Staff Software Engineer, Information Security (Agentic Identity)

Walmart

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On-site
Location
Bentonville, ARHerndon, VA
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Full-time
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63 days ago
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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Information Security (Agentic Identity)

The (USA) Staff, Software Engineer, Information Security(Agentic Identity) joins a specialized team focused on designing and scaling identity, authentication, and authorization solutions for agentic AI ecosystems. This role involves leading the design and implementation of services for agent identity, including delegated authority, least privilege, and adaptive authorization for agentic workflows. You will build automation for identity lifecycles, credential rotation, and governance controls while defining observability and compliance standards for agent actions. The position requires expertise in software architecture, distributed services, and cloud-native identity. Key technologies and skills include Python, PowerShell, Kubernetes workload identity, service mesh, and API security. You will solve complex problems regarding Non-Human Identity (NHI) lifecycle management, ensuring secure, high-availability systems for AI workloads across regulated environments.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Virginia?

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What you'll do

  • Lead the design and implementation of services for agent identity, authentication, and authorization.
  • Deliver secure patterns for delegated authority, least privilege, and adaptive authorization in agentic workflows.
  • Implement governance controls to evaluate the trust of agentic workloads at build and runtime.
  • Build automation for agent identity lifecycles, including credential issuance, rotation, and governance.
  • Define and implement observability, auditing, and compliance controls for agent actions and telemetry.
  • Drive engineering best practices such as secure coding, design reviews, and operational readiness.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to technical planning and standards across multiple teams.

What we're looking for

  • Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and software engineering experience.
  • Option 2: 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience building and operating enterprise-scale systems.
  • Understanding of identity, authentication, and authorization at enterprise scale.
  • Understanding of agentic AI architectures and NHI lifecycle management.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud-native identity, workload identity, service-to-service auth, and API security.
  • Automation skills in Python or PowerShell and Infrastructure/CI security fundamentals.
  • Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP identity platforms (preferred).

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