Senior Administrator - IT security
United States
Job Description
Senior Administrator - IT security
Chicago, Illinois

Job Summary

Role Summary

The AI Engineer will build and operationalize the tooling, pipelines, and controls that secure Ulta's growing portfolio of AI initiatives. This is a hands-on engineering role responsible for implementing AI/ML security controls, integrating AI risk detection into existing security tooling, and supporting secure-by-design AI development practices across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain tooling for AI/ML asset discovery, model inventory, and shadow-AI detection across the enterprise.
  • Implement security controls for AI pipelines, including data protection, access control, secrets management, and secure model deployment (MLOps/LLMOps security).
  • Integrate AI risk signals (e.g., prompt injection attempts, data exfiltration via AI tools, anomalous model behavior) into existing SIEM/SOAR and monitoring platforms.
  • Build automated testing and red-teaming harnesses for AI applications (adversarial testing, jailbreak/prompt-injection testing, data leakage testing).
  • Support secure integration of third-party and internally built AI/LLM services (API gateways, guardrail middleware, output filtering).
  • Collaborate with data science, platform engineering, and application teams to embed security requirements into the AI development lifecycle (secure-by-design, CI/CD gates).
  • Document control implementations, runbooks, and technical standards for AI security engineering.

Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years in security engineering, cloud engineering, or ML engineering, with direct hands-on exposure to AI/ML or LLM-based systems.
  • Proficiency in Python and experience with ML/LLM frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face, TensorFlow/PyTorch) or AI security tooling (e.g., guardrail frameworks, model scanning tools).
  • Working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS/GCP) and cloud-native security controls (IAM, network segmentation, key/secrets management).
  • Familiarity with AI-specific threat models: prompt injection, model inversion, data poisoning, insecure output handling, excessive agency (OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and integrating security tooling into automated pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with SIEM/SOAR platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, etc.) and scripting integrations.
  • Security certifications (Security+, GCIH, OSCP) or cloud certifications (AWS/Azure Security).
  • Prior retail or PCI-regulated environment experience.

 

 

Key Responsibilities

Role Summary

The AI Engineer will build and operationalize the tooling, pipelines, and controls that secure Ulta's growing portfolio of AI initiatives. This is a hands-on engineering role responsible for implementing AI/ML security controls, integrating AI risk detection into existing security tooling, and supporting secure-by-design AI development practices across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain tooling for AI/ML asset discovery, model inventory, and shadow-AI detection across the enterprise.
  • Implement security controls for AI pipelines, including data protection, access control, secrets management, and secure model deployment (MLOps/LLMOps security).
  • Integrate AI risk signals (e.g., prompt injection attempts, data exfiltration via AI tools, anomalous model behavior) into existing SIEM/SOAR and monitoring platforms.
  • Build automated testing and red-teaming harnesses for AI applications (adversarial testing, jailbreak/prompt-injection testing, data leakage testing).
  • Support secure integration of third-party and internally built AI/LLM services (API gateways, guardrail middleware, output filtering).
  • Collaborate with data science, platform engineering, and application teams to embed security requirements into the AI development lifecycle (secure-by-design, CI/CD gates).
  • Document control implementations, runbooks, and technical standards for AI security engineering.

Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years in security engineering, cloud engineering, or ML engineering, with direct hands-on exposure to AI/ML or LLM-based systems.
  • Proficiency in Python and experience with ML/LLM frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face, TensorFlow/PyTorch) or AI security tooling (e.g., guardrail frameworks, model scanning tools).
  • Working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS/GCP) and cloud-native security controls (IAM, network segmentation, key/secrets management).
  • Familiarity with AI-specific threat models: prompt injection, model inversion, data poisoning, insecure output handling, excessive agency (OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and integrating security tooling into automated pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with SIEM/SOAR platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, etc.) and scripting integrations.
  • Security certifications (Security+, GCIH, OSCP) or cloud certifications (AWS/Azure Security).
  • Prior retail or PCI-regulated environment experience.

