Job Description
At Cetera, our Information Security organization protects employees, advisors, and clients from evolving cyber threats across cloud, SaaS, and emerging AI-enabled technologies. As artificial intelligence capabilities expand across the enterprise, Cetera is investing in secure AI adoption, governance, and risk mitigation to ensure innovation aligns with regulatory and security expectations.
We are seeking a skilled security engineer with a strong cloud and application security background to lead and support the secure design, deployment, and governance of AI-driven systems. This role will serve as a key bridge across IT Risk, Cloud Security, Cloud Engineering, and Application Development teams, ensuring AI and cloud services are implemented securely within a regulated financial environment.
What will you do:
Identify, assess, and mitigate security risks associated with AI/ML systems
Implement controls aligned to OWASP Top 10 for LLMs and NIST AI RMF
Perform threat modeling for AI-enabled applications
Propose and validate technical guardrails to prevent unauthorized AI actions and support secure AI development
Identify and assess risk from unsanctioned AI tool usage across the enterprise
Evaluate third-party AI tools for risk and compliance
Design and secure cloud-based AI workloads
Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines
Partner with IT Risk, Cloud Security, and Engineering teams
Support incident response for AI and cloud-related threats
Develop security standards, runbooks, and architecture documentation
Support audits and regulatory compliance activities
What you will have:
5+ years of experience in cloud security, application security, or a combination of both
Hands-on experience securing cloud-native infrastructure and applications
Experience with DevSecOps practices and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines
Understanding of AI/ML concepts and the ability to apply security principles to AI-enabled systems
Familiarity with OWASP (including Top 10 for LLMs) and NIST frameworks (including AI RMF)
Experience in regulated environments (financial services or FINRA preferred)
Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with AWS Bedrock or other AI/ML platforms
Certifications such as AWS Security Specialty, AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - Professional, CISSP, or CCSP
Experience with SAST/DAST tools
Exposure to AI governance and risk frameworks
Familiarity with AI-specific threats such as prompt injection, model poisoning, and data exfiltration
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- Dice Id: RTX1a6d2c
- Position Id: 6447
- Posted 7 hours ago
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