<div><strong>As a Principal Engineer in AI Security, you will define and lead Thrivent’s strategy for defending against emerging external AI-powered threats. This role focuses on protecting the enterprise from adversarial AI capabilities, including automated vulnerability discovery, exploitation, and AI-driven attack campaigns. You will operate at the intersection of cyber defense, artificial intelligence, and enterprise architecture, translating rapidly evolving external threats into practical, scalable protections across the organization. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong systems thinking, and the ability to influence security strategy at the highest levels.<br></strong><br></div><h3>DUTIES &amp; RESPONSIBILITIES:</h3><div><br><strong>Designing Solutions</strong></div><ul><li>Apply expert-level knowledge of AI-driven threats, cyber defense, and enterprise security architecture to define and drive outcomes that protect the organization from emerging AI-powered attack vectors.</li><li>Create the enterprise strategy for defending against AI-enabled threats, including automated vulnerability discovery, exploitation, and adversarial AI techniques.</li><li>Establish architecture for detection, prevention, and response capabilities specific to generative AI threat patterns.</li><li>Define and implement security patterns and guardrails to enable safe and secure enterprise consumption of AI technologies.</li><li>Drive integration of AI threat detection and controls into existing cyber defense tooling and platforms.</li><li>Build threat models focused on generative AI attack patterns and emerging adversarial techniques.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Implementing Solutions</strong></div><ul><li>Use independent, critical thinking to translate evolving AI threat intelligence into scalable engineering controls and defensive capabilities.</li><li>Lead the development of detection and response mechanisms for AI-driven attacks across enterprise environments.</li><li>Design and implement telemetry strategies to identify anomalous behavior indicative of AI-enabled threats.</li><li>Partner with Cyber Defense teams to operationalize detections, response playbooks, and automation for AI-related incidents.</li><li>Prototype and evaluate defensive applications of AI to enhance detection, response, and security operations.</li><li>Develop architecturally significant components that advance the organization’s ability to defend against AI-driven adversaries.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Learning and Applying New Techniques</strong></div><ul><li>Lead research initiatives focused on emerging AI threat capabilities, adversarial AI techniques, and evolving attack methodologies.</li><li>Maintain deep expertise in industry frameworks such as OWASP LLM Top 10 and MITRE ATLAS.</li><li>Continuously evaluate and introduce modern security technologies and approaches to address AI-era risks.</li><li>Drive adoption of innovative defensive techniques across the organization to stay ahead of threat evolution.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Collaborating Within the Team</strong></div><ul><li>Provide deep technical expertise in AI security to solve complex, high-impact problems and remove critical technical roadblocks.</li><li>Partner with product owners and engineering teams to incorporate AI security requirements into technical designs and user stories.</li><li>Act as a technical leader in system design across teams, ensuring AI security considerations are embedded into broader architecture decisions.</li><li>Mentor engineers and elevate AI security capabilities within teams.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Collaborating Across Teams</strong></div><ul><li>Partner closely with Cyber Defense, IAM, and Application Security teams to integrate AI threat protections across the security ecosystem.</li><li>Promote adherence to enterprise security standards while extending them to address AI-specific risks.</li><li>Broker design and implementation of AI security controls across product teams to support strategic priorities.</li><li>Drive alignment across teams on detection engineering, telemetry, and response strategies for AI threats.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Collaborating Across the Organization</strong></div><ul><li>Influence senior leadership on AI risk posture, threat landscape evolution, and required investments in defensive capabilities.</li><li>Provide enterprise-wide guidance on AI security architecture, ensuring consistent and scalable protection strategies.</li><li>Represent the organization externally on AI security topics when appropriate (industry forums, partnerships, etc.).</li><li>Translate complex AI security risks into actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Setting Product/Platform Technology Strategy</strong></div><ul><li>Define enterprise-level capabilities required to defend against AI-powered threats.</li><li>Shape the strategic direction for AI security across cyber defense, detection engineering, and secure AI adoption.</li><li>Provide subject matter expertise to guide platform and security investments related to AI risk mitigation.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Defining Engineering Standards/Patterns</strong></div><ul><li>Establish and promote engineering standards for AI security, including secure AI usage patterns and detection frameworks.</li><li>Collaborate across teams to ensure consistent application of AI security controls and design patterns.</li><li>Drive adoption of best practices for integrating AI threat protections into engineering workflows and platforms.</li></ul><div><br><strong>DevOps</strong></div><ul><li>Provide technical leadership in identifying and responding to AI-driven security incidents and emerging threats.</li><li>Introduce resilient and scalable technologies to improve detection and response capabilities for evolving attack patterns.</li><li>Evaluate and implement enhancements to CI/CD and operational pipelines to incorporate AI security controls.</li><li>Influence cross-functional teams to proactively address risks associated with AI-enabled development and deployment.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Selecting and Managing Technology Vendors</strong></div><ul><li>Provide technical expertise in evaluating AI security tools, detection platforms, and emerging defensive technologies.</li><li>Assess how vendor solutions align with enterprise strategy for defending against AI-driven threats.</li><li>Contribute to selection criteria for platforms that enhance AI security posture and detection capabilities.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Coaching Engineers</strong></div><ul><li>Mentor engineers in AI security concepts, threat modeling, and detection engineering.</li><li>Provide guidance on best practices for securing AI-enabled systems and defending against adversarial AI techniques.</li><li>Deliver training, workshops, and knowledge-sharing sessions to build AI security expertise across the organization.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Recruiting and Building Talent</strong></div><ul><li>Engage in the broader AI and security community to strengthen organizational expertise and visibility in AI security.</li><li>Support recruitment efforts to hire engineers with specialized skills in AI security and advanced cyber defense.</li><li>Model Thrivent’s leadership competencies: Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes.</li><li>Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and strong security practices aligned to evolving AI risks.</li></ul><div><br><strong>QUALIFICATIONS &amp; SKILLS:</strong></div><h3>Required:</h3><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related technical field, or equivalent work experience</li><li>10+ years of experience in security engineering or related field</li><li>Proven experience defining and executing enterprise security strategy</li><li>Deep knowledge of modern threats, attack techniques, and detection engineering</li><li>Experience with threat modeling, incident response, and security operations</li><li>Demonstrated ability to influence both technical and executive stakeholders</li></ul><h3>Preferred:</h3><ul><li>Experience working with AI/ML systems and security implications</li><li>Knowledge of adversarial AI techniques and AI threat modeling</li><li>Experience with XDR, SIEM, and detection engineering practices</li><li>Familiarity with AI security frameworks (e.g., OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS)</li><li>Financial services industry experience</li></ul><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Pay Transparency</strong></div><div>Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent.&nbsp; The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $161,436.00 - $218,415.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions.&nbsp; The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.</div><div><br></div><div>Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives.&nbsp; That extends to our benefits.</div><div><br></div><div>The following benefits may be offered:&nbsp; various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits.&nbsp; Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents.&nbsp; Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion.</div>

