AI Security Architecture Lead, Senior Principal

Cyber Security Jobs; Tempe (AZ); Vor Ort; USD 156.000 - 274.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Northern Trust is seeking a Senior Principal AI Security Architect to lead security architecture strategy for enterprise AI, defining reference architectures and governance patterns across AI platforms, agentic systems, and emerging technologies. This hands-on leadership role combines strategic influence with deep technical execution.

You will mentor architects, run architecture reviews, and shape enterprise security standards while partnering with Cyber Security, Enterprise Architecture,

Qualifikationen

• 12+ years of experience in security architecture, enterprise architecture, cloud architecture, software engineering, or related disciplines.
• Extensive experience defining enterprise technology strategies and architecture standards.
• Demonstrated success influencing technical direction across large and complex organizations.
• Deep expertise in: Identity and access management, Enterprise security architecture, Cloud security, Application security, API security, Data protection, DevSecOps, Security monitoring and observability.
• Experience leading architecture design for large-scale enterprise platforms or transformation programs.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Aufgaben

• Define and evolve the enterprise AI security architecture strategy.
• Establish architectural principles, guardrails, and standards for AI and emerging technologies.
• Partner with Cyber and Technology leadership to align AI adoption with security, regulatory, operational, and business objectives.
• Identify strategic architectural risks, capability gaps, and future-state requirements.
• Drive long‑term architecture roadmaps supporting enterprise AI adoption.
• Serve as the senior security architecture lead for the firm's most complex and high-impact AI initiatives.
• Lead architecture reviews involving AI platforms, AI agents, cloud-native services, data integrations, and emerging technologies.
• Guide technical decision‑making across multiple initiatives and programs simultaneously.
• Provide thought leadership on security architecture, architecture governance, and secure design practices.
• Mentor and develop architects across Cyber Security and Technology organizations.
• Define enterprise security patterns for: AI agents and digital coworkers, Agent identity and authorization models, AI orchestration platforms, RAG architectures, MCP integrations, AI gateways, Enterprise AI observability, Model governance and control frameworks.
• Create reusable reference architectures that reduce design complexity and accelerate secure delivery.
• Develop architecture blueprints that teams can implement consistently across the firm.
• Translate emerging industry practices into practical and actionable enterprise guidance.
• Build strong partnerships across: Enterprise Architecture, Security Engineering, Identity & Access Management, Application Security, Security Operations, Data Protection, Cloud Engineering, Technology Delivery, Emerging Technology teams.
• Influence architecture and investment decisions across multiple leadership forums.
• Lead technical working groups and architecture communities of practice.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
• Evaluate new AI platforms, frameworks, and technologies.
• Identify security implications associated with emerging AI capabilities and agentic architectures.
• Guide technology selection decisions through an architecture and risk lens.
• Shape the organization's perspective on future AI security capabilities and operating models.

Kenntnisse

Security architecture

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

Software engineering

IAM

Enterprise security

Cloud security

Application security

API security

Data protection

DevSecOps

Security monitoring

Observability

Stakeholder management

Large-scale programs

Jobbeschreibung

Northern Trust is seeking a Senior Principal AI Security Architect to lead security architecture strategy for enterprise AI, defining reference architectures and governance patterns across AI platforms, agentic systems, and emerging technologies. This hands-on leadership role combines strategic influence with deep technical execution.

You will mentor architects, run architecture reviews, and shape enterprise security standards while partnering with Cyber Security, Enterprise Architecture,