AI Security Architect — Secure AI/ML Lifecycle Lead

Cyber Security Jobs; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 142,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking an AI Security Standards Architect to lead the AI security strategy across data, models, APIs, and integrations. Define standards, assess risks of Generative AI/LLMs, and embed governance into AI development and deployment.

You will partner with engineering, risk, and business teams to implement threat modeling, control validation, and continuous monitoring within regulatory and enterprise risk frameworks, communicating security requirements to executives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 2 years focused on cyber assessment of Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning systems.
• Deep understanding of Generative AI/Large Language Models and assessment frameworks including MITRE ATLAS, OWASP Top 10 for LLM and GenAI, and NIST AI RMF.
• Strong understanding of frameworks, policies, and controls needed to govern AI use cases, including working knowledge of AI/ML models, data dependencies, model lifecycle, and common AI risks.
• In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity threats, controls and technologies, with a deep understanding/experience with software developer experiences to bridge the gap between the theoretical and practical application.
• Experience evaluating cyber security controls and providing guidance for platform or distributed computing platforms (Cloud, PaaS).
• Exceptional executive presentation and communication skills.
• Excellent influencing and problem resolution skills.
• Ability to bring multiple stakeholders together, including senior business and technology leaders, and cut to the heart of issues to reach consensus.
• Ability to decompose complex issues and drive timely decisions, knowing when to engage others for additional input, and when to act independently.
• Ability to design, architect, analyze, support, and secure cloud-based workloads.
• Bias for action and a commitment to build partnerships in a dynamic risk & threat driven environment.

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

Customer and Client Focus

Cyber Security

Data Governance

Executive Presence

Information Systems Management

Architecture

Business Intelligence

Risk Management

Threat Analysis

Vendor Management

Education

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

Job description

Bank of America is seeking an AI Security Standards Architect to lead the AI security strategy across data, models, APIs, and integrations. Define standards, assess risks of Generative AI/LLMs, and embed governance into AI development and deployment.

You will partner with engineering, risk, and business teams to implement threat modeling, control validation, and continuous monitoring within regulatory and enterprise risk frameworks, communicating security requirements to executives.