Security Architect & AI Security Innovator

Global Payments; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments seeks a Security Architect Specialist to join our Cyber Innovations and Emerging Technologies team and help shape the future of global commerce.

In this hybrid role, you will research emerging security technologies, lead proofs of concept, design secure cloud architectures for AI and analytics, and partner with cybersecurity, cloud, data, and business teams to drive practical security outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity or related field.
• 5+ years in cybersecurity or security architecture.
• Experience with AI, generative AI, or cybersecurity innovation.
• Experience designing or evaluating cloud-based solutions.
• Strong leadership, analytical, and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Research, evaluate, and recommend emerging security technologies and AI capabilities supporting cyber strategy.
• Lead proofs of concept, pilots, and evaluations from concept to transition.
• Design scalable, secure architectures for AI, analytics, automation.
• Partner with cybersecurity, cloud, data, and business teams to identify high-value uses cases.
• Provide technical leadership for cross-functional innovation initiatives and vendor evaluations.

Skills

Security architecture

AI capabilities

Stakeholder communication

Project leadership

Cloud computing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Perl

Ansible

Job description

Global Payments seeks a Security Architect Specialist to join our Cyber Innovations and Emerging Technologies team and help shape the future of global commerce.

In this hybrid role, you will research emerging security technologies, lead proofs of concept, design secure cloud architectures for AI and analytics, and partner with cybersecurity, cloud, data, and business teams to drive practical security outcomes.