Senior Security Architect (GenAI) - NC

Job#: 3036316

Job Description:

Client: Financial Services

Team: TBA

Job Title: Engineer 5 / Senior Security Architect (GenAI)

Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

Contract Length: 12mo (conversion possible)

Pay Rate: $90 - $102
Top Requirements:

8+ years of cybersecurity/security architecture experience with strong threat modeling expertise

5+ years as a Security Engineer or Security Architect

1+ year of hands-on GenAI security experience (LLMs, RAG, agentic systems)

Plusses:

Experience in regulated industries (financial services preferred)

Experience with cloud security (Azure, Google Cloud Platform, AWS)

Familiarity with OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS, and AI security frameworks

Experience securing GenAI platforms (Vertex AI, Copilot, internal LLMs)

Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, or cloud security certifications

Job Summary:

In this contingent resource assignment, you may: Consult as an expert to develop or influence initiatives and resources for highly complex business and technical needs across Engineering. Consult on the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, and advanced analytical and inductive thinking. Provide expertise to client senior leadership on innovative Engineering business solutions. Strategically engage with client personnel.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Conduct security architecture reviews and threat modeling for GenAI and agentic AI platforms
• Identify and mitigate risks such as prompt injection, jailbreaks, data leakage, and model poisoning
• Assess and secure LLM-based systems, RAG pipelines, APIs, and SaaS GenAI platforms
• Define and validate security requirements aligned with OWASP, MITRE ATLAS, and enterprise standards
• Evaluate IAM, secrets management, and API security controls across cloud platforms
• Produce detailed threat models, architecture documentation, and risk mitigation strategies
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve security posture of AI-enabled platforms
• Implement and recommend controls for model safety, input validation, and data protection
• Support cloud security architecture across Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or AWS environments
• Communicate security risks and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Contribute to enterprise GenAI security frameworks, governance, and best practices
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure secure adoption of AI technologies

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