AI Security Architect: Governance & Risk Leader

Bank of America Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America, located in Washington, DC, is seeking an AI Security Standards Architect to define and lead the security program for AI/ML systems across data, models, APIs, and integrations.

You will collaborate with engineering, risk, and business teams to implement secure AI practices, conduct threat modeling, and ensure governance controls are in place while monitoring industry trends for leadership updates.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity with AI/ML focus
• Knowledge of MITRE ATLAS, OWASP Top 10 for LLM and GenAI, and NIST AI RMF
• Understanding of AI/ML governance and risk management

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the AI security strategy, including standards, to secure AI/ML systems across their lifecycle (data, model, APIs, and integrations).
• Identify and mitigate AI-specific risks (e.g., model abuse, prompt injection, data leakage, model theft), embedding security and governance into AI development, deployment, and third-party usage.
• Partner with engineering, risk, and business teams to operationalize secure AI practices, including threat modeling, control validation, and continuous monitoring aligned to regulatory and enterprise risk frameworks.
• Define clear security requirements ensuring the secure use of AI. This includes documenting traceability between control requirements, risks, and applicable governance frameworks
• Monitors information security trends internal and external to the bank and keeps leadership informed

Skills

Cyber Security

Architecture

Threat Analysis

Risk Management

Data Governance

Executive Presence

Customer and Client Focus

Information Systems Management

Business Intelligence

Vendor Management

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field

Job description

Bank of America, located in Washington, DC, is seeking an AI Security Standards Architect to define and lead the security program for AI/ML systems across data, models, APIs, and integrations.

You will collaborate with engineering, risk, and business teams to implement secure AI practices, conduct threat modeling, and ensure governance controls are in place while monitoring industry trends for leadership updates.