Principal Engineer - AI Security

<div>Are you a skilled integrations engineer who thrives on building reliable, enterprise-grade solutions that connect complex systems? Do you enjoy solving hard technical problems, modernizing legacy workflows, and driving clean, scalable integration architecture? Are you looking to put your expertise to work in a Christian environment with like-minded believers who share your values?<br><br>Ligonier Ministries, a Christian non-profit organization, is seeking a talented Sr. Integrations Engineer for the Enterprise Applications team. In this senior-level role, you will design, build, and operate the ministry's production integration layer — ensuring our enterprise systems are connected, secure, observable, and aligned to our long-term architecture.<br><br>Responsibilities</div><ul><li>Build and operate integrations across the organization's production application ecosystem using an iPaaS platform, implementing event-driven patterns, API and webhook integrations, and standardized workflows.</li><li>Maintain and improve integration reliability through robust error handling, dead-letter patterns, idempotency, alerting, and operational runbooks.</li><li>Support the migration of legacy integrations to governed, event-driven iPaaS solutions, applying thin-data principles and SoR boundaries to keep platforms decoupled.</li><li>Create reusable integration patterns, shared connectors, and standardized mappings to reduce one-off solutions and long-term maintenance burden.</li><li>Develop and maintain custom business applications and workflows using Power Apps and Power Automate, as well as .NET/C# services and SQL database objects.</li><li>Serve as an escalation point for complex data and integration incidents impacting production systems and business operations.</li><li>Create and maintain SOPs, runbooks, and how-to documentation for integrations, automations, and custom applications.</li><li>Ensure integrations handle sensitive data securely and support compliance requirements (GDPR, PCI).</li><li>Exercise informal technical leadership and provide mentorship to team members.</li><li>Partner with application owners and business stakeholders to translate operational needs into integration designs aligned with enterprise architecture.</li></ul><div><br>Qualifications</div><ul><li>8+ years of experience in key production system (e.g., ERP, CRM) integrations and iPaaS operations.</li><li>2+ years of hands-on experience with an iPaaS platform (Celigo experience a plus)</li><li>Strong SQL Server design and T-SQL development skills (schemas, stored procedures, functions, triggers, tuning).</li><li>Experience with .NET/C# development for internal services and integration components.</li><li>Experience with API integrations, webhooks, event-driven patterns, schema mapping, and ETL/ELT.</li><li>Experience with integration monitoring, alerting, incident response, and operational troubleshooting.</li><li>Experience building and supporting Power Apps and Power Automate operational workflows.</li><li>Knowledge of privacy and data compliance standards, including GDPR.</li><li>Ability to independently balance production support and project work simultaneously.</li><li>Leverages generative AI solutions for productivity and efficiency.</li><li>Leading industry certifications and a B.S. in IT, MIS, Computer Science, or a related field are a plus.</li><li>Agreement with Ligonier's General Statement of Faith.</li></ul><div><br>Competencies</div><ul><li>Communicates clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing, with both technical and non-technical audiences.</li><li>Serves others with outstanding customer service skills; driven and focused under pressure.</li><li>Entrepreneurial disposition — always seeking ways to increase efficiency and reduce technical debt.</li><li>Exercises leadership without formal authority; provides technical mentorship to team members.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; superb at dealing with ambiguity.</li><li>Passionate about helping teammates and end users succeed.</li></ul><div><br>This position is for a non-profit Christian organization located in Sanford, FL. At this time, we are only able to hire individuals who are authorized to work in the United States.<br><br>The pay range for this position is $105,000-$120,000. Pay ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably believe we would pay for this role at the time of posting. We may ultimately offer more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, geographic location, and organizational needs.&nbsp;</div>

Sr. Integrations Engineer

