Cloud Security Principal Engineer

Work Location(s)500 Woodward Avenue, MI, 601 S. Tryon Street, NC

Work Schedule:

Ally designates roles as (1) fully on-site, (2) hybrid, or (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 role's 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.

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 hThe 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  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.
* 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 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 Ally’s 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 and Dev Sec Ops  / Pipeline Security /GenAI Security### The Skills You Bring
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* Minimum Qualifications:

*** 7+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
* High School Diploma or GED equivalent
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* Preferred Qualifications:

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* * 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 Dev Ops + CI/CD tools and processes
* 5+ years of experience in information security practices, controls, and governance (CISSP preferred)
* 5+ years as 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
* process/procedures, standards/policies, architectures, etc)#LI-Hybrid Incentive Compensation:
This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan.

Ally's 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…