Principal AI Security Architect: Cloud AI Strategy

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Principal AI Security Solutions Architect to define and drive technical strategy for secure AI adoption across North America. You will work with CISOs, security leaders, and enterprise architects to enable secure AI production while maintaining control over data, identities, and software supply chains.

You will build reference architectures, evaluation criteria, and actionable guidance that can scale across customers and AWS teams, bridging executive

Qualifications

• Over 10 years in technology domains (software, cloud, security, IO) and cross-functional leadership.
• Experience communicating to executive audiences, including training, workshops, and publications.
• Experience developing technology roadmaps guiding IT transformations to cloud environments.
• Knowledge of AI security, security frameworks, incident response, and identity and access control.

Responsibilities

• Define multi-year technical strategy for AI security across AWS teams.
• Advise senior customer leaders on AI security strategy, governance, and investment priorities.
• Lead complex engagements involving generative AI and agentic systems, including identity, data protection, and supply chain risk.
• Create reference architectures, frameworks, and field mechanisms for scalable reuse.
• Develop executive/technical narratives on secure AI adoption and AI-enabled security.

Skills

Executive communication

Cloud strategy

C-level engagement

Security architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

Distributed systems design

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Principal AI Security Solutions Architect to define and drive technical strategy for secure AI adoption across North America. You will work with CISOs, security leaders, and enterprise architects to enable secure AI production while maintaining control over data, identities, and software supply chains.

You will build reference architectures, evaluation criteria, and actionable guidance that can scale across customers and AWS teams, bridging executive