AI Security Architect: Protect AI/ML Systems & Data

Cadence Design Systems; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

401(k) plan with employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems is seeking a Security Architect with deep AI/ML security expertise to design, implement, and govern secure AI systems across the enterprise in California.

The role focuses on protecting AI/ML models, data pipelines, and GenAI apps from emerging threats while enabling safe innovation. You will partner with data scientists, ML engineers, and product teams to embed security into AI platforms and cloud workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• 8+ years in cybersecurity architecture or engineering.
• Experience securing AI/ML systems or data platforms.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, API security, and data encryption.

Responsibilities

• Design secure architectures for AI/ML systems across training, inference, and deployment pipelines.
• Define security controls for LLMs, GenAI platforms, and AI APIs.
• Embed security into MLOps pipelines (DevSecOps for AI).
• Conduct threat modeling for AI systems (prompt injection, data leakage).
• Develop risk frameworks aligned with NIST AI RMF.

Skills

AI Threat Modeling

Secure MLOps

Data Privacy

Cloud Security

Risk & Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Cybersecurity

Tools

MLflow

Kubeflow

SageMaker

Job description

Cadence Design Systems is seeking a Security Architect with deep AI/ML security expertise to design, implement, and govern secure AI systems across the enterprise in California.

The role focuses on protecting AI/ML models, data pipelines, and GenAI apps from emerging threats while enabling safe innovation. You will partner with data scientists, ML engineers, and product teams to embed security into AI platforms and cloud workloads.