Senior AI Security Architect (Azure)

Scan-Health-Plan; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Wellness program

Paid time off & holidays

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

SCAN Health Plan seeks a visionary Sr Staff AI Security Engineer to architect and guard its AI ecosystem within the Azure stack. You will design secure-by-design architectures across the AI lifecycle, secure Azure OpenAI Studio, Foundry, and Search, and build guardrails and MCP integrations to protect data and model outputs.

You will drive AI governance, policy, and threat modeling while staying hands-on with security tooling and identity management to enable responsible AI at scale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Cybersecurity, with at least 3+ years focused on AI/ML Security.
• Experience securing Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, and Azure Foundry.
• Deep understanding of LLM vulnerabilities (prompt injection, data handling risks).
• Knowledge of AI governance frameworks and regulatory landscape.

Responsibilities

• Design secure-by-design architectures for the entire AI lifecycle.
• Lead security configuration for Azure OpenAI Studio, Foundry, and Search.
• Develop guardrails, MCP integration, and data protection controls.
• Establish AI security governance and policy development.
• Perform AI-specific threat modeling and red-teaming exercises.

Skills

AI Security

Cloud Security

Threat Modeling

Governance & Compliance

Identity & Data Security

Security Architecture

Red Teaming

Tools

Azure OpenAI

Azure AI Foundry

Azure AI Search

Azure Kubernetes Service

Azure Entra ID

MCP

RBAC

Job description

SCAN Health Plan seeks a visionary Sr Staff AI Security Engineer to architect and guard its AI ecosystem within the Azure stack. You will design secure-by-design architectures across the AI lifecycle, secure Azure OpenAI Studio, Foundry, and Search, and build guardrails and MCP integrations to protect data and model outputs.

You will drive AI governance, policy, and threat modeling while staying hands-on with security tooling and identity management to enable responsible AI at scale.