Sr AI Architect, Application Security- Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)

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GuidePoint Security is seeking a Senior AI Architect for its Application Security Practice. Founded in 2011 and employing over 1,300 personnel, the organization delivers cybersecurity expertise, solutions, and services to major enterprises and government agencies. This position functions as a builder, advisor, and technical liaison responsible for architecting, building, and securing agentic workflows, leading technical relationships with AI model providers, and guiding clients through AI strategy and security architecture implementations.…

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Design the architecture, technical roadmap, and secure design of the internal agentic delivery platform.
• Build and maintain agent workflows, retrieval strategies, tool integrations, and evaluation harnesses.
• Apply secure-by-design principles and threat model agent architectures using industry frameworks like NIST and OWASP.
• Deploy as a security architect on client engagements to harden application and AI architectures.
• Deliver client-facing AI strategy, governance assessments, threat modeling, and advisory services.
• Provide technical training and enablement on secure AI development and prompt injection techniques for clients and internal staff.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact with AI labs and model providers.
• Mentor internal consultants and collaborate with leadership to shape new service offerings.

Requirements

• High School Diploma with at least seven years of experience, Bachelor Degree with a minimum of three years of experience, or a Master Degree.
• At least three years of experience in security architecture, application security, software engineering, or platform engineering.
• Minimum of one year of experience in enterprise consulting or client-facing technical advisory roles.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience designing and building AI agents, orchestration frameworks, and retrieval-augmented generation systems.
• Proficiency building against LLM APIs and SDKs with strong scripting skills in Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, or a comparable language.
• Demonstrated ability to threat model AI-native and agentic systems using the OWASP Top 10 for LLM and Agentic Applications.
• Working knowledge of application security assessment, secure code reviews, and Secure SDLC practices.

Qualifications

• Over seven combined years of IT and information security experience, including application security or software architecture responsibility.
• Experience delivering AI strategy, governance, or responsible-AI advisory work aligned to NIST, ISO/IEC 42001, or the EU AI Act.
• Background as a forward-deployed or embedded architect working alongside client engineering teams.
• Experience developing and delivering technical training, workshops, or enablement programs.
• Internal operational experience in DevSecOps, platform engineering, or MLOps and LLMOps.
• InfoInfoSec community involvement such as conference speaking, whitepaper authoring, or open-source contributions.
• Industry certifications including Anthropic Claude Certified Architect, AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, NVIDIA, OSWE, GWAPT, CISSP, or CCSP.

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