AI Security Architect (Hybrid)

TM Floyd & Company (TMF); Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

TM Floyd & Company (TMF) in Columbia, SC seeks a Senior AI Security/Enterprise Architect to lead secure AI adoption across a large enterprise. You will bridge AI, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, risk, privacy, and compliance to develop secure architectures, standards, threat models, and governance.

The ideal candidate will provide architectural direction for complex projects, mentor teams, and translate security requirements into practical business solutions while collaborating with

Qualifications

• 9+ years of IT experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proven experience managing IS/Business teams through strategic challenges
• Strong enterprise/application architecture background
• Experience with security architecture, AI risk, governance, privacy, or emerging technology is highly valued
• Excellent negotiation, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in a matrix environment
• Strong understanding of application/system development methodologies and enterprise technologies
• Ability to build relationships across complex organizations and translate business needs into sound technical solutions

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise AI security architectures, standards, control requirements, and secure design patterns
• Review AI use cases and solution designs for security, privacy, compliance, and data protection requirements
• Lead AI threat modeling for priority use cases, vendors, and integrations
• Evaluate risks including prompt injection, data leakage, unauthorized access, model misuse, insecure connectors, machine identity exposure, and AI-enabled impersonation
• Provide architectural direction for complex projects, integrations, R&D efforts, and vendor solutions
• Assess system designs, technology options, risks, costs, and business impacts
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Data Governance, Privacy, IAM, Vendor Risk, CSOC, Legal, Compliance, Audit, and business teams
• Serve as a technical decision-maker and escalation point for architectural decisions
• Provide technical oversight to ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture and security standards
• Develop and communicate architecture standards and implementation guidance
• Mentor technical teams and help establish technology standards and guidelines
• Communicate complex technical concepts and strategic decisions to technical and non-technical leadership

Job description

AI Security Architect | Columbia, SC | Hybrid | Contract-to-Hire

TM Floyd is seeking a Senior AI Security/Enterprise Architect to help lead the secure adoption of AI across a large enterprise. The ideal candidate will bridge AI, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, risk, privacy, and compliance, developing secure AI architectures, standards, threat models, and governance while translating complex security requirements into practical business solutions.

• Must be located in or near Columbia, SC
• No sponsorship now or in the future
• Credit check required during the pre-screen

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain enterprise AI security architectures, standards, control requirements, and secure design patterns
• Review AI use cases and solution designs for security, privacy, compliance, and data protection requirements
• Lead AI threat modeling for priority use cases, vendors, and integrations
• Evaluate risks including prompt injection, data leakage, unauthorized access, model misuse, insecure connectors, machine identity exposure, and AI-enabled impersonation
• Provide architectural direction for complex projects, integrations, R&D efforts, and vendor solutions
• Assess system designs, technology options, risks, costs, and business impacts
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Data Governance, Privacy, IAM, Vendor Risk, CSOC, Legal, Compliance, Audit, and business teams
• Serve as a technical decision-maker and escalation point for architectural decisions
• Provide technical oversight to ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture and security standards
• Develop and communicate architecture standards and implementation guidance
• Mentor technical teams and help establish technology standards and guidelines
• Communicate complex technical concepts and strategic decisions to technical and non-technical leadership

What We’re Looking For

• 9+ years of IT experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proven experience managing IS/Business teams through strategic challenges
• Strong enterprise/application architecture background
• Experience with security architecture, AI risk, governance, privacy, or emerging technology is highly valued
• Excellent negotiation, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in a matrix environment
• Strong understanding of application/system development methodologies and enterprise technologies
• Ability to build relationships across complex organizations and translate business needs into sound technical solutions

Preferred:

• 10+ years of related business and architecture experience; SACP and/or PMCP coursework.

Interviews:

• 3 Rounds — 2 team interviews + 1 In-Person

The Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate is a Senior Security or Enterprise Architect with 9–10+ years of IT experience, strong cybersecurity and enterprise architecture expertise, and experience evaluating AI security, risk, privacy, governance, and compliance. They should be skilled in threat modeling, secure design, developing architecture standards, and leading cross-functional teams while communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and executive audiences.

#AISecurity #SecurityArchitect #AIArchitect #Cybersecurity #EnterpriseArchitecture #InformationSecurity #CyberSecurityJobs #ArchitectJobs #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolinaJobs #AI #ContractToHire #Hiring