Senior AI Security Architect & Threat Intelligence Lead

Avance Consulting; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Avance Consulting is seeking a senior AI security architect to lead design and optimization of AI architectures and cybersecurity workflows in cloud/hybrid environments. You will drive threat modeling, risk scoring, and integration with data science and security teams.

You will mentor engineers, ensure compliance with standards (NIST AI-RMF, ISO42001, OWASP Top 10 for LLM), and stay ahead of AI threats and industry trends. This role requires strong communication and strategic vision.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a closely related discipline is required.
• 5+ years' experience in AI and cloud-focused architectures and cybersecurity in an enterprise environment.
• 8+ years deep hands-on software development in languages like Python, R, Java, or C.
• Hands-on experience with AI security technologies and cloud-native services (Azure or AWS).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize AI/AI security architectures and threat models.
• Lead implementation of agentic and MCP architectures and AI orchestration techniques.
• Integrate AI security tools across architectures in collaboration with data scientists and engineers.
• Analyze security risk data to improve architectures and methodologies.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers; ensure governance compliance.

Skills

AI security architectures

Python

Cloud security

Mentorship

Communication

Azure/AWS

LangGraph/LangChain

Threat intelligence

Security governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

LangGraph

LangChain

Crew

OpenClaw

Job description

Avance Consulting is seeking a senior AI security architect to lead design and optimization of AI architectures and cybersecurity workflows in cloud/hybrid environments. You will drive threat modeling, risk scoring, and integration with data science and security teams.

You will mentor engineers, ensure compliance with standards (NIST AI-RMF, ISO42001, OWASP Top 10 for LLM), and stay ahead of AI threats and industry trends. This role requires strong communication and strategic vision.