Senior AI Cybersecurity Architect & Cloud Security Lead

The Aerospace Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health care and wellness plans

Relocation assistance

Professional growth programs

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA seeks an AI cybersecurity architect and engineer to secure AI initiatives and align with OCISO. This senior role bridges mission teams and security governance, delivering OCISO-ready designs.

Responsibilities include cloud security, architecture, risk management, and collaboration across the Digital Innovation Division and OCISO, shaping security posture and architectural decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, CS, or related STEM field.
• 8+ years cybersecurity engineering/architecture experience, including cloud/enterprise environments.
• Direct experience assessing security of AI models/platforms/integrations.
• Experience liaising between technical teams and a security governance body (CISO/OCISO-type).
• Working knowledge of NIST AI RMF, NIST RMF, and one of: ISO 27001, OWASP, CMMC, DoD RMF.
• Cloud architecture / infrastructure-as-code experience.
• Willing to travel approx. 10% of the time.
• This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary liaison between DID/M-IT and OCISO on AI-related security matters.
• Provide embedded, first-line security consultation to DID project teams on AI initiatives.
• Partner with OCISO to inform architecture and infrastructure security planning for AI systems.
• Conduct preliminary security assessments of AI models, platforms, and integrations.
• Identify architectural and control gaps early and support remediation planning.
• Translate OCISO guidance and technical risk into clear terms for DID teams and leadership.
• Help standardize and pre-package DID's AI security documentation/requests.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

Cloud architecture

NIST RMF knowledge

AI security assessment

Security governance liaison

Security clearance eligible

CISSP or in progress

FedRAMP/DoD/CMMC

Education

Bachelor's in Cybersecurity/CS

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA seeks an AI cybersecurity architect and engineer to secure AI initiatives and align with OCISO. This senior role bridges mission teams and security governance, delivering OCISO-ready designs.

Responsibilities include cloud security, architecture, risk management, and collaboration across the Digital Innovation Division and OCISO, shaping security posture and architectural decisions.