AI Security Architecture Lead

State Street; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision

Long-term disability

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

State Street is seeking an AI Security Architect to design, implement, and review security controls for AI/ML solutions across its technology environment. This hands-on role partners with engineering, product security, and platform teams to ensure AI capabilities are delivered securely, responsibly, and in alignment with regulatory requirements.

This position targets security professionals with strong foundations in application, cloud, or product security who are building deeper expertise in AI

Qualifications

• Strong foundations in application, cloud, or product security.
• Experience securing cloud-native applications in an enterprise environment.
• Exposure to AI/ML or data-driven systems, including model usage, APIs, or analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design secure architecture patterns for AI/ML and Generative AI systems, including data pipelines, model access, and AI-enabled applications.
• Develop AI security standards, reference architectures, and guardrails.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews for AI initiatives, providing security guidance under senior architect direction.
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure security requirements are considered early in design.
• Perform AI-focused threat modeling for AI services, models, and data flows.
• Identify security risks such as data leakage, prompt injection, insecure model access, OSS vulnerabilities, and misuse scenarios.
• Recommend mitigations and compensating controls with senior architects and security partners.
• Support integration of AI security controls into DevSecOps workflows.
• Assist in defining security requirements and validation checks for AI pipelines and platforms.
• Help develop repeatable patterns and templates for secure AI adoption.
• Assist with security reviews for emerging AI capabilities, including GenAI tools and internal AI services.
• Stay informed on AI security trends through research and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute ideas to improve AI security practices and align with internal policies and external standards.

Skills

Security architecture

AI security

Threat modeling

DevSecOps

Regulatory compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Cloud security certifications

Job description

State Street is seeking an AI Security Architect to design, implement, and review security controls for AI/ML solutions across its technology environment. This hands-on role partners with engineering, product security, and platform teams to ensure AI capabilities are delivered securely, responsibly, and in alignment with regulatory requirements.

This position targets security professionals with strong foundations in application, cloud, or product security who are building deeper expertise in AI