Cloud & AI Security Architect V

Description:
Cloud & AI Security Architect (Architect V)

As a key member of the Affiliate Corporate IT organization at Risant Health, the Cloud & AI Security Architect (Architect V) operates at the intersection of advanced Cloud architecture & AI Security, to support a value-based, multi-payer healthcare ecosystem. As RISANT Health develops, deploys mission-critical workloads to the cloud and integrates Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI into their core products, the security perimeter becomes critical. The Architect is expected to bridge the gap between traditional Cybersecurity, Cloud Engineering, and Data Science. They operate at the intersection of Zero Trust architectureand AI Integrity, defending against both classic exploits and modern AI-specific threats like prompt injection and data poisoning

This person is a seasoned cloud security leader with experience in cybersecurity and IT, specializing in securing large-scale cloud and AI platforms through Cloud Native Security (CNAPP), IaC (Terraform/Pulumi), Kubernetes/Istio hardening, and advanced cryptography. Brings strong AI/ML security expertise, including OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, MITRE ATLAS, MLOps pipeline defense, and agentic-AI risk mitigation. Proven track record designing security architectures for multi-cloud and hybrid environments supporting 10,000+ node deployments and production-grade AI workloads, with preferred certifications such as CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate, and CISSP-ISSAP.

They are adept at implementing Security-by-Design frameworks, ensuring global regulatory compliance (EU AI Act, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST AI RMF), reducing cloud misconfigurations, and delivering scalable, reusable security patterns for rapid AI feature development. Influential technical leader trusted by CTOs, data science, and DevOps organizations; provides mentorship to senior engineers, drives multi-year security roadmaps, oversees AI red teaming, strengthens IAM for human and non-human identities, advances data governance automation, and develops incident-response playbooks tailored to AI-specific threats such as model theft and adversarial attacks.

Job Summary:
This senior level individual contributor is primarily responsible for managing the development of the IT strategic technology direction, as well as for executing the architecture process for technology solutions with guidance from senior architects. This contributor should fully understand the EA mission.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promoting adherence to all procedures and policies; developing work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; determining and carrying out processes and methodologies; coordinating and delegating resources to accomplish organizational goals; partnering internally and externally to make effective business decisions; solving complex problems; escalating issues or risks, as appropriate; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; evaluating recommendations made; and influencing the completion of project tasks by others.
• Practices self-leadership and promotes learning in others by building relationships with cross-functional stakeholders; communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; influencing team members within assigned unit; listening and responding to, seeking, and addressing performance feedback; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; providing feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentoring junior team members; creating and executing plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
• Defines and communicates the architecture standards, guidelines, and statements of direction by facilitating the design and establishment of architecture standards or controls.
• Reviews and contributes to architecture standards or controls which allow business needs to be met.
• Creates architectures for large scale, high-impact, or high-cost technology solutions by collaborating with other architects to develop the target state.
• Leads the development of solution architectures, roadmaps, and system transition plans to align business, applications, data, integration, and/or infrastructure architecture.
• Collaborates with project teams and business users to create architecture artifacts (for example, logical, conceptual, physical) to guide detailed design.
• Participates in the adoption of new high-impact technologies by researching technical trends and developments.
• Helps determine the selection of technologies.
• Collaborates with IT and business leadership and participates in making decisions regarding new technology.
• Demonstrates a full understanding of the architecture best practices for assigned domain(s) and educates others throughout the organization on the function of architecture methodologies, governance, and standards by serving as a subject matter expert across business and/or IT teams, and presenting to internal and external audiences, including senior leadership.
• Develops reports for executives, business leaders, and IT management to communicate the impact of architecture practices.
• Coordinates with architects and other stakeholders to facilitate the continuous development and drive consensus on changes to the companys architecture practices.
• Develops and establishes architectural best practices that guide the design of technology solutions.
• Contributes to the development of the architecture strategy and technology direction by providing domain knowledge on solutions and technology.
• Provides expertise and shares an understanding of current capability gaps, architectural gaps, and market and industry trends that can be used to set future direction.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Analytical Skills
• Application Design, Architecture
• Business Acumen
• Client Focus
• Client and Domain Knowledge
• Creating Architecture Clarity
• Demonstrating Personal Flexibility
• Information Architecture
• Information Gathering
• Innovative Mindset
• Managing Diverse Relationships
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Modeling
• Organizational Skills
• Prioritization
• Project Management
• Software Development Life Cycle
• Solution Delivery
• System and Technology Integration
• Technical Communication
• Technical Documentation

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) years experience with modeling techniques (e.g., BPMN, UML, ER).
• Minimum three (3) years experience translating solution requirements into technical architecture requirements.
• Minimum two (2) years in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, CIS, Engineering, Business, or related technical field and Minimum eight (8) years IT experience delivering technical solutions, including at least Minimum four (4) years working on projects related to IT architecture. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year supervisory experience.
• Two (2) years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above)

Primary Location: California,Pleasanton,Pleasanton Tech Cntr Building D
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Flexible
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-IT-01|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: KPIT ADMIN - KPD Exp Design - 9601
Pay Range: $175200 - $226710 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.
Travel: No
Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.