<div>Are you a Dynamics 365 expert who takes pride in owning a platform end-to-end — from configuration and security to releases and user enablement? Do you thrive at the intersection of business needs and technical solutions, and enjoy helping an organization get the most out of its CRM investment? Are you looking to use your skills in a Christian environment with like-minded believers who share your values?<br><br>Ligonier Ministries, a Christian non-profit organization, is seeking a talented Sr. Dynamics 365 Administrator for the Enterprise Applications team. In this senior-level role, you will serve as the primary owner and hands-on administrator of our Dynamics 365 customer engagement platform — driving platform health, governance, and adoption across the ministry.<br><br>Responsibilities</div><ul><li>Serve as the primary administrator and system owner for Dynamics 365 customer engagement apps, including Sales, Customer Service, Contact Center, and Customer Insights.</li><li>Own day-to-day administration and configuration: forms, views, dashboards, business rules, security roles, business units, and solution management.</li><li>Manage platform releases and changes: evaluate updates, coordinate testing in non-production environments, plan deployments, and ensure operational readiness.</li><li>Monitor and maintain platform health, leading root-cause resolution for Dynamics 365-related issues.</li><li>Translate business needs into technical builds — including Dynamics 365 configurations and Power Automate flows — while balancing interoperability, performance, and usability.</li><li>Partner with implementation vendors to deliver D365 workstreams, including requirements clarification, configuration validation, UAT, and cutover readiness.</li><li>Provide Tier 1–3 support for Dynamics 365 tickets: intake, triage, troubleshooting, and root-cause resolution.</li><li>Establish and maintain Power Platform governance: environment strategy, access standards, and ALM guardrails.</li><li>Create and maintain SOPs, how-to articles, FAQs, and runbooks for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform usage.</li><li>Implement and maintain Dynamics 365/Dataverse security controls and ensure compliance with GDPR/PCI standards.</li><li>Exercise informal technical leadership, mentor team members, and make strategic recommendations to advance Ligonier's goals.</li></ul><div><br>Qualifications</div><ul><li>5+ years of experience administering Dynamics 365 CE apps: Sales, Customer Service, Contact Center, and Customer Insights.</li><li>3+ years supporting CRMs in mission-driven or nonprofit contexts (fundraising, donor development, and gift processing).</li><li>Experience with complex Dynamics 365 implementations, including partner-led delivery and post-go-live optimization.</li><li>Experience governing the Power Platform and leveraging Power Automate and Power Apps in Dynamics 365.</li><li>Knowledge of privacy and data compliance standards, including GDPR.</li><li>Ability to independently balance production support and project work simultaneously.</li><li>Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li><li>Leverages generative AI solutions for productivity and efficiency.</li><li>Microsoft certifications related to Dynamics 365 or Power Platform are a plus.</li><li>A Bachelor's degree in IT, MIS, Computer Science, or a related field is a plus.</li><li>Agreement with Ligonier's General Statement of Faith.</li></ul><div><br>Competencies</div><ul><li>Communicates clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing; proficient in creating technical documentation and knowledge-based articles.</li><li>Serves others with outstanding customer service skills; driven and focused under pressure.</li><li>Entrepreneurial disposition — always seeking ways to increase efficiency; meticulous, adaptable, and resourceful.</li><li>Exercises leadership without formal authority; provides technical mentorship to team members.</li><li>Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; superb at dealing with ambiguity; takes initiative and makes responsible decisions.</li><li>Passionate about helping teammates and end users succeed.</li></ul><div><br><br>This position is for a non-profit Christian organization located in Sanford, FL. At this time, we are only able to hire individuals who are authorized to work in the United States.<br><br>The pay range for this position is $88,000 - $100,000. Pay ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably believe we would pay for this role at the time of posting. We may ultimately offer more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, geographic location, and organizational needs.&nbsp;</div>

