Principal AI & Cloud Security Engineer (Remote only within WA, ID, OR)
Banner Bank
$135,000–$178,000from the description
Jul 21, 2026
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Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual contributor role at a regional bank focused on securing AI systems and Azure cloud infrastructure across the enterprise. The position involves defining security architecture and governance for agentic AI workflows, leading threat modeling for cloud-hosted workloads, embedding security into DevSecOps pipelines, and advising engineering teams on secure AI adoption. Suited to experienced cloud and AI security engineers with a background in enterprise environments, ideally financial services.
Senior level · 8+ years · Walla Walla, WA · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 110 people in this state plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 35–170
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $158,347 (middle half $126,308–$182,824). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (11)
The role is titled 'Principal AI & Cloud Security Engineer' but the JD explicitly calls it a 'senior individual contributor role' — the Principal advertised level reflects the title only; the actual scope and 8+ years requirement align with Senior.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role's primary day-to-day work is security architecture, threat modeling, and governance (15-1212), but it also involves hands-on secure coding and DevSecOps pipeline work that could support 15-1252. 15-1212 was chosen because security analysis, strategy, and governance dominate the described responsibilities.
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is listed as Required, but the JD immediately follows with 'An equivalent combination of education and experience can be considered in lieu of a degree,' so the degree requirement is set to None.
Master's degree is listed under Preferred, not Required.
Security certifications (CISSP, Azure Security Engineer, GIAC) are listed under Preferred.
Financial services / banking experience is listed under Preferred.
Technologies such as Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Monitor, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure Policy, Key Vault, GitHub Copilot, and Claude appear in narrative/responsibilities sections rather than a hard-gated requirements block — marked as preferred accordingly.
Programming languages (Python, Go, Rust, C/C++) and IaC tools (Bicep, ARM, Terraform) appear under the 'What helps you shine' section, which is a secondary aspirational block — marked as preferred. Python is listed as the primary with the others as alternatives since they are presented as interchangeable options.
The CBSA code is not specified; Banner Bank is headquartered in Walla Walla, WA, but the posting covers branches across WA, OR, ID, and CA with up to 20% travel — the primary location is inferred as Walla Walla, WA.
Claude (the AI tool) is mentioned in the responsibilities narrative as an example of an agentic AI workflow tool; it is not a standalone skill requirement and was not emitted as a separate skill.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
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