AI hiring · computed from careers-site snapshots; nothing on this page is written by a model. All ranked answers: /banks/leaders
On the public record as of Oct 27, 2026, 18 of the 141 large banks profiled have an open posting for AI security, AI red-teaming or agentic-identity engineering. Ranked by matching open roles, the top 5 are Northern Trust (4 open roles), State Street (3 open roles), BofA (1 open role), BNY (1 open role) and Amex (1 open role). Northern Trust's strongest evidence: Sr. Principal AI Security Architect; Sr Principal Software Engineer, AI Security Platform; Principal AI Security Architect and 1 more.
141 banks profiled (120 US, 21 non-US) · 18 with matching evidence · ranked answer, not a comparison
Which of the large banks are hiring AI security engineers?
| # | Bank | Matching open roles | Role titles | Status | Date | On this site | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Trust | 4 | Sr. Principal AI Security Architect; Sr Principal Software Engineer, AI Security Platform; Principal AI Security Architect and 1 more | 11 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | Northern Trust · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 2 | State Street | 3 | Offensive AI Engineer – Frontier AI Security & Testing, VP; Lead AI Security Automation Engineer, VP; AI Security Architecture, VP (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | State Street · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 3 | BofA | 1 | Senior Engineer - GenAI Security (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | BofA · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 4 | BNY | 1 | Director- AI Security Product Manager (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | BNY · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 5 | Amex | 1 | Senior Technical Product Manager - Agentic Identity (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | Amex · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 6 | RBC | 1 | Staff AI Security Developer (snapshot capped at 12) | 12 open AI roles+ | Oct 27, 2026 | RBC · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 7 | U.S. Bank | 1 | AI Red Team Lead Engineer | 11 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | U.S. Bank · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 8 | Schwab | 1 | AI Security Engineer | 11 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | Schwab · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 9 | Huntington | 1 | AI Threat Emulation Capabilities Developer | 9 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | Huntington · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 10 | Axos Bank | 1 | Cloud and AI Security Engineer | 7 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | Axos Bank · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 11 | Deutsche Bank | 1 | AI Security CoE Lead, VP | 7 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | Deutsche Bank · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 12 | Citizens | 1 | Distinguished Engineer - Non Human & Agentic Identity | 5 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | Citizens · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 13 | First Citizens | 1 | Senior Manager Cyber Security - Cloud/ AI Security (Remote) | 4 open AI roles | Oct 1, 2026 | First Citizens · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 14 | Regions | 1 | AI Identity Security Engineer | 2 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | Regions · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 15 | Popular | 1 | AI Security Lead Engineer | 2 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | Popular · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 16 | Customers Bank | 1 | AI Security Architect | 1 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | Customers Bank · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 17 | Stifel Bank | 1 | AI-Application Security Architect | 1 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | Stifel Bank · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
| 18 | Banner Bank | 1 | Principal AI & Cloud Security Engineer (Remote only within WA, ID, OR) | 1 open AI roles | Oct 27, 2026 | Banner Bank · open AI roles → | Careers site ↗ · Posting ↗ |
Each row quotes one record from careers-site snapshots; the “On this site” link opens the bank's own page or sub-page with every source. Banks absent from the table have nothing matching on the record this site holds.
How is this ranked?
Data: the weekly open-AI-roles sweep (data/banks/open-roles.json): currently open AI-related postings read from each bank's own careers site, capped at 12 per bank; snapshots dated 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-27.
Rule: Postings whose title names AI security, AI red team, AI threat, agentic identity or AI data protection. Score = such postings.
Counts: 18 of 141 profiled banks qualify; 36 distinct sources cited in the table. Data checked 2026-10-27; ranking template updated 2026-10-30.
What are the caveats?
Hiring is evidence of intent, not deployment. The snapshot is a point in time: postings close, and a careers site the sweep cannot read leaves the bank out.
Banks absent from the table have nothing matching on the record this site holds, which is not evidence that they do nothing. Each row links the bank's own page, where every entry carries its sources.
Which bank ranks first?
Northern Trust leads with 4 open roles: Sr. Principal AI Security Architect; Sr Principal Software Engineer, AI Security Platform; Principal AI Security Architect and 1 more. State Street is second with 3.
How many large banks are hiring AI security roles?
18 of the 141 profiled banks (120 US, 21 non-US groups). Among those listed, 16 are US banks and 2 non-US groups.
What counts, and what does not?
Postings whose title names AI security, AI red team, AI threat, agentic identity or AI data protection. Score = such postings. Source: the weekly open-AI-roles sweep (data/banks/open-roles.json): currently open AI-related postings read from each bank's own careers site, capped at 12 per bank; snapshots dated 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-27.
Is this a measure of capability?
No. Every row is a sourced fact on the public record: what the bank, a regulator, a filing or an independent outlet has put on the record. The page does not rate how well anything works.
When was this checked, and how often does it update?
The data behind the table was last checked on 2026-10-27 (careers-site snapshots). The page recomputes whenever that dataset changes and is republished with the site; it is never edited by hand.
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