About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
Job Description
Ameriprise Financial is seeking a Senior AI Automation Engineer to lead the next phase of AI-enabled SDLC maturity across Investment Technology. This role is responsible for defining, building, and scaling AI-driven automation across the software delivery lifecycle—leveraging Anthropic Cloud Code–based capabilities, agentic workflows, and enterprise-grade GenAI platforms.The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience operationalizing LLMs at scale, deep understanding of modern SDLC practices, and a strong bias toward automation, governance, and measurable business outcomes. This role will directly influence how software is designed, built, tested, and deployed across Ameriprise.
AI-Enabled SDLC Transformation
Define and execute a GenAI-augmented SDLC strategy, embedding AI across requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and auditability.
Drive spec-to-code, code-to-test, and test-to-deployment automation using LLM-powered workflows aligned to enterprise SDLC standards 1.
Partner with Architecture, DevSecOps, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure secure, governed, and auditable AI adoption.
Anthropic Cloud Code & Agentic Automation
Serve as the subject matter expert for Anthropic Cloud Code capabilities, including:
Prompt engineering standards
Agent-based orchestration patterns
Secure model invocation and policy enforcement
Design and deploy agentic AI workflows to automate:
Requirements for elaboration and decomposition
Jira story and acceptance criteria generation
Unit, integration, and UAT test generation
SDLC artifact and control evidence creation
Enterprise Platform Enablement
Integrate AI automation into existing enterprise platforms (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, SDLC tooling, cloud platforms).
Establish reusable AI components, frameworks, and guardrails for product and engineering teams.
Enable adoption through reference architectures, implementation patterns, and developer enablement.
Value Realization & Measurement
Identify and quantify productivity, quality, and cycle-time improvements driven by AI.
Define KPIs and success metrics tied to SDLC efficiency, developer experience, and risk reduction.
Support executive visibility into AI-driven outcomes and maturity progress.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience integrating GenAI into requirements management, testing automation, and SDLC controls.
Familiarity with enterprise GenAI governance models, including model risk management and auditability.
Experience working in financial services or highly regulated industries.
Thought leadership in AI platforms, automation, or engineering productivity initiatives.
What Success Looks Like
AI-driven automation measurably reduces SDLC cycle time and manual effort.
Development teams consistently leverage AI-generated requirements, code, and tests within governed workflows.
Anthropic Cloud Code capabilities are adopted as a standard, reusable enterprise platform capability.
Ameriprise achieves a demonstrable increase in SDLC maturity, quality, and compliance efficiency through GenAI.
Base Pay Salary
The estimated base salary for this role is $128,000 - $168,000/ year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurance.Full-Time/Part-Time
Exempt/Non-Exempt
Job Family Group
Line of Business
Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.
Skills Required
- Operationalizing LLMs at scale in production environments
- Deep understanding of modern SDLC practices and automation
- Hands-on experience with Anthropic Cloud Code capabilities
- Prompt engineering standards and practices
- Designing agent-based orchestration patterns and workflows
- Secure model invocation, policy enforcement, and governance controls
- Integrating AI automation into CI/CD pipelines, SDLC tooling, and cloud platforms
- Ability to partner with Architecture, DevSecOps, Risk, and Compliance teams
- Define KPIs and quantify AI-driven productivity, quality, and cycle-time improvements
- Experience integrating GenAI into requirements management, testing automation, and SDLC controls
- Familiarity with enterprise GenAI governance models, model risk management, and auditability
- Experience working in financial services or other highly regulated industries
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC and has not been reviewed or approved by Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests a 401(k) with company contributions and financial well‑being programs strengthens long‑term savings. Employee stock purchase access and planning subsidies further support retirement readiness.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Feedback suggests annual and long‑term performance incentives, alongside variable or commission components in advisor roles, can create meaningful upside for certain positions. Licensing support and bonus opportunities reinforce a performance‑linked pay mix.
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Flexible Benefits — Feedback suggests flexible work options, the ability to purchase extra vacation, and paid volunteer time provide adaptable benefits for different life needs. On‑site clinic and fitness resources at headquarters and wellbeing programs add convenient lifestyle support.
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What We Do
Ameriprise Financial has helped millions of clients feel confident about their financial futures for more than 125 years. Our network of approximately 10,000 financial advisors* delivers personalized financial advice to help clients reach their goals. We believe that with the right advisor, the right advice, and the right firm, life can be brilliant. Ameriprise has corporate locations throughout the U.S. and across the globe, and advisor offices in all 50 states. Learn how you can build your career at Ameriprise Financial. *Ameriprise Financial Q2 2020 Statistical Supplement All content on this page is provided for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for investment decisions. Ameriprise Financial cannot guarantee future financial results. Investment products are not federally or FDIC insured, are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any financial institution, and involve investment risks including possible loss of the entire amount invested. By clicking on a hyperlink, you may be directed to a non-Ameriprise website. Be aware that the linked site will be subject to rules, regulation, and privacy and security provisions that are separate, and may differ, from Ameriprise Financial. Investment advisory products and services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC., a registered investment adviser.
