AI Agent Engineering & DevSecOps Automation Engineer

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Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

The AI Agent Engineering & DevSecOps Automation Engineer is a senior engineering professional responsible for designing developing and operationalizing AI agents that automate DevSecOps control engineering and execution functions across the enterprise. This role builds secure scalable and reusable agentic capabilities that improve software delivery strengthen control execution and reduce manual effort across engineering teams.

The engineer develops agentic workflows and platform integrations that support control validation policy enforcement evidence collection pipeline execution application security remediation infrastructure automation engineering support and platform operations. The role integrates AI capabilities with enterprise DevSecOps platforms APIs event-driven services automation frameworks and observability tooling while applying secure development human oversight auditability and policy-as-code practices.

Success in this role requires strong software engineering fundamentals hands-on Python and API development experience with modern AI and LLM frameworks and practical knowledge of DevSecOps platform engineering automation and regulated technology environments. The engineer translates complex engineering and control requirements into production-grade agents and services that are measurable maintainable observable and safe to operate at enterprise scale.

*Please note that for this opportunity Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including but not limited to H-1B F-1 OPT F-1 STEM OPT F-1 CPT J-1 TN-1 or TN-2 E-3 O-1 or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

**Please also note that candidates must be located in *or* willing to self-relocate to one of the following locations: Charlotte NC; Raleigh NC or Atlanta GA. Truist has in office requirements that must be honored.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed both major and minor which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.
1. Designs builds and implements enterprise infrastructure technology platforms and systems across cloud network database storage platform computing or middleware domains.
2. Applies automation monitoring and optimization techniques to ensure high availability and performance of infrastructure.
3. Manages infrastructure engineering projects and processes aligned with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
4. Collaborates with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to integrate new technologies and continuously improve infrastructure standards and processes.
5. Troubleshoots and resolves complex technical issues impacting infrastructure performance and reliability.
6. Supports compliance with technology strategies standards and governance to mitigate risks and ensure regulatory adherence.
7. Reviews and guides infrastructure designs configurations and procedures to support operational consistency and knowledge sharing.
8. Provides technical guidance and direction to lower-level technical professionals.
9. Develops technical solutions with deep analysis of infrastructure systems and leads infrastructure processes.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems a related field or equivalent education training and work-related experience.
2. Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in infrastructure engineering.
3. Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies including cloud network database storage platform computing and middleware.

Preferred Qualifications
1. Bachelors degree and six or more years of experience in software engineering platform engineering DevSecOps intelligent automation or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

2. Hands-on experience designing and developing AI agents agentic workflows copilots or autonomous automation solutions using modern LLM and orchestration frameworks.

3. Strong proficiency in Python and API-first software development including production-grade services automated testing secure coding and integration patterns.

4. Experience with retrieval-augmented generation tool use structured outputs prompt and context management model evaluation and safeguards for enterprise AI solutions.

5. Experience integrating AI agents with GitLab CI/CD Ansible Automation Platform infrastructure-as-code policy-as-code application security tooling artifact repositories and engineering workflow platforms.

6. Experience automating DevSecOps controls such as policy enforcement security scanning control validation evidence collection exception handling and remediation workflows.

7. Working knowledge of REST APIs event-driven architectures Git-based development containers Kubernetes or OpenShift and cloud or on-premises platform environments.

8. Experience implementing agent observability audit logging telemetry evaluation metrics human-in-the-loop controls access controls and operational monitoring using OpenTelemetry Splunk Grafana or similar technologies.

9. Ability to translate complex engineering risk and control requirements into reusable automation that is secure explainable maintainable and suitable for a regulated enterprise environment.

10. Experience working in a regulated financial services healthcare or government environment where compliance constraints directly shape technical architecture decisions.

11. Strong problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to explain technical complexity in plain language and collaborate across engineering cybersecurity risk architecture and product teams.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the offers medical dental vision life insurance disability accidental death and dismemberment tax-preferred savings accounts and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment along with 10 sick days (also prorated) and paid holidays. For more details on Truists generous benefit plans please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division this job may also be eligible for Truists defined benefit pension plan restricted stock units and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply based on full-time or part-time status position and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race gender color religion citizenship or national origin age sexual orientation gender identity disability veteran status or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

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