AI Security Architect

The Newberry Group; Fort Meade (MD); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

PTO

Holidays

Parental leave

Telecommuting

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance

Job summary

Newberry Group is seeking an experienced AI Security Architect to support the DISA customer, providing security engineering and architecture guidance for secure integration, development, and deployment of AI/ML capabilities including LLMs. The role requires DoD RMF alignment, secure data pipelines, and collaboration with mission partners to safeguard CUI throughout training and inference.

The position is hybrid onsite (4 days onsite weekly) near Fort Meade, MD or Chambersburg, PA, with a salary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of related experience.
• Current DoD Top Secret clearance required.
• Must reside within commutable distance to Fort Meade, MD or Chambersburg, PA for a hybrid schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provide security architecture and engineering guidance for AI/ML systems, LLMs, and related infrastructure.
• Apply AI RMF and NIST RMF guidance to design, deployment, and operation.
• Identify mitigations for AI-specific threats (prompt injection, data poisoning, model evasion).
• Architect and review secure data pipelines for AI/ML workloads.

Skills

Security Architecture Certification

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Newberry Group is seeking an experienced AI Security Architect to support our DISA customer. This role provides specialized security engineering and architecture guidance for the secure integration, development, and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities, including Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI. This position serves as a security consultant to Mission Partners, system owners, ISSMs/ISSOs, architects, and development teams to ensure AI-enabled solutions protect mission information and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) throughout model training, deployment, and inference.

Location

Must reside within a commutable distance of Fort Meade, MD or Chambersburg, PA in order to work a hybrid onsite schedule (4 days onsite weekly).

Salary

$135,000 to $150,000 annually depending on experience

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide security architecture and engineering guidance for AI/ML systems, LLMs, generative AI, and associated supporting infrastructure.
• Apply the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) to AI/ML system design, integration, deployment, and operation.
• Identify and recommend mitigations for AI-specific security threats and vulnerabilities, including prompt injection, data poisoning, model evasion, and related attack vectors.
• Architect and review secure data pipelines used to collect, process, train, validate, and provide data to AI/ML models.
• Develop security approaches that protect mission data and CUI used during model training and inference.
• Evaluate AI/ML architectures and data flows to identify security weaknesses and recommend threat-informed engineering solutions.
• Translate DoD cybersecurity, RMF, and NIST requirements into practical security controls for AI-enabled systems.
• Collaborate with system owners, architects, developers, ISSMs, and ISSOs to integrate security into AI/ML capabilities from concept through production.
• Communicate AI security risks, recommended mitigations, and architectural alternatives to both technical teams and Government leadership.

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of related experience.
• DoD 8140 Work Role 652 - Security Architect Certification requirement (must have at least one of the following): Security X/CASP+CE, CCSP, Cloud+, CISSP, CSSLP, CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSIP, CSSLP, and GSEC.
• Must have and maintain a current DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Must reside within a commutable distance of Fort Meade, MD or Chambersburg, PA in order to work a hybrid onsite schedule (4 days onsite weekly).
• Demonstrated experience securing AI/ML technologies, including LLMs and generative AI.
• Demonstrated knowledge of RMF, NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, and NIST AI RMF.
• Knowledge of AI-specific vulnerabilities and associated mitigation strategies.
• Experience designing or evaluating secure data architectures and pipelines supporting AI/ML workloads.
• Ability to translate cybersecurity requirements into implementable engineering solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex cybersecurity concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a high-tempo DoD environment.

Who We Are

Newberry Group is a performance-driven government services and solutions firm that provides security compliance, program governance, consulting, and customized solutions for public sector clients nationwide. The strength of our company is a direct reflection of our highly skilled and talented workforce.

Benefits and Perks

In addition to competitive wages, Newberry Group offers an outstanding benefit package. This includes medical coverage with three plan options, dental and vision coverage, personal time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, telecommuting if available, retirement savings accounts (Pre-Tax and Roth), flexible and dependent care savings accounts, life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage, tuition and training reimbursement, employee assistance program, and more. The Newberry Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - EEO/AA/Disability/Veterans.