Security Architect - AI Workflow Experience Essential

Summary: The role of IT Security Architect focuses on integrating security-by-design principles into AI-enabled and enterprise systems for a Financial Services client. Candidates must possess strong hands-on experience in AI security, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The position requires a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating security risks associated with AI/ML systems. Only candidates with relevant AI security experience will be considered.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement security controls across enterprise and AI-driven solutions
• Apply SABSA framework to align business requirements with risk-driven security architecture
• Define and secure the AI/ML life cycle (data, model, deployment, monitoring)
• Identify and mitigate risks including:
  • Data leakage
  • Prompt injection
  • Model abuse/adversarial threats
• Conduct security architecture reviews and provide design-time assurance
• Support delivery teams to ensure secure implementation of solutions

Key Skills:

• Proven Security Architect experience in Financial Services/regulated environments
• Strong experience applying SABSA (or equivalent)
• Mandatory: Hands-on experience securing AI/ML systems or AI-enabled platforms
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Cloud (Azure/AWS)
  • Identity & access management
  • Risk and control frameworks
• Practical experience securing AI/ML or LLM-based systems
• Understanding of:
  • AI threat landscape (prompt injection, data leakage, model attacks)
  • Secure AI life cycle and control design
• Commercially pragmatic, risk-aware
• Strong stakeholder engagement
• Able to translate business risk into security architecture (SABSA-aligned)

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT