AI Security Director & Threat Architect

CNA; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

CNA seeks a hands-on AI Security Consulting Director in Chicago, IL to review, test, and secure AI initiatives across CNA’s enterprise. You will lead architecture reviews of AI/ML, GenAI, LLM, and agentic solutions and drive security into SDLC and DevSecOps.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Cloud Security, IAM, Data Security, and AI Governance, applying standards like NIST AI RMF and MITRE ATLAS to deliver practical controls and risk-based recommendations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with AI/ML security reviews and threat modeling.
• Ability to write evaluation criteria for RFIs/RFPs.
• Experience evaluating AI workloads in cloud environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of industry standards such as NIST AI RMF, OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, MITRE ATLAS.

Responsibilities

• Conduct architecture and design reviews of AI/ML, GenAI, LLM, and agentic initiatives, documenting findings, risks, and recommended controls.
• Write and maintain technology evaluation criteria for RFIs and RFPs covering AI security tooling and solutions.
• Test, validate, and benchmark candidate AI security solutions through proofs of concept and hands-on assessments.
• Perform threat modeling and security risk assessments of AI systems, models, and data pipelines.
• Evaluate AI workload security across cloud environments (AWS, Google Cloud) and recommend secure configurations.
• Apply industry standards and frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF, OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, MITRE ATLAS) to reviews and assessments.
• Contribute to AI security standards, reference architectures, and best-practice guidance.
• Support integration of AI security controls into SDLC, CI/CD, and DevSecOps workflows.
• Assist with vulnerability management, security monitoring, and incident readiness for AI systems.
• Provide technical security input to Risk, Legal, and AI Governance teams to support their compliance.

Skills

AI security concepts

Security architecture reviews

Cloud security

DevSecOps practices

Threat modeling

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

CNA seeks a hands-on AI Security Consulting Director in Chicago, IL to review, test, and secure AI initiatives across CNA’s enterprise. You will lead architecture reviews of AI/ML, GenAI, LLM, and agentic solutions and drive security into SDLC and DevSecOps.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Cloud Security, IAM, Data Security, and AI Governance, applying standards like NIST AI RMF and MITRE ATLAS to deliver practical controls and risk-based recommendations.