Principal Agentic AI Security Architect

Cognizant; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a senior security architect to own the Agentic AI security reference architecture and data security posture management. The role requires designing a secure AI platform across multi-cloud environments (Azure and AWS) and protecting data flowing through AI agents.

Collaboration with Identity, AppSec, and GRC is essential. The ideal candidate will have deep Azure/M365 security knowledge, experience with DSPM, and a track record in enterprise AI security, with a strong emphasis

Qualifications

• Azure and Microsoft 365 security architecture expertise.
• Experience designing Agentic AI and Generative AI security in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on multi-cloud security across Azure and AWS, including IAM and AI workloads.
• Microsoft Purview DSPM, data labeling, and ML-based auto-classification knowledge.
• Understanding of AI security, API security, and data access patterns.
• Familiarity with enterprise AI platforms and Copilot Studio benefits.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and own the Agentic AI Reference Security Architecture and roadmap.
• Implement and manage DSPM for AI using Microsoft Purview and FastTrack.
• Establish sensitivity labeling and auto-classification standards for AI data.
• Map, monitor, and govern data flows into/out of AI agents and workloads.
• Define security architecture standards for agent-to-API and agent-to-data access.
• Secure Agentic AI solutions across Azure and AWS with consistent security controls.
• Collaborate with Identity, AppSec, and GRC to embed security from design.

Skills

Azure security architecture

Multi-cloud security

Agentic AI security

DSPM / Purview

Zero Trust / identity security

Data governance & privacy

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Sentinel

Entra ID

Defender for Cloud

AWS Bedrock

IAM

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a senior security architect to own the Agentic AI security reference architecture and data security posture management. The role requires designing a secure AI platform across multi-cloud environments (Azure and AWS) and protecting data flowing through AI agents.

Collaboration with Identity, AppSec, and GRC is essential. The ideal candidate will have deep Azure/M365 security knowledge, experience with DSPM, and a track record in enterprise AI security, with a strong emphasis