AI Security Architect

Duration: 6+ Months

Location: IA-Des Moines, Hybrid 3-4 days onsite

Overview: Every Turnberry consultant belongs to a practice, an internal group of consultants and leaders with shared experience and expertise. Each of these practices aligns to one of the core services Turnberry offers to clients. As an AI Security Architect, you will join Turnberry's Data Strategy and Intelligence practice and service. This service provides insights into company data, advanced analytics solutions, robust data governance, and tailored solutions for specific data challenges.

Responsibilities:

Ecosystem Optimization:

Lead the strategic evolution of the GitHub Advanced Security environment and GitHub Copilot configuration, ensuring AI and security tools are tuned for maximum accuracy and minimal developer friction

Secure AI Orchestration:

Design and govern the use of Copilot autonomous agents (e.g., Copilot coding agents), ensuring that AI-generated code and pull requests meet enterprise security and quality standards before they reach human review

Seamless Guardrails:

Design and deploy automated scanning (CodeQL, Secrets, and Dependencies) that integrate natively into CI/CD workflows, leveraging AI-driven auto fix capabilities to accelerate remediation

Technical Advocacy:

Act as a high-level partner for development teams, help them navigate complex security findings, and provide the technical clarity needed to securely adopt agentic workflows

Pattern Recognition and AI Guidance:

Identify recurring security trends and develop custom repository instructions to guide Copilot agents toward company specific coding standards and security patterns

Risk Intelligence:

Establish the metrics required to move our security posture from reactive to proactive, monitoring the impact of AI-assisted development on code quality and security debt

Qualifications:

Technical Mastery:

Proven expertise in the GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) suite (CodeQL, Secret Scanning, Dependabot)

Automation Fluency:

Deep experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) with a focus on automated security gates and agentic task delegation

Influence:

Demonstrated ability to drive security and AI adoption across multiple teams through influence and collaboration rather than direct authority

AI Implementation:

Hands-on experience configuring and scaling GitHub Copilot at an enterprise level, including experience with Copilot Chat, Edits, or Agent mode

The salary range for this role is $120,000 to $170,000 or the hourly equivalent. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, Turnberry Solutions offers benefits such as a comprehensive healthcare package (medical, dental, vision), disability and group term life insurance, health and flexible spending accounts, a utilization bonus, 401(k) with match, flexible time off for salaried employees, parental leave for salaried employees, and flexible work arrangements (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with Turnberry, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

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