Senior AI Security Technical Architect

About the role

Edward Jones is seeking a Senior AI Security Technical Architect to build and evolve the enterprise AI security strategy. This role aligns business objectives, technology strategy, and security architecture to enable AI innovation with clear guardrails.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the enterprise AI security architecture and strategy, aligning business goals, technology platforms, and risk management practices.
• Assist in defining secure-by-design patterns and standards for AI/ML systems.
• Establish and maintain AI-specific security artifacts.
• Ensure consistent adoption of NIST AI RMF, MITRE ATLAS, CIS, ISO 27001 across AI initiatives.
• Influence AI design decisions early in the lifecycle to reduce downstream risk and rework.
• Partner with enterprise stakeholders to balance speed of innovation with risk tolerance and regulatory expectations.
• Evaluate AI frameworks, agents, vector databases, and third-party AI platforms for security posture and enterprise readiness.
• Recommend and rationalize AI security tooling as part of the broader enterprise security strategy.
• Monitor emerging AI threats, regulatory guidance, and industry best practices to inform security strategy and standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering or architecture within a complex enterprise environment.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience securing or reviewing AI/ML systems and platforms.
• Strong understanding of:
• LLM architectures, embeddings, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) patterns
• End-to-end ML pipelines (training → validation → deployment → inference)
• AI model supply chain risks (model registries, containers, dependencies, open-source components)
• Zero Trust and identity-centric security models
• Cloud security across Azure, AWS, and GCP

Qualifications

• Proven ability to influence architecture decisions and lead cross-functional initiatives at the enterprise level.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage senior technical and business leaders.

Skills

• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or SANS certifications.
• Experience contributing to responsible AI practices, explainability, or bias mitigation initiatives.
• Experience securing AI platforms in regulated industries, particularly financial services.
• Demonstrated experience in incident response and enterprise risk management.
• Understanding of various regulatory requirements and laws, including but not limited to NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulations and FINRA Regulations.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness).
• Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account.
• 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism.
• Eligibility for bonuses and profit sharing.
• Employee Assistance Program.

Pay

Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.

Schedule

Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week.