Senior Engineer- AI Security, Systems Engineering & Developer Productivity

Bank of America; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America seeks a highly technical Senior Engineer to lead AI security, platform modernization, and developer productivity across Digital Technology. You will drive secure AI adoption, create remediation roadmaps, accelerate modernization, and enable rapid releases against emerging threats and platform risks.

You will guide multiple engineering teams, establish standards, and deliver end-to-end solutions with a focus on secure software delivery and engineering efficiency.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering, systems engineering, and platform engineering experience.
• Deep experience with large-scale distributed systems and enterprise platform design.
• Proven expertise in AI/LLM consumption and secure AI application development.
• Understanding of AI security risks, vulnerability management, and remediation.
• Experience leading vulnerability remediation programs and Mythos scans.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI security initiatives and platform modernization across Digital Technology.
• Define the technology stack and evaluate new testing tools and practices.
• Enable CI/CD capabilities and optimize CI/CD pipelines.
• Guide teams on high-performance coding practices and reviews.
• Deliver end-to-end features and automation for multiple teams.
• Research and prototype tools for release management and security remediation.
• Partner with architects to establish enterprise-wide engineering standards.
• Develop automation to reduce remediation lead times and improve efficiency.
• Champion secure AI adoption and responsible AI practices.
• Drive modernization including JDK/framework upgrades and debt reduction.

Skills

Automation

Influence

Result Orientation

Stakeholder Management

Technical Strategy Development

Application Development

Architecture

Business Acumen

Risk Management

Solution Design

Agile Practices

Analytical Thinking

Collaboration

Data Management

Solution Delivery Process

Job description

Job Description

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in‑office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in‑office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role‑specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Position Summary

Seeking a highly technical, hands‑on Senior Engineer with deep Systems Engineering expertise to lead AI security, platform modernization, and developer productivity initiatives across Digital Technology. The role will drive secure adoption of AI capabilities, establish the roadmap for AI vulnerability management (including Mythos remediation), accelerate engineering modernization, and enable rapid release capabilities required to address emerging security threats and platform risks. This individual will serve as a technical leader, architect, and builder, developing solutions that improve engineering efficiency, strengthen security posture, and accelerate software delivery. This job is responsible for defining and leading the engineering approach for complex features to deliver significant business outcomes. Key responsibilities of the job include delivering complex features and technology, enabling development efficiencies, providing technical thought leadership based on conducting multiple software implementations, and applying both depth and breadth in a number of technical competencies. Additionally, this job is accountable for end‑to‑end solution design and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that the design and engineering approach for complex features are consistent with the larger portfolio solution
• Define the technology tool stack for the solution and evaluate and adapt new testing tool/framework/practices for team(s)
• Enables team(s)/applications with Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) capabilities and engages with other technical stakeholders pertaining to efficient functioning of CI‑CD pipeline
• Guides and influences team(s) on design and best practices for high code performance –e.g. pairing, code reviews
• Provides end‑to‑end delivery of complex features, including automation, for either a single team or multiple teams, at the program level
• Conducts research, design prototyping and other exploration activities such as evaluating new toolsets and components for release management, CI/CD, and features
• Works with stakeholders to establish high‑level solution needs and with architects for technical requirements
• Lead identification, triage, prioritization, and remediation of AI‑related vulnerabilities.
• Build developer productivity solutions that accelerate secure software delivery.
• Drive platform modernization initiatives, including JDK upgrades, framework upgrades, and technical debt reduction.
• Enable rapid‑release capabilities for critical vulnerability remediation and security response.
• Partner with Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and Development teams to establish enterprise‑wide engineering standards.
• Develop automation that reduces remediation lead times and improves engineering efficiency.
• Champion secure AI adoption and establish best practices for AI‑powered software development.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering, systems engineering, and platform engineering experience.
• Strong hands‑on experience with large‑scale distributed systems, application architecture, and enterprise platform design.
• Proven expertise in AI/LLM consumption patterns, AI platform integration, and secure AI application development.
• Deep understanding of AI security risks, vulnerability management, and remediation practices.
• Experience leading vulnerability remediation programs, including analysis, prioritization, and mitigation of AI‑related security findings (e.g., Mythos scans).
• Experience developing remediation roadmaps and driving enterprise‑wide security modernization initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of application security, secure coding practices, OWASP, authentication, authorization, encryption, and API security.
• Hands‑on experience with Java ecosystem modernization, including JDK upgrades, dependency management, and framework modernization.
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, DevSecOps, and release engineering capabilities.
• Strong cloud, containerization, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation experience.
• Ability to provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams and drive adoption of engineering standards and best practices.
• Strong problem‑solving, architecture, and stakeholder management skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience building AI‑powered developer productivity tools and software engineering accelerators.
• Experience with GitHub Copilot, Copilot Studio, GenAI development frameworks, prompt engineering, and agentic AI architectures.
• Experience establishing rapid deployment models, including ad‑hoc and 48‑hour release capabilities for security remediation.
• Knowledge of AI governance, model risk management, compliance, and responsible AI practices.
• Experience with security scanning technologies, vulnerability assessment platforms, and automated remediation workflows.
• Experience building reusable engineering platforms, developer portals, self‑service tooling, and platform engineering solutions.
• Familiarity with enterprise observability, operational excellence, and SRE practices.
• Experience leading large‑scale technology modernization programs across multiple business lines.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and influencing architecture decisions at an enterprise level.
• Financial services and regulated industry experience preferred.

Skills

• Automation
• Influence
• Result Orientation
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Strategy Development
• Application Development
• Architecture
• Business Acumen
• Risk Management
• Solution Design
• Agile Practices
• Analytical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Data Management
• Solution Delivery Process

Shift

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week

40