Sr. Dynamics 365 Administrator

<div><strong>Hobby Lobby </strong>is looking for a highly energetic and versatile individual with 3+ years hands-on experience with software delivery and development. Must be able to help develop, test, deploy, monitor, and enhance Hobby Lobby’s dynamic, ever-evolving web and applications infrastructure. <br><br>This is an in-person office position in Oklahoma City, located on a 1,000+ acre campus with an on-site clinic and pharmacy.<br>&nbsp; <br><strong>Primary Functions/Job Description</strong></div><ul><li>Application Performance Monitoring<ul><li>Configure, maintain, and optimize an APM implementation to improve observability</li><li>Facilitate collaboration between development, operations, and network teams to improve application performance and reliability&nbsp;</li><li>Proactively identify application and infrastructure enhancements</li><li>Perform root cause analysis and improve the mean time to repair (MTTR)</li></ul></li><li>Manage software deployments including automated software delivery pipeline development, release / deployment management, and release troubleshooting</li><li>Design, write, and deliver software to manage applications and application infrastructure</li><li>Collaborate with IT Security to address compliance and ensure a secure application environment</li><li>Provide input on and execute development, deployment, security, and APM best practices</li><li>Participation in an on-call rotation</li></ul><div><br><strong>Job Description - Requirements</strong></div><div><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></div><ul><li>3+ years of hands-on experience with software delivery, including<ul><li>Software release management</li><li>Continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline design and development</li><li>Administration of CI/CD tools</li></ul></li><li>3+ years of hands-on software development experience in an enterprise environment with one or more of the following programming languages<ul><li>C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Groovy</li></ul></li><li>Experience with&nbsp;<ul><li>In-depth debugging and troubleshooting&nbsp;</li><li>Vulnerability scanning and mitigation&nbsp;</li><li>Scripting languages</li><li>DevOps principles and practices</li><li>Web server administration and automation&nbsp;</li></ul></li><li>Degree in MIS or Computer Science</li></ul><div><br><strong>Preferred Skills</strong></div><ul><li>Hands-on experience with Application Performance Monitoring tools, including&nbsp;<ul><li>Distributed tracing and code level diagnostics</li><li>Constructing dashboards and executing meaningful alerts</li><li>Implementing custom metrics and integrations&nbsp;</li><li>Maintaining an APM system and configuring features / settings</li></ul></li><li>Experience administrating hosted and proxied repositories (maven, npm, nuget, go, pypi, ruby)</li><li>Familiar with release engineering, version management, and packaging</li><li>Experience administering web and application servers</li><li>Understanding of certificates (TLS)&nbsp;</li><li>Understanding of load balancing algorithms</li></ul><div><br><strong>Benefits include:</strong></div><ul><li>Competitive Wages</li><li>Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Plan</li><li>401(k) Program with Company Match</li><li>Paid Vacation</li><li>Sick / Personal Pay (SPP)&nbsp;</li><li>Employee Discount</li><li>Life Insurance and Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD)</li><li>Flexible Spending Plan</li><li>Holiday Pay</li><li>Integris Clinic and Pharmacy on campus</li><li>Chaplain Services on campus</li></ul>

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