advanced AI technologies into our cyber defense ecosystem. This senior role focuses on technical innovation and SME leadership in AI-powered security, reporting to senior leadership and collaborating with engineering teams.

You will prototype AI tools for threat hunting, anomaly detection, and automated incident response, while guiding scalable AI