Sr AI Security Architect

Insight Global; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior AI Security Architect to join a government-sector client. You will evaluate security of AI platforms, LLMs, agents, and RAG solutions, conduct threat modeling, and identify controls for secure deployment.

The role emphasizes risk documentation and remediation planning within enterprise standards. The candidate should have a strong background in cybersecurity, cloud security, and AI architectures, with relevant certifications and hands-on experience in security

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in information security, CS, IS, engineering, or related field.
• Experience: 6+ years in cybersecurity, information security, security architecture, cloud security, or security engineering.
• 3+ years performing security assessments, architecture reviews, threat modeling, or security control evaluations.
• 2+ years securing cloud-based tech, SaaS, or emerging tech.
• Familiarity with OWASP Top 10 for LLMs and MITRE ATLAS.
• Experience evaluating security controls incl. IAM, logging/monitoring, encryption, vulnerability mgmt.
• Experience documenting risks and providing written recommendations to stakeholders.
• Practical AI architecture experience (LLMs, RAG, APIs, orchestration).
• Experience producing security assessment reports, risk analyses, or security architecture docs.
• Industry certifications: CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, CCSK, Azure Security Engineer or equivalent.
• Experience evaluating AI/LLMs/RAG tech.

Responsibilities

• Perform security assessments of AI platforms, LLMs, AI agents, RAG implementations, and AI-enabled apps.
• Conduct threat modeling and architecture reviews; identify required controls and mitigations.
• Validate controls such as authentication, authorization, logging, monitoring, content filtering, and data protection.
• Assess vendor AI security capabilities and deployment models for enterprise standards compliance.
• Develop and execute AI security testing methodologies (prompt injection, jailbreak, adversarial, misuse, data leakage).
• Document risks, recommendations, and remediation requirements to enable secure deployment.

Skills

Security Architecture

Threat Modeling

Security Assessments

Cloud Security

AI Security

LLMs

RAG

Identity and Access Management

Logging and Monitoring

Encryption

Vulnerability Management

Security Documentation

MITRE ATLAS

OWASP Top 10 for LLMs

Security Controls Evaluation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related fields

CISSP

CCSP

SABSA

CCSK

Azure Security Engineer

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Senior AI Security Architect to join one of our clients in the government sector. This role sits on the Information Security Emerging Technologies team and is responsible for evaluating the security of AI and other emerging technology solutions before they are adopted within the enterprise. The individual will conduct security assessments of AI platforms, large language models (LLMs), AI agents, RAG implementations, and AI-enabled applications, while evaluating security, privacy, compliance, and operational risks. Responsibilities include performing threat modeling and architecture reviews, identifying required security controls and mitigation strategies, validating controls such as authentication, authorization, logging, monitoring, content filtering, and data protection, and assessing vendor AI security capabilities and deployment models for compliance with enterprise standards. The role also supports the development and execution of AI security testing methodologies, including prompt injection, jailbreak, adversarial, misuse, and data leakage testing, and is responsible for documenting risks, recommendations, and remediation requirements to ensure AI solutions can be securely deployed.

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related fields.
• Experience can be concurrent:
• Six (6) years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, security architecture, cloud security, or security engineering.
• Three (3) years of experience performing security assessments, architecture reviews, threat modeling, or security control evaluations.
• Two (2) years of experience assessing or securing cloud-based technologies, SaaS platforms, or emerging technologies.
• Familiarity with the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs and MITRE ATLAS frameworks.
• Experience evaluating technical security controls, including identity and access management, logging and monitoring, encryption, vulnerability management, and security architecture.
• Experience documenting security risks and providing written recommendations to business and technical stakeholders.
• Practical experience with AI architectures, including LLMs, RAG, APIs transactions, or orchestration frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience producing security assessment reports, risk analyses, or security architecture documentation.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, CCSK, Azure Security Engineer, or equivalent.
• Experience evaluating AI, machine learning, large language models (LLMs), AI agents, or retrieval augmented generation (RAG) technologies.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].