Secure AI Architect: Design Resilient, Guarded AI Systems

Booz Allen Hamilton; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks an AI Security Solutions Architect to design and implement secure architectures for AI/ML systems across the organization, bridging cybersecurity and AI engineering to protect models, data pipelines, and infrastructure.

The candidate will shape enterprise AI security strategies, develop secure deployment frameworks, ensure AI regulations compliance, and embed security-by-design in all AI initiatives, with a focus on DoD-related missions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, systems architecture, or software engineering, including AI/ML solution design.
• 5+ years of experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or federal civilian agency missions.
• 3+ years of experience designing, deploying, and securing AI/ML pipelines, including model training, inference, and monitoring.
• Experience with large language model platforms and APIs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI Service, and Amazon Bedrock, ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, and Hugging Face Transformers, data engineering and analytics platforms such as Databricks, Apache Spark, Snowflake, and Apache Iceberg, and ML orchestration and serving platforms such as Amazon SageMaker, Vertex AI, MLFlow, and Kubeflow.
• Experience implementing AI security controls, including data provenance, model integrity, and AI supply chain risk management.
• Experience integrating AI into operational workflows, including SOC automation, threat detection, and cyber analytics.
• Knowledge of AI governance frameworks and DoD Responsible AI principles.
• Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED
• DoD 8140 Certification such as Security+, CISSP, CASP+, CCSP Certification

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure architectures for AI/ML systems across the organization.
• Bridge cybersecurity and AI engineering to protect models, data pipelines and infrastructure.
• Shape enterprise AI security strategies and develop secure deployment frameworks.
• Embed security-by-design principles into all AI initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with emerging AI regulations and governance principles.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Systems architecture

AI/ML solution design

DoD missions support

Secure AI/ML pipelines

AI security controls

SOC automation

AI governance

Secret clearance

HS diploma or GED

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, Data Science, AI, Cybersecurity, or Engineering

Tools

DoD 8140 Certification (Security+, CISSP, CASP+, CCSP)

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks an AI Security Solutions Architect to design and implement secure architectures for AI/ML systems across the organization, bridging cybersecurity and AI engineering to protect models, data pipelines, and infrastructure.

The candidate will shape enterprise AI security strategies, develop secure deployment frameworks, ensure AI regulations compliance, and embed security-by-design in all AI initiatives, with a focus on DoD-related missions.