Principal Security Architecture - Digital Solutions

General information

Ref # 22384

Remote? No

Ally and Your Career

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that's more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You're constantly evolving, so shouldn't your opportunities be, too?

The Opportunity

At Ally, you get a startup feel, but experience the benefits of a company that has worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We are always evolving and see that as a good thing. From owning our work to seeing its impact in the real world, our team is relentless in finding new ways technology can help make experiences better and help people. We are problem solvers, we value diverse thinking, we support one another, and we challenge ourselves to think bigger in the journey to deliver customer-obsessed tech solutions. To read more about what our tech team does, be sure to visit our tech blog at ally.tech

Lead the security architecture, standards, and governance for customer- and employee-facing digital platforms and enabling services. Ensure solutions are secure by design, compliant with regulatory requirements, and resilient to evolving threats. Shape the roadmap for foundational security capabilities across the digital portfolio, including secure adoption of GenAI.

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The Work Itself

Architecture & Governance

• Lead end-to-end security architecture reviews for digital solutions (web, mobile, APIs, microservices, integrations) and drive risk treatment.
• Maintain reference architectures, secure patterns, and standards across IAM, data, network, cloud, and third-party/SaaS.
• Perform threat modeling and security risk assessments (e.g., OWASP, API abuse, supply chain threats).
• Own and evolve the digital security architecture roadmap aligned to business priorities, regulation, and measurable risk reduction.
• Engineering Enablement.
• Embed security in CI/CD and SDLC (secure coding guidance, security testing, cloud-native guardrails).
• Communicate recommendations clearly to engineers and leadership; influence design decisions and risk acceptance outcomes.

Core Security Domains

• IAM: authentication/authorization, federation/SSO, least privilege, service-to-service identity.
• Network: segmentation, ingress/egress controls, API gateway/WAF, DDoS, secure connectivity.
• Data: classification, encryption, tokenization/masking (where applicable), key/secrets management.
• Cloud: AWS/Azure secure baselines and architecture patterns aligned to organizational standards.
• Third-party/SaaS: security due diligence, onboarding/contractual security controls, monitoring, and ongoing assurance.
• Application Security: Establish integration security standards (API schemas, mTLS/OAuth2/OIDC patterns, token storage/rotation, webhook security, idempotency/replay protections, and rate limiting/abuse detection).

GenAI Security

• Define secure GenAI patterns (LLM access controls, prompt/response handling, RAG security, agent/tooling boundaries).
• Threat model GenAI use cases (prompt injection, data leakage, model extraction/poisoning, unsafe output handling) and define mitigations/testing.
• Set GenAI data governance requirements (sensitive data use, retention, auditability) and vendor/model assurance expectations.

The Skills You Bring

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field of study or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
• 5+ years in security architecture with strong digital application security and cloud experience (AWS/Azure).
• Proven ability to mentor/coach and drive cross-team adoption of secure patterns.
• Demonstrated Financial Services experience supporting regulated environments, including one or more of: retail/commercial banking, investments/wealth, or digital marketing/CRM ecosystems.
• Strong experience securing SaaS/third-party integrations and complex API ecosystems (partner connectivity, vendor platforms, external identity, data sharing).
• Deep expertise in IAM, network security, data protection, and SaaS/third-party risk.
• Experience with security reviews, threat modeling, and technology/vendor evaluations.
• Knowledge of financial regulatory frameworks (FFIEC, PCI DSS, SOX) and security frameworks (NIST, CIS, CRI).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, AWS/Azure Security, CISM, TOGAF) desirable.
• GenAI/LLM security knowledge (prompt injection defenses, sensitive data controls, RAG security, monitoring/abuse detection); regulated-environment experience preferred.

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How We'll Have Your Back

Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. But Ally's total compensation - or total rewards - extends beyond your paycheck and is designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life, including:

• Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting.
• Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and other financial well-being programs.
• Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including dental and vision, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially.
• Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy, and fertility support as well as parental and caregiver leave, back-up child and adult/elder day care program and childcare discounts.
• Work-Life Integration: other benefits including LifeMatters® Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.

Who We Are:

Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit

Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.

Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered, if not currently employed by Ally.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at View email address on click.appcast.io. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Base Pay Range:

An individual's position in the range is determined by the scope and responsibilities of the role, work experience, education, certification(s), training, and additional qualifications. We review internal pay, the competitive market, and business environment prior to extending an offer.

Emerging: 110000

Experienced: 145000

Expert: 180000

Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan