Senior AI Security Architect & Risk Leader

Accenture España; Madrid; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Wellness programs

Flexible compensation

Flexible working arrangements

Learning and career development

Diversity networks

Profit sharing

Job summary

Accenture España seeks an AI Security Senior Manager to lead the design, governance and security of AI solutions across their full lifecycle. This role sits at the intersection of Cybersecurity, AI, Risk Management, and Regulation, helping global organizations build secure, trustworthy, and compliant AI systems.

Lead AI security architectures, risk assessments, and red-teaming activities; drive security controls within MLOps/MLSecOps; guide executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in Cybersecurity including architecture, cloud, application security, engineering, consulting, or risk management.
• Minimum 3 years leading security initiatives involving AI, ML, Generative AI, Data Science platforms, or AI governance programs.
• Minimum 5 years leading technical teams, cybersecurity transformation programs or complex enterprise security initiatives.
• Experience designing security architectures in Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud environments.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Telecommunications Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, or equivalent.
• English level C1 or higher; Spanish professional proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior technical authority for Security for AI initiatives throughout design, development, validation, deployment, and monitoring phases.
• Define AI security strategies addressing prompt injection, model manipulation, data poisoning, model extraction, supply-chain attacks, data leakage, and agentic risks.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across cybersecurity, cloud, software engineering, MLOps, data science, and AI governance domains.
• Advise executive stakeholders on AI risk, AI governance, secure adoption of Generative AI, and compliance with emerging regulations.
• Drive the implementation of AI security controls within MLOps and MLSecOps environments.
• Define and oversee AI risk management processes, impact assessments, model inventories, lifecycle controls, and audit evidence.
• Support business development activities, client presentations, and C-level discussions around AI Security transformation.
• Contribute to Accenture's AI Security offerings, methodologies, and thought leadership initiatives.

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field

Job description

Accenture España seeks an AI Security Senior Manager to lead the design, governance and security of AI solutions across their full lifecycle. This role sits at the intersection of Cybersecurity, AI, Risk Management, and Regulation, helping global organizations build secure, trustworthy, and compliant AI systems.

Lead AI security architectures, risk assessments, and red-teaming activities; drive security controls within MLOps/MLSecOps; guide executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams