Senior AI Security Architect — Enterprise Security Leader

Cyber Security Jobs; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 156,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is building an AI Security organization responsible for enabling the safe adoption of AI across the enterprise.

We are seeking a Senior Principal AI Security Architect to serve as a senior technical leader responsible for defining the security architecture strategy, reference architectures, and governance patterns that support enterprise AI platforms, agentic systems, digital coworkers, and emerging technologies.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in security or enterprise/cloud architecture.
• Proven ability to influence technical direction in large organizations.
• Deep expertise in IAM, enterprise security architecture, cloud security, API security, data protection, DevSecOps, monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the enterprise AI security architecture strategy.
• Lead architecture reviews for AI platforms and related technologies.
• Define reusable security patterns and reference architectures.
• Influence investment decisions and participate in leadership forums.
• Evaluate emerging AI security capabilities and guide technology choices.

Skills

Security architecture

Enterprise architecture

Cloud security

Identity & access management

API security

DevSecOps

Security monitoring

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Job description

Northern Trust is building an AI Security organization responsible for enabling the safe adoption of AI across the enterprise.

We are seeking a Senior Principal AI Security Architect to serve as a senior technical leader responsible for defining the security architecture strategy, reference architectures, and governance patterns that support enterprise AI platforms, agentic systems, digital coworkers, and emerging technologies.