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Job Summary

The Cyber AI and Automation Engineer will focus on designing, building, and operating AI‑driven and automation‑first security solutions across the organization. This role is at the intersection of DevOps, Security Engineering, and Applied AI, and will require a strong hands‑on expertise in programming, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, cloud environments, and modern AI technologies including LLMs and agentic AI systems. The Engineer will actively contribute to implementing the organization's AI framework, automate security and operational workflows, and reduce manual effort across SOC, IAM, and security testing functions. The ideal candidate has built real AI use cases, understands current industry trends, and thrives in a fast‑learning, experimentation‑driven environment.

Essential Job Functions

• Support design, build, and deploy of AI-driven and agentic AI use cases to solve real security and operational problems, including detection, triage, enrichment and response automation - (15%)

• Work hands‑on to implement and operationalize the enterprise AI framework, collaborating closely with AI, platform, and security teams. - (10%)

• Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks and pipelines to eliminate manual and repetitive security and operational tasks. - (15%)

• Apply strong DevOps and CI/CD expertise to automate build, test, deployment, and security workflows using DevSecOps best practices. - (15%)

• Develop scripts, services, and APIs using modern programming languages to improve reliability, scalability, and security of platforms and operations. - (15%)

• Support SOC, IAM, and security operations automation, including alert triage, enrichment, investigation, and response workflows. - (15%)

• Evaluate tools & technology, work & collaborate closely across Cyber Security teams to identify areas of opportunity to optimize, simplify and create value for the department’s success - (10%)

• Stay current with industry trends in AI, LLMs, agentic architecture, and security automation, and translate them into practical implementations. - (5%)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, Software Engineering, Cyber Security or equivalent, relevant work experience

• 2+ years of experience in DevOps, Automation Engineering, Security Engineering, or related hands‑on engineering roles .

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, Software Engineering, Cyber Security or equivalent, relevant work experience

• Cloud, DevOps, Security, or AI‑related certifications.

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Automation Engineering, Security Engineering, or related hands‑on engineering roles , and Hands‑on experience building AI use cases, automation pipelines, or security automation solutions in cloud environments.

Skills

• Programming Languages

• DevOps Engineering

• Agentic AI

• Automation Framework Design

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• DevSecOps

• API Integration

Reports To: Manager and above

Direct Reports: 0

Work Environment

• Normal office environment, hybrid.

Physical and Mental Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily and meet the physical, mental and work environment requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship.

• Communicate/Hearing

• Communicate/Talking

• Stationary Position/Seated

• Typing/Writing

• Maintain focus in high pressure or fast-paced work environment

Other Duties

This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time.

About Bread Financial®

At Bread Financial, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community, and be part of our award-winning culture. We’ve been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and we’re proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated, accepted, valued, and fulfilled—both personally and professionally. Bread Financial supports the overall wellness of our associates with a diverse suite of benefits and offers boundless opportunities for career development and non-traditional career progression.

Bread Financial® (NYSE: BFH) is a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions to millions of U.S. consumers. Our payment solutions deliver growth for some of the most recognized brands in travel & entertainment, health & beauty, technology, electronics, jewelry, home and specialty apparel through our co-brand and private label credit cards and pay-over-time products providing choice and value to our shared customers. Additionally, we offer Bread Financial general purpose credit cards and saving products that empower our customers and their passions for a better life.

Bread Financial proudly marks 30 years of success in 2026. To learn more about our global associates, our performance and our sustainability progress, visit breadfinancial.com or follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

• All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of credit and background checks.

• Bread Financial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Family:

Information Technology

Job Type:

Regular