About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
Job Description
Ameriprise Financial is seeking a Senior AI Automation Engineer to lead the next phase of AI-enabled SDLC maturity across Investment Technology. This role is responsible for defining, building, and scaling AI-driven automation across the software delivery lifecycle—leveraging Anthropic Cloud Code–based capabilities, agentic workflows, and enterprise-grade GenAI platforms.
The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience operationalizing LLMs at scale, deep understanding of modern SDLC practices, and a strong bias toward automation, governance, and measurable business outcomes. This role will directly influence how software is designed, built, tested, and deployed across Ameriprise.
AI-Enabled SDLC Transformation
Define and execute a GenAI-augmented SDLC strategy, embedding AI across requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and auditability.
Drive spec-to-code, code-to-test, and test-to-deployment automation using LLM-powered workflows aligned to enterprise SDLC standards 1.
Partner with Architecture, DevSecOps, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure secure, governed, and auditable AI adoption.
Anthropic Cloud Code & Agentic Automation
Serve as the subject matter expert for Anthropic Cloud Code capabilities, including:
Prompt engineering standards
Agent-based orchestration patterns
Secure model invocation and policy enforcement
Design and deploy agentic AI workflows to automate:
Requirements for elaboration and decomposition
Jira story and acceptance criteria generation
Unit, integration, and UAT test generation
SDLC artifact and control evidence creation
Enterprise Platform Enablement
Integrate AI automation into existing enterprise platforms (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, SDLC tooling, cloud platforms).
Establish reusable AI components, frameworks, and guardrails for product and engineering teams.
Enable adoption through reference architectures, implementation patterns, and developer enablement.
Value Realization & Measurement
Identify and quantify productivity, quality, and cycle-time improvements driven by AI.
Define KPIs and success metrics tied to SDLC efficiency, developer experience, and risk reduction.
Support executive visibility into AI-driven outcomes and maturity progress.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience integrating GenAI into requirements management, testing automation, and SDLC controls.
Familiarity with enterprise GenAI governance models, including model risk management and auditability.
Experience working in financial services or highly regulated industries.
Thought leadership in AI platforms, automation, or engineering productivity initiatives.
What Success Looks Like
AI-driven automation measurably reduces SDLC cycle time and manual effort.
Development teams consistently leverage AI-generated requirements, code, and tests within governed workflows.
Anthropic Cloud Code capabilities are adopted as a standard, reusable enterprise platform capability.
Ameriprise achieves a demonstrable increase in SDLC maturity, quality, and compliance efficiency through GenAI.
Base Pay Salary
The estimated base salary for this role is $128,000 - $168,000/ year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurance.
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Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.
About Ameriprise Financial
Ameriprise Financial combines a team-based atmosphere with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are an organization that emphasizes learning and growth, rewards you for your achievements and fosters a healthy work/life balance.
From our Minneapolis headquarters throughout our offices nationwide, you'll find we live our values every day — client focused, integrity always, excellence in all we do and respect for individuals and communities. We embrace diversity in our ideas, management, employee groups and clients.
Our Investment in You
We provide employees and branch advisors with competitive compensation and rewards. Our comprehensive benefits support your health and help you balance your career and personal life. Ameriprise invests in you through compensation, retirement savings, health benefits, wellness programs, work/life balance programs, veteran benefits, etc.
Your Career at Ameriprise
When you join our corporate team, you receive competitive compensation and incentives, opportunities to share in the company's success plus comprehensive benefits. Our employees also enjoy business resource networks, transportation assistance, community service opportunities, and an on-site cafeteria.
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We have a diverse, values-based culture that embraces individual differences and encourages you to perform at your peak. We recognize your achievements and understand that work is one of the many important aspects in your life. While maintaining respect for that life balance, we help you advance your career and reach your goals.
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Build a Career that Matters to You
At Ameriprise Financial, we believe that learning is a lifelong endeavor. No matter where you are in your career path, we encourage all employees to take advantage of our professional development programs, offered in a variety of ways. Learn on your own, collaborate with a peer or work with an experienced colleague. Whatever your learning style, Ameriprise gives you the opportunity to reach your potential.
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Join a strong, ethical company that offers you what you need to build a rewarding career as a financial advisor: Culture & Commitment, Dedication & Support, and Opportunity & Rewards. Ameriprise is committed to helping you achieve the vision you have for your practice. With training in financial planning and the backing of a strong, stable FORTUNE 500® company, you’ll discover unparalleled culture, support, and opportunities to build a successful practice. That’s the Ameriprise Difference.
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Join an inclusive team to gain career-building skills and network in a supportive, high-energy, team-based atmosphere. Learn through real-world work and collaboration with leaders on projects that produce results through our Internship Program or gain valuable professional experience and build leadership skills through our full-time Leadership Development Program. You’ll also engage in team-building/social events, volunteer activities, executive leadership seminars, and networking opportunities.