Principal AI Security Architect — Secure AI Solutions

Cisco Systems, Inc; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 202,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) with matching

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc is seeking a senior AI Security Architect to define and evolve security standards for AI-native features across Cisco's AI-enabled products and platforms. You will shape threat models, governance gates, and architectural patterns while leading reviews and driving secure SDLC practices across multiple teams.

Role requires deep expertise in securing AI models, prompt injection risks, data privacy, and supply-chain provenance.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software security experience with hands-on AI/ML integration.
• Ability to secure AI models and AI-powered apps against prompts and data leakage.
• Strong threat modeling, SDLC, and architecture validation skills.
• Ability to guide product managers and engineering leads across teams.

Responsibilities

• Define the AI Security Standard including threat models and architecture patterns.
• Set the standard for secure AI-assisted development and governance.
• Lead architectural reviews and codify reusable secure patterns.
• Own adversarial risk coverage and supply-chain provenance for AI components.
• Partner with senior leadership to translate security requirements into business outcomes.

Skills

AI/ML security

Threat modeling

SDLC security

Architecture validation

Python

CI/CD automation

Evaluation harnesses

Agentic workflows

Security tooling

Leadership

Tools

Security tooling

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc is seeking a senior AI Security Architect to define and evolve security standards for AI-native features across Cisco's AI-enabled products and platforms. You will shape threat models, governance gates, and architectural patterns while leading reviews and driving secure SDLC practices across multiple teams.

Role requires deep expertise in securing AI models, prompt injection risks, data privacy, and supply-chain provenance.