Cloud Security Principal Engineer

General Information

• Career Area: Technology
• Work Locations:
• 500 Woodward Avenue, MI
• 601 S. Tryon Street, NC
• Remote
• Ref: 21882
• Posted Date: 03-06-26
• Working Time: Full time

Ally and Your Career Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and thats 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. Youre constantly evolving, so shouldnt your opportunities be too?

Work Schedule Ally designates roles as:

1. Fully on-site
2. Hybrid
3. Fully remote

Hybrid roles are generally expected to be in the office a certain number of days per week as indicated by your manager. Your hiring manager will discuss this roles specific work requirements with you during the hiring process. All work requirements are subject to change at any time based on leader discretion and/or business need.

The Opportunity At Ally, you get a startup feel but experience the benefits of a company that has worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We are always evolving and see that as a good thing. From owning our work to seeing its impact in the real world, our team is relentless in finding new ways technology can help make experiences better and help people. We are problem solvers, we value diverse thinking, we support one another, and we challenge ourselves to think bigger in the journey to deliver customer-obsessed tech solutions. To read more about what our tech team does, be sure to visit our tech blog at ally.tech.

The Cloud Security Principal Engineer position at Ally is a member of the Information Protection and Risk Management team and works closely with other members of the IPRM program to identify, manage, and mitigate security risks at Ally. The engineer is part of a broader team of security engineers reporting to the Director Cloud Security who is responsible for developing, deploying, and integrating technical controls and tools to meet specific security requirements as well as defining processes and standards to ensure that security configurations and tools are maintained.

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

The Work Itself

• Primary responsibility will be to support our existing security controls and security projects with automation and orchestration development for existing processes associated with management, integration, and operation of cloud security and AI security technologies.
• Develop and mature optimization and productivity enhancement of cloud-focused security technologies for security posture and compliance management and to assist in opportunity for efficient operation of GenAI Security.
• Perform architecture and engineering responsibilities in support of existing technologies and new security projects.
• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly health checks, user activity audits, and must have good knowledge in determining baseline offsets and to automate the process at all opportunities.
• Identify, Implement, and Operationalize security technologies and processes to improve visibility and reduce risk.
• Partner with other technical leaders throughout the organization to refine and mature Allys security posture for cloud-based technologies and platforms as well as identifying and maturing our application security capabilities including AI security and promoting AI adoption.
• Consult with project teams to ensure that platform and application architecture has proper security controls in place focused on:
• Cloud Providers
• SaaS engagements
• Cloud Platform Security
• DevSecOps
• Pipeline Security
• GenAI Security

The Skills You Bring Minimum Qualifications

• 7 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated technical expertise in two or more technology areas (compute, storage, network, data, etc.) as a software developer or automation engineer with knowledge of automation, Infrastructure as Code, and DevOps, CI/CD tools and processes.
• 5 years of experience in information security practices, controls, and governance (CISSP preferred).
• 5 years as a developer familiar with Python, PowerShell, and other scripting languages in wide use by cybersecurity.
• 5 years of experience as a technical resource within an IT organization, enterprise matrixed organization preferred.
• 3 years of experience with cloud platforms, operational experience preferred for AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.
• Builds partnerships, translates complexities into simple terms, ability to maintain focus on objectives, processes, procedures, standards, policies, architectures, etc.

LI-Hybrid

How Well Have Your Back Allys compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses based on achieving personal and company goals). Our Total Rewards program includes industry-leading compensation and benefits plus additional incentives that are designed to meet your needs and those of your family so you can get the most out of your career and your life, including:

• Time Away Program: starts at 20 paid time off days in addition to 11 paid holidays and 8 hours of volunteer time off yearly; time off days are prorated based on start date and program varies based on full or part-time status and management level.
• 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 pay downs, and 529 educational save up assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, employee stock purchase plan, and financial learning center and financial coach access.
• Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including medical, dental, and vision; employee, spouse, and child life insurance; short- and long-term disability; pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions; Healthcare FSA; critical illness, accident & hospital indemnity insurance; 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 assistance as well as paid parental and caregiver leave, Dependent Day Care FSA, back-up child and adult/elder care days, and childcare discounts.
• Work-Life Integration: other benefits including Mentally Fit, Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program, and other employee discount programs.

Other compensations depending on the role for which you are considered, you may be eligible for travel allowances, relocation assistance, a signing bonus, and/or equity.

To view more detailed information about Allys Total Rewards, please visit this link: https://www.ally.com/content/dampdf/corporate/ally-total-rewards-snapshot.pdf

Who We Are 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. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at hrpolicy@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.

Base Pay Range: $110,000 - $180,000 USD

An individuals position in the range is determined by the specific role, the scope and responsibilities of the role, work experience, education, certifications, training, and additional qualifications. We review internal pay, the competitive market, and business environment prior to extending an offer.

Incentive Compensation This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan.