<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><strong>Get Involved!<br></strong><br></div><div>Samaritan's Purse has an incredible opportunity for a <strong>Cloud Engineer </strong>to join our <strong>Information Technology </strong>department. This fully <strong>remote (or on-site) </strong>role is part of the Samaritan Ark Cloud Services team, with a strong focus on Site Reliability. As a Cloud Engineer, you'll play a vital part in enabling ministries to spread the Gospel by ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of our cloud platforms. We run a fully on-premise, open-source environment, and you'll focus on maintaining self-hosted tools that empower developers and operators. Don't miss this unique opportunity to serve Jesus while working with modern reliability practices and open-source technologies. Come and use your gifts daily to advance the Gospel!</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>A day in the life of a Cloud Engineer (SRE):&nbsp;</strong></div><div>At Samaritans Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other, our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe.&nbsp;</div><div>In the role of Cloud Engineer, you will have the opportunity to:</div><ul><li>Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.</li><li>Build, maintain, and optimize cloud infrastructure platform services that support the deployment and operation of ministry-critical workloads in our private cloud platform. Utilize various Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist in optimizing engineering builds.</li><li>Provision and automate secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD tools to support development and production environments.</li><li>Monitor applications and infrastructure performance and respond to incidents as part of an on-call rotation, supporting root cause analysis and long-term remediation.</li><li>Contribute to internal tooling and documentation to improve team productivity, technical consistency, and system knowledge-sharing.</li><li>Assist in evaluating cost implications and supporting optimization efforts for cloud resource usage; coordinate implementation efforts across stakeholders and vendors as needed.</li><li>Assist in the evaluation and adoption of emerging cloud technologies, advocating for improvements in resilience, cost, and maintainability.</li><li>Actively participate in team ceremonies, including stand-ups, retrospectives, and planning meetings, fostering continuous improvement and shared accountability.</li><li>All other duties as assigned.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Qualifications &amp; Experience</strong>:&nbsp;</div><ul><li>Bachelor's degree or university program certificate in a related field, plus five (5) to seven (7) years of Cloud Engineering experience, or seven (7) or more years of related experience.</li><li>Proven SRE or DevOps experience with a focus on reliability, automation, and production operations.</li><li>Extensive experience with observability systems, building and maintaining production stacks such as Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Datadog, or Dynatrace.</li><li>Extensive GitOps experience with tools like ArgoCD or Flux, including management of self-hosted Git platforms such as Gitea or GitLab.</li><li>Hands-on experience running Kubernetes in production, strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills, and comfort with open-source, on-premise environments; OpenStack experience is a plus.</li><li>12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, an opportunity to meet and complete the requirement is available upon hire.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong>Job Location:</strong> Remote</div><div><strong>Type:</strong> Full-Time</div><div><strong>Language Requirement:</strong> Fluency in English (required)</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Benefits:</strong></div><ul><li>Medical, prescription, dental &amp; vision insurance</li><li>Flexible Spending Account (FSA)</li><li>Long-term and Short-term disability insurance</li><li>Paid Family Medical Leave&nbsp;</li><li>Term Life Insurance</li><li>401(k) retirement savings plan</li><li>10 paid holidays</li><li>12 vacation/personal days</li><li>10 sick days</li></ul>

Cloud Engineer (SRE)

<div><strong>$1,000 Sign-on Bonus<br><br>Summary<br></strong><br></div><div>To serve the members of Samaritan Ministries International (SMI) by designing, developing, and deploying cloud-based applications and solutions, following agile practices, using Amazon Web Services (AWS). This role involves leveraging AWS services to build scalable, secure, and cost-effective systems that meet business requirements. The AWS Software Engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams to implement cloud-native architectures, automate infrastructure, and optimize performance.<br><br></div><div><strong>Competencies</strong></div><ul><li>Creativity and Innovation</li><li>Fostering Communication</li><li>Attention to Detail</li><li>Acting with Integrity, Empathy, and Compassion</li><li>Collaborating with Others</li><li>Neighbor Focus</li><li>Pursuing Excellence</li><li>Problem Solving</li><li>Application Development and Maintenance</li><li>Quality Focus</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></div><ul><li>Build and maintain cloud-native applications using AWS services like Lambda, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, and API Gateway</li><li>Use AWS CloudFormation or Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and maintain version-controlled templates</li><li>Implement CI/CD pipelines for both legacy and cloud-native applications potentially using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and existing deployment tools including GitLab</li><li>Ensure applications are scalable, secure, and cost-efficient through auto-scaling, load balancing, and caching strategies</li><li>Implement IAM roles and policies, encryption, and secure access following compliance standards</li><li>Connect applications with AWS services for storage, compute, messaging, and analytics using API integrations and microservices architecture</li><li>Mentor team members on AWS services and cloud-native development patterns; document practices and lead knowledge transfer sessions</li><li>Diagnose and resolve issues in both legacy systems and AWS environments using CloudWatch, X-Ray, Splunk and other monitoring tools</li><li>Collaborate with Developers, Data, Security and other IT teams to define SMI's AWS architecture standards</li><li>Communicate technical solutions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders</li><li>Maintain and enhance existing applications built on .NET Framework 4.8, .NET 9, React, CoffeeScript, and Backbone</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Qualifications and Experience</strong></div><ul><li>Four-year degree from an accredited university or the equivalent combination of education and experience</li><li>2–5 years of professional software development experience with .NET (C#) and modern web frameworks</li><li>Demonstrated AWS experience (professional or significant personal projects) with services like Lambda, S3, EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, and API Gateway</li><li>Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like CloudFormation or Terraform</li><li>Programming proficiency in C#</li><li>Experience with React; willingness to work with legacy technologies including CoffeeScript and Backbone</li><li>Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines (GitLab), containerization, (Docker / Kubernetes) and monitoring tools</li><li>Knowledge of security best practices in both cloud and traditional environments</li><li>Preferred: AWS Certified Developer – Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate</li><li>Professional level AWS Certification is a plus</li><li>Knowledge of AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, VPC, and IAM</li><li>Knowledge of Cloud architecture principles for scalability, high availability, and cost optimization</li><li>Knowledge of infrastructure as Code tools like CloudFormation or Terraform</li><li>Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards for cloud environments</li><li>Knowledge of Networking fundamentals like DNS, Routing, and load balancing</li><li>Knowledge of CI/CD processes and DevOps tools including AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy.</li><li>Knowledge of Snowflake</li><li>Knowledge of .NET Framework 4.8, .NET 9, and C# object-oriented programming</li><li>Knowledge of React and willingness to maintain CoffeeScript and Backbone legacy code</li><li>Knowledge of SQL Server and relational database design</li><li>Proficiency in C#</li><li>Skill to develop and deploy cloud-native applications</li><li>Skill to automate infrastructure and deployment processes</li><li>Skill to mentor and transfer knowledge effectively to team members</li><li>Ability to work with containers and orchestration tools like Docker and ECS/EKS</li><li>Ability to optimize cost and resource usage in cloud environments</li><li>Ability to troubleshoot performance and connectivity issues across diverse technology stacks</li><li>Ability to use Source Code Control tooling such as Git</li><li>Ability to solve complex technical problems and adapt to new technologies quickly</li><li>Ability to balance priorities between maintaining legacy systems and building new cloud capabilities</li><li>Ability to apply clean code principles in delivering Software</li><li>Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional Teams</li><li>Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences</li><li>Ability to design solutions that meet both ministry and technical requirements</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Additional Information</strong></div><ul><li>Staff may be required to travel and have a valid driver's license</li><li>Staff will observe safety principles while performing the duties of the position</li><li>Tasks are normally conducted in a regular office environment, requiring use of computer and mouse and other standard office equipment. Staff usually remain in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.</li><li>May need to lift and move items up to 35 lbs on occasion</li><li>This position requires an active commitment to the mission and values of SMI. In the course of performing job duties, the employee will act in a manner that is Christ-honoring as well as Christ-like, demonstrating a personal Christian faith and witness in all interpersonal interactions.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Pay Range: $87,900-$135,300 </strong><em>Starting pay usually falls within the lower half of the pay range and is determined by experience, skills, and education. </em>​</div><div><br><strong>Benefits Include:​</strong></div><ul><li>Performance-based incentive pay​</li><li>SMI Membership with monthly healthcare bonus​</li><li>Health Insurance: MEC plan with employer HSA contribution​</li><li>401K Retirement plan with employer contribution​</li><li>Life Insurance ​</li><li>Short-term disability​</li><li>Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account​</li><li>Time Off: 9 company paid holidays, 5 missions days accrued annually, maternity and paternity leave, FMLA, Bereavement, and weekly accrued PTO (40 hours to use after 30 days + 80 hours accrued for 48 weeks)​</li><li>Health club or home workout benefits for participating staff​</li><li>Formal staff development and leadership training​</li><li>Spiritual support and counseling through our staff support office​</li><li>Repeatedly certified as a Best Christian Workplace</li></ul><div><br><strong>About Company</strong></div><div><br></div><div>Samaritan Ministries is a Biblical solution to health care. It is not insurance. We deliver authentic, compassionate, and personal service in the name of Christ to enable and inspire members to provide for one another’s medical needs through prayer, encouragement, and financial support.<br><br></div><div>From demonstrating Christ-centered compassion to modeling best practices in health care sharing, Samaritan Ministries is committed to keeping Jesus at the center of everything we do. The way we interact with our colleagues and engage with our members is a testament that we are ultimately serving Christ and His Kingdom.</div>

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