Principal AI Offensive Security Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Principal AI Offensive Security Engineer to join the Offensive Security team at Ally. As a Principal AI Offensive Security Engineer, you will perform penetration tests on AI and use AI to perform penetration tests. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including cybersecurity analysts, engineers, and stakeholders, to enhance the organization’s security posture.

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The Work Itself

• Pen test AI, LLM-powered systems, machine learning platforms, APIs, and cloud environments.
• Develop custom tools and scripts to automate the testing of AI and automate pen testing in general.
• Assess security controls surrounding retrieval-augmented generation, agentic workflows, tool integrations, etc.
• Work with cross-functional teams to report identified vulnerabilities.
• Produce professional grade reports based on the penetration tests you perform.
• Conduct scoping calls with internal clients to determine penetration test needs.
• Training junior engineers may be required.
• Potential of travel up to two times a year.

• 7+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field(s) of study or equivalent, * Minimum of 2 years of experience in cyber security.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in offensive security.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in offensive security with an AI focus.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Highly Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant certifications or ability to obtain within a year: OSCP, OSEP, OSAI, CRTO, CRTL, CPTS, CAPE, COAE, etc.
• Experience performing adversary emulations.
• Experience working with financial institutions.
• Experience performing physical penetration tests.
• Experience performing social engineering with AI.
• Experience with PoC development or having CVEs published.

Ally’s compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. But Ally’s total compensation - or total rewards - extends beyond your paycheck and is designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life, including: * Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting. * Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and other financial well-being programs. * Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including dental and vision, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially. * Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy, and fertility support as well as parental and caregiver leave, back-up child and adult/elder day care program and childcare discounts. * Work-Life Integration: other benefits including LifeMatters® Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too?, Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on “Doing it Right” and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit www.ally.com.

Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.

Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered, if not currently employed by Ally.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at work@ally.com. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.