AI Security Architect

Position Overview

Enterprise-level expert responsible for defining and guiding the strategic direction of security architecture and risk posture.

AI Security Architect – Job Description

Overview

The AI Security Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and governing security frameworks and requirements to enable the secure use of AI and related infrastructure.  This role ensures AI technologies are developed and deployed securely, ethically, and in compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements. This role will be part of cybersecurity organization with a matrix line to the AI team.

Key Responsibilities

·       Develop secure-by-design architecture guidelines for AI/ML platforms, including data ingestion, model training, model deployment, and inference layers.

·       Define reference security architectures, patterns, and guardrails that enable secure AI development while minimizing manual review and approval friction.

·       Partner with respective engineering teams to automate / bake in the security guardrails where possible.

·       Design risk-based, proportionate AI security controls that satisfy regulatory and enterprise requirements while enabling rapid AI development and experimentation.

·       Identify threats unique to AI systems—model inversion, poisoning, evasion attacks, data leakage, prompt injection, etc. Evaluate emerging AI security threats, tools, and best practices.

·       Lead AI-specific risk assessments and security design reviews.

·       Work with red teams to validate model robustness against adversarial attacks.

·       Establish security policies for ethical AI use. Ensure compliance with enterprise, industry, and regulatory frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2, ISO 42001).

·       Partner with data science, platform engineering, cloud security, product, and compliance teams.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years in cybersecurity architecture or engineering roles.

• Strong knowledge of modern AI/ML architectures, pipelines, and tooling. Experience with LLM security, prompt safety testing, or generative AI governance.

• Understanding of AI based attacks and threats.

• Strong knowledge of data protection and controls required to protect data.

• Knowledge of creating and communicating cybersecurity risks both in technical and non-technical manner.

• Experience working in AI/ML or data engineering environments.

• Proven track record designing enterprise security frameworks or architecture patterns.

• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• Leadership skills to guide engineering teams and influence organizational policy.

• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks specific to healthcare or finance (HIPAA, PCI, etc.)

 

Base Salary Range

$169,000.00 - $213,750.00

At Zelis we are committed to providing fair and equitable compensation packages. The base salary range allows us to make an offer that considers multiple individualized factors, including experience, education, qualifications, as well as job-related and industry-related knowledge and skills, etc. Base pay is just one part of our Total Rewards package, which may also include discretionary bonus plans, commissions, or other incentives depending on the role.

Zelis’ full-time associates are eligible for a highly competitive benefits package as well, which demonstrates our commitment to our employees’ health, well-being, and financial protection. The US-based benefits include a 401k plan with employer match, flexible paid time off, holidays, parental leaves, life and disability insurance, and health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

Equal Employment Opportunity  
Zelis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 
 
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications for the role. We believe in the value of diverse perspectives and experiences and are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all. 

 

Accessibility Support 
We are dedicated to ensuring our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation with any part of the application and/or interview process, please email

TalentAcquisition@zelis.com

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Disclaimer 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities, duties, and skills from time to time.