 

 

Skill Requirements

Role Summary

The AI Engineer will build and operationalize the tooling, pipelines, and controls that secure Ulta's growing portfolio of AI initiatives. This is a hands-on engineering role responsible for implementing AI/ML security controls, integrating AI risk detection into existing security tooling, and supporting secure-by-design AI development practices across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain tooling for AI/ML asset discovery, model inventory, and shadow-AI detection across the enterprise.
  • Implement security controls for AI pipelines, including data protection, access control, secrets management, and secure model deployment (MLOps/LLMOps security).
  • Integrate AI risk signals (e.g., prompt injection attempts, data exfiltration via AI tools, anomalous model behavior) into existing SIEM/SOAR and monitoring platforms.
  • Build automated testing and red-teaming harnesses for AI applications (adversarial testing, jailbreak/prompt-injection testing, data leakage testing).
  • Support secure integration of third-party and internally built AI/LLM services (API gateways, guardrail middleware, output filtering).
  • Collaborate with data science, platform engineering, and application teams to embed security requirements into the AI development lifecycle (secure-by-design, CI/CD gates).
  • Document control implementations, runbooks, and technical standards for AI security engineering.

Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years in security engineering, cloud engineering, or ML engineering, with direct hands-on exposure to AI/ML or LLM-based systems.
  • Proficiency in Python and experience with ML/LLM frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face, TensorFlow/PyTorch) or AI security tooling (e.g., guardrail frameworks, model scanning tools).
  • Working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS/GCP) and cloud-native security controls (IAM, network segmentation, key/secrets management).
  • Familiarity with AI-specific threat models: prompt injection, model inversion, data poisoning, insecure output handling, excessive agency (OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and integrating security tooling into automated pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with SIEM/SOAR platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, etc.) and scripting integrations.
  • Security certifications (Security+, GCIH, OSCP) or cloud certifications (AWS/Azure Security).
  • Prior retail or PCI-regulated environment experience.

 

 

Other Requirements

Role Summary

The AI Engineer will build and operationalize the tooling, pipelines, and controls that secure Ulta's growing portfolio of AI initiatives. This is a hands-on engineering role responsible for implementing AI/ML security controls, integrating AI risk detection into existing security tooling, and supporting secure-by-design AI development practices across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain tooling for AI/ML asset discovery, model inventory, and shadow-AI detection across the enterprise.
  • Implement security controls for AI pipelines, including data protection, access control, secrets management, and secure model deployment (MLOps/LLMOps security).
  • Integrate AI risk signals (e.g., prompt injection attempts, data exfiltration via AI tools, anomalous model behavior) into existing SIEM/SOAR and monitoring platforms.
  • Build automated testing and red-teaming harnesses for AI applications (adversarial testing, jailbreak/prompt-injection testing, data leakage testing).
  • Support secure integration of third-party and internally built AI/LLM services (API gateways, guardrail middleware, output filtering).
  • Collaborate with data science, platform engineering, and application teams to embed security requirements into the AI development lifecycle (secure-by-design, CI/CD gates).
  • Document control implementations, runbooks, and technical standards for AI security engineering.

Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years in security engineering, cloud engineering, or ML engineering, with direct hands-on exposure to AI/ML or LLM-based systems.
  • Proficiency in Python and experience with ML/LLM frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face, TensorFlow/PyTorch) or AI security tooling (e.g., guardrail frameworks, model scanning tools).
  • Working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS/GCP) and cloud-native security controls (IAM, network segmentation, key/secrets management).
  • Familiarity with AI-specific threat models: prompt injection, model inversion, data poisoning, insecure output handling, excessive agency (OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and integrating security tooling into automated pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with SIEM/SOAR platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, etc.) and scripting integrations.
  • Security certifications (Security+, GCIH, OSCP) or cloud certifications (AWS/Azure Security).
  • Prior retail or PCI-regulated environment experience.

 

 

Maximum Salary (US): 
Minimum Salary (US): 
Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion. 

 

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.