AI Security Architect

7 days ago

Boston, MA, USA +3 moreSenior

Base Salary

$114k - $170k/yr

Responsibilities

Define and maintain AI security reference architectures, design patterns, standards, governance frameworks, guardrails, and risk management practices.
Ensure secure use of generative AI, large language models, and third-party AI services through policies, technical controls, and architectural reviews.
Develop AI and machine learning use cases, including AgenticAI initiatives, for security and cloud operations.
Conduct AI-specific threat modeling and risk assessments covering data poisoning, adversarial attacks, model theft, prompt injection, and unauthorized model usage.
Define mitigations and compensating controls across cloud, application, API, and data layers.
Design monitoring and logging with detection and response teams for AI systems.
Review and approve AI solution designs for security, privacy, and resilience alignment.
Design controls for secure data pipelines, model storage, model access, and inference endpoints.
Guide development teams on secure coding, API security, identity and access management, and secrets management for AI workloads.
Partner with legal, privacy, and compliance teams on audits, risk reviews, control assessments, and responsible AI standards.
Provide executive-level guidance on AI security risks and mentor engineers and architects on AI security practices and emerging threats.
Lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate strategy, resources, and goals across related programs and projects.

Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, information systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent and extensive related project experience.
At least 7 years of progressive experience as an architect.
At least 3 years of experience in artificial intelligence and generative AI.
At least 5 years of business or IT experience involving strategy formulation or translation, business analytics, program management, application development, middleware, database management, or operations.
Expert-level experience in strategic planning, leadership, business relationship management, business process management, business transformation, process redesign, and organizational change management is preferred.
Expert-level knowledge of business and operating models, emerging technologies, business process design, workflow, integration methods, and organizational structures is preferred.
Expert-level experience leading high-performance multidisciplinary teams and program management efforts is preferred.
Expert-level analytical, conceptual, communication, facilitation, influence, and problem-solving skills are preferred.
Knowledge of finance, accounting, valuation, metrics development, and statistical or information analysis is a plus.
Ability to remain technology- and vendor-neutral, build business partner trust, and adapt emerging technology to business needs.

Annual base salary range of $114,480–$170,070 USD, excluding incentive opportunities.
Health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions of up to 6%.
Employer-paid Voya Retirement Plan with a 4% cash balance contribution.
Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 per year.
20 days of paid time off, nine paid company holidays, and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
40 hours of paid volunteer time per calendar year.

5,001-10,000 employees