Senior AI Protection Architect for Enterprise Security

Ernst & Young Oman; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 338,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Flexible vacation

Job summary

Ernst & Young (EY) is seeking a Principal Architect for AI & Security to lead AI protection architecture across agents, copilots, and data products. You will translate business needs into scalable security designs and guide technology selection within enterprise standards.

You will drive threat modeling, risk assessments, and guardrail controls while partnering with engineering, product, and data teams to enable secure, rapid delivery across EY platforms.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 15+ years in IT, cybersecurity, application development, data platforms, AI platforms, or related tech.
• 7+ years architecture experience for enterprise-scale platforms.
• 5+ years in AI-related development including security architecture and data protection.
• Experience leading architecture strategy, value-driven tech evaluations, or implementation planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI protection architecture for AI agents, copilot, GenAI apps and data products.
• Act as senior architecture lead for AI protection, driving strategy and security design decisions.
• Establish and govern standards across GRC, risk, business continuity, and cybersecurity platforms.
• Define secure-by-design, Zero Trust, identity, data protection, monitoring, and guardrail controls for AI platforms.
• Lead architecture reviews, threat modeling, control mapping, and risk assessments for AI-enabled solutions.
• Partner with EY Fabric, engineering, product, data, and platform teams to embed AI protection into delivery.

Skills

AI protection architecture

AI governance

Zero Trust

Architectural leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Tools

Microsoft Security

Entra ID

Purview

Defender

Sentinel

Zscaler AI Guard

Wiz

Job description

Ernst & Young (EY) is seeking a Principal Architect for AI & Security to lead AI protection architecture across agents, copilots, and data products. You will translate business needs into scalable security designs and guide technology selection within enterprise standards.

You will drive threat modeling, risk assessments, and guardrail controls while partnering with engineering, product, and data teams to enable secure, rapid delivery across EY platforms.