Senior Enterprise Security Architect

About the role

The Senior Enterprise Security Architect will lead the design, strategy, and governance of enterprise-wide security for an AI Health Cloud platform. The role involves securing cloud-native applications, AI/ML systems, healthcare data ecosystems, and enterprise integrations.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead enterprise security architecture across cloud platforms, AI/ML systems, and applications.
• Establish security standards, policies, and reference architectures.
• Architect zero-trust security frameworks, identity and access management, and data protection strategies.
• Secure AI/ML systems including LLMs, RAG pipelines, and model lifecycle.
• Design API security, encryption, secrets management, and key management.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, CMS, HITRUST, and other healthcare regulations.
• Partner with engineering, product, and compliance teams to embed security into the SDLC and MLOps.
• Lead threat modeling, risk assessments, and security architecture reviews.
• Cloud, Platform & AI Security: Define security design patterns for cloud-native architectures (Azure preferred). Implement network security, container security (Docker/Kubernetes), and workload protections. Secure AI pipelines including training, inference, and model monitoring. Establish safeguards for prompt injection, data leakage, and model abuse.
• Security Engineering & Operations: Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps). Define automated security testing (SAST, DAST, SCA). Implement observability and incident response frameworks. Define security logging, monitoring, and threat detection strategies.
• Governance, Risk & Compliance: Lead risk-based security frameworks and controls. Ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance. Support governance of data privacy and protection. Define policies for secure data usage across payer, provider, and pharmacy domains.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise security architecture.
• Strong background in cloud security, identity management, and application security.
• Experience securing AI/ML platforms and data systems.
• Deep knowledge of healthcare compliance and data standards.
• Experience with DevSecOps and modern security tooling.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder influence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure security stack and cloud-native services.
• Knowledge of LLM security and Responsible AI principles.
• Familiarity with HITRUST, NIST, and ISO 27001 frameworks.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or equivalent.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans. We also provide an ESPP (employee stock purchase program), a 401K program, a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program, and other discounts. Professional development includes an on-demand training program, access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. We also have a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. For ADA accommodations, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228.