Position Summary...

What you'll do...

We are expanding our team and looking for technologists with experience in Application Security, Machine Learning, practitioners of developing code languages and passion for Artificial Intelligence. This role is geared for an individual contributor that can lead within, someone who enjoys the challenges of building enterprise capabilities, establishing strategy and best practices geared for AI assisted development, ready to assess risks and develop comparison metrics of AI generated contributions. This role will be filled with someone that likes a challenge, ability to research and apply solutions, with a passion for growing the business securely preserving confidentiality, integrity, and availability. About Team:
  At Walmart, we prioritize innovation and data security. Our team is dedicated to maintaining a secure operating environment and preserving the trust of our customers, associates, and stakeholders. We support our growing business through ensuring our deployed solutions are secure from insecure coding practices and vulnerabilities to protect the business against threat actors. We combine a range of services and expertise to prevent fraud, detect threats, and manage digital risk and access. Our focus is on mitigating attack risks, securing cloud transformation, and fostering a culture of security and reliability within our team

What you'll do:

• Become part of an elite Security Team solving evolving security exploits and technology trends.
• Develop Application Security strategy for AI‑assisted development across SDLC and CI/CD.
• Establish architecture patterns for safe use of AI coding assistants (IDE, CLI, PR bots) including data‑handling and model interaction boundaries.
• Champion AI security controls that are developer‑first, fast, and low‑friction, while ensuring enterprise policy adherence. Quantify defect rates and risk between human vs. AI‑generated changes.
• Author secure coding standards for AI‑generated code and drive adoption, measuring enforcement and telemetry.
• Assess risks of AI code contributions and codify automated checks.
• Orchestrate security tools and connect findings to AI remediation workflows.
• Pre‑train and fine‑tune enterprise AI coding agents on secure patterns, org policies, and vetted libraries to minimize insecure suggestions.
• Create developer blueprints and code recipes that embed secure defaults into AI scaffolding and templates.
• Mentor staff and partner teams; evangelizing AI‑secure coding, prompt safety, and pipeline guiding principles.

What you'll bring:

• AI and ML expertise with a keen knowledge of code development and deployment.
• I am an experienced career technologist who is well-versed in application development methodologies, CI/CD, and remediation techniques.
• Holds a technology degree with 7+ years or equivalent experience in cybersecurity, Application Security, development and code management, or computer science.
• Familiarity with broad set of development and query languages.
• Experience in building and administrating solutions within the tech stack; Development knowledge, CI/CD, libraries, utilities (modern knowledge); strong communications (verbally and written), enjoys a challenge, organized, team player, ability to learn needs to be able to lead and follow and know when to do either.
• Someone who enjoys exercising your experience to develop solutions that will enable better insight into the enterprise, identifying gaps and areas of improvement.
• Naturally inquisitive with a passion for learning and understanding the nuances of development technology.
• An adaptive learner who can partner with other technologists and leaders to deliver solutions securely at the speed of business.
• An innovative, logical, and inquisitive mind with a desire to be effective.
• Familiarity with regulatory concepts (for example, NIST, SOX, PCI, HIPAA)
• A curious and continual learning mindset across security technologies, trends, threats, and exploits
• Practical understanding of technical and nontechnical risk response options.
• A passion for global responsibility
• Collaboration and expertise for evolving technology, paired with an eagerness to learn and develop those around them.
• Industry certifications such as: (CSSLP, CCSK, GWAPT, OSCP/OSWE, CEH, CSSP) area PLUS!

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That is what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We are a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts, and service professionals within the world’s leading retailers who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 4 years’ experience in application security, or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company. Option 2: 6 years’ experience in application security, or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Certification in Security+, GISF, CISSP, CSSP, CASE, or GWEB, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related area and 2 years’ experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location...

2501 Se J St, Ste A, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.