AI Security Architect

Salary: £60,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years experience in Security Architecture within large, complex organisations
• Proven expertise in securing AI / GenAI systems, including LLMs and Agentic architectures
• Strong knowledge of security domains including GRC, Application Security, Identity, Data, and Cloud
• Experience defining and implementing security standards, policies, and governance frameworks for AI
• Hands-on experience with threat modelling and risk analysis for AI systems
• Ability to operate effectively in architecture governance forums and stakeholder environments
• Strong understanding of secure design principles and risk management
• Familiarity with frameworks and standards such as ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF, and relevant AI regulations such as the EU AI Act
• Experience working in highly collaborative, global environments
• Background in engineering or hands-on technical delivery
• Exposure to cloud-based AI platforms and modern development practices such as Agile and APIs
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence at senior levels
• A collaborative and proactive mindset, with experience working across diverse teams
• The ability to balance innovation with risk and governance
• A passion for driving secure AI transformation at scale

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve secure AI architecture roadmaps, ensuring alignment with broader technology and security strategies
• Lead the secure design, implementation, and governance of AI, LLM, and Agentic systems
• Develop and embed AI security standards, policies, and best practices across the organisation
• Conduct and maintain threat models and risk assessments for AI systems, informing key business decisions
• Act as the Subject Matter Expert for AI Security, supporting architecture boards, risk committees, and senior stakeholders
• Provide guidance on secure AI adoption, including threat mitigation, governance, and compliance
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, security, and business teams to ensure secure, scalable delivery
• Evaluate and implement emerging AI security technologies to reduce enterprise risk

Technologies

• AI
• Architect
• Cloud
• Support
• LLM
• Security

More

We are seeking an experienced AI Architect for a 6-month contract to support a large-scale digital and technology transformation programme. This is a flexible remote role offering a day rate of £550 to £750 inside IR35, with an ASAP start. You will help shape and secure the adoption of AI, LLMs, and Agentic systems within a complex enterprise environment, operating at the intersection of architecture, security, and innovation. This is a long-term contract opportunity to influence how AI is adopted and secured across a large global organisation, working in a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment.

last updated 35 week of 2026