VP, AI Security Architecture & Risk

State Street; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match and comprehensive benefits

Paid time off and EAP

Volunteer days and employee networks

Job summary

State Street is seeking an AI Security Architect to design, implement, and review security controls for AI/ML and Generative AI across our technology environment. This hands-on role partners with engineering, product security, and platform teams to ensure AI capabilities are delivered securely and in line with regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate has strong foundations in application, cloud, or product security, 5–7 years of related experience, and a track record of shaping secure

Qualifications

• 5–7 years in application security, product security, cloud security, or security engineering.
• Experience securing cloud-native applications or platforms in an enterprise environment.
• Exposure to AI/ML or data-driven systems, including model usage, APIs, or analytics platforms.
• Familiarity with secure software development practices and DevSecOps concepts.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and implementation of secure architecture patterns for AI/ML and Generative AI systems.
• Support AI security standards, reference architectures, and guardrails.
• Participate in architecture reviews for AI initiatives, providing security guidance.
• Work with engineering teams to embed security requirements early in design.
• Perform AI-focused threat modeling for services, models, and data flows.
• Identify security risks such as data leakage, prompt injection, and OSS vulnerabilities.
• Recommend mitigations and compensating controls with senior architects.
• Assist in integrating AI security controls into DevSecOps workflows.
• Define security requirements and validation checks for AI pipelines.
• Help develop repeatable patterns and templates for secure AI adoption.
• Support security reviews for GenAI tools and internal AI services.
• Stay informed on AI security trends and risk patterns through research.
• Contribute ideas to improve AI security practices across the organization.
• Ensure AI designs align with policies and external standards (NIST, ISO, FFIEC).
• Support audit, risk, and compliance by documenting decisions and controls.

Skills

AI Security Architecture

Threat Modeling

Secure SDLC / DevSecOps

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Information Security

Cloud security certifications

Job description

State Street is seeking an AI Security Architect to design, implement, and review security controls for AI/ML and Generative AI across our technology environment. This hands-on role partners with engineering, product security, and platform teams to ensure AI capabilities are delivered securely and in line with regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate has strong foundations in application, cloud, or product security, 5–7 years of related experience, and a track record of shaping secure