Who We Are At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities. The Role Why Kyndryl Kyndryl's Security & Resiliency practice helps clients anticipate, protect against, withstand, and recover from cyber threats and operational disruption. We bring together deep technical expertise, modern platforms, and a culture of continuous learning to build secure and resilient environments. At Kyndryl, curiosity, collaboration, and customer focus are central to how we work. We invest in skills and give people opportunities to learn, contribute, and grow. The Role Kyndryl is seeking a Principal AI Security Engineer to secure internal AI solutions, agents, copilots, model platforms, and frontier AI capabilities. This hands-on senior technical role will write code, build controls, integrate them into enterprise platforms, and translate security requirements into reusable guardrails and measurable risk reduction. What You Will Do Design, develop, test, and deploy controls for AI applications, agents, copilots, and shared AI platforms. Build reusable services, APIs, libraries, policy checks, automation, and platform integrations. Implement identity, authorization, secrets, data access, tool-use, egress, rate-limiting, logging, and human-approval controls. Perform AI threat modeling and technical security reviews and drive remediation. Build adversarial tests and automated checks for prompt injection, unsafe tool execution, misuse, and control bypass. Integrate AI security telemetry, detections, alerts, and response workflows. Lead through engineering depth, reusable patterns, mentoring, and enterprise influence. Kyndryl currently does not require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, however, if you are hired to work at a client, customer, or partner location, you may be required to show proof of vaccination to align with their respective COVID-19 vaccination policies. Those who believe they are eligible may apply for a medical or religious accommodation prior to the start of employment. Who You Are Required Qualifications 10 or more years of experience in security engineering, application security, product security, cloud security, software engineering, platform engineering, or a related field. Experience implementing authentication, authorization, secrets management, API security, logging, monitoring, and secure development controls. Experience implementing technical controls that are unique to the evolving AI risk landscape. Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD. Ability to conduct threat modeling and convert findings into working engineering solutions. Development experience in Python, Java, C#, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript. Preferred Qualifications Experience developing or securing generative AI applications, agents, copilots, or machine learning platforms. Experience with AI gateways, model routing, RAG, vector databases, orchestration, MCP, or model-serving platforms. Experience with AI red teaming, adversarial testing, prompt injection defenses, or automated control validation. Relevant security, cloud, application security, or AI engineering certifications. The base compensation range for the position in the U.S. is - $179,760 to $341,520 based on a full-time schedule reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Kyndryl, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. Your actual compensation may vary depending on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, geography, relevant job-related skills, education and experience, certification and licenses, internal pay equity, and market and business consideration. The pay or salary range will not be below any applicable state, city or local minimum wage requirement. There is a different applicable compensation range for the following work locations: California (San Francisco Bay Area): $215,640 to $409,800 California (All Other): $197,640 to $375,600 Colorado: $179,760 to $341,520 Massachusetts/ Virginia: $179,760 to $375,600 New York City: $215,640 to $409,800 Washington: $197,600 to $375,600 Washington DC: $197,640 to $375,600 This position will be eligible for Kyndryl’s discretionary annual bonus program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Kyndryl’s applicable plans. You may also receive a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off. Note: If this is a sales commission eligible role, you will be eligible to participate in a sales commission plan in lieu of the annual discretionary bonus program. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Being You Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way. What You Can Expect With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed. Get Referred! If you know someone that works at Kyndryl, when asked ‘How Did You Hear About Us’ during the application process, select ‘Employee Referral’ and enter your contact's Kyndryl email address. We’re glad you’re here. Take a look around at the many exciting career opportunities we have available and apply today! Can’t find a suitable job opening? Drop off your CV/Resume Drop off your CV/Resume and a Recruiter will reach out with related career information that match your experience and expertise. Sign up for Job Alerts Create your account and then sign up for job alerts. When new jobs become available that meet your criteria, you’ll be alerted right away! At Kyndryl, we achieve progress the world depends on, with purpose. Beginning with the purpose that matters to you. Because here, you will be part of a culture designed with purpose. One that is restless, empathetic and devoted. Where we are committed to sustainable progress for our customers and supporting the communities where we work and live. All of you is what we want. And what we need. Join us, and together, we can advance the vital systems that power human progress.

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