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# AI Security Architect

- **Company:** Qualtrics
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $168,000.0 - $221,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/e6690ba1-8e8f-4db2-a6dd-a7b384ffc4f2

## About the Role

* While we value the wealth of experience, we put more emphasis on your capability and the outcome you've produced. For this role, these elements are particularly important:
 * Extensive Architectural Expertise: 5+ years of experience in AI/ML security, cybersecurity architecture, or a related field, with a proven history of designing secure architectures for AI systems; capable of leading strategic initiatives to strengthen security posture.
 * Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of AI/ML security adversarial machine learning, model security, threat modeling, secure MLOps - and familiarity with encryption and secure system design.
 * Demonstrated Initiative Leadership: Proven experience leading large scale AI security initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams to align with security guidelines while driving operational efficiency and business growth.
 * Strategic Mindset: Ability to translate AI security challenges into actionable solutions that integrate with business objectives and risk management frameworks.
 * Collaboration & Communication Skills: Excellent communication abilities to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, fostering constructive partnerships across the organization.

## Description

AI systems face threats that traditional security architecture wasn't built for: adversarial manipulation, model theft, data poisoning, prompt injection, and supply-chain risk across the ML pipeline. The AI Security Architect leads the design and implementation of security frameworks that protect our AI systems - building resilience against these threats and earning our customers' trust.

How You'll Find Success

 * Strategic Visionary: You hold a holistic view of AI/ML threat models, proactively identifying and mitigating emerging risks. You guide security architecture strategy so it aligns with the organization's risk posture and business goals.
 * Technical Innovator: Your drive for continuous improvement pushes you to explore and implement cutting-edge AI security practices - adversarial robustness testing, model hardening, secure MLOps - keeping our AI systems resilient against evolving threats.
 * Collaborative Leader: You build partnerships across security, engineering, and data science, promoting best practices in AI security. Your ability to foster collaboration creates an informed, cohesive environment dedicated to protecting our systems.
 * Resilient and Adaptive: You thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing complex projects while guiding cross-functional teams through shifts in the threat landscape or technology. Your problem- solving skills are essential to navigating the complexities of AI security governance.

How You'll Grow

 * Shape Industry Standards: Participate in industry conferences, thought leadership forums, and professional organizations to influence the future of AI security practices.
 * Executive Presence: Increase your visibility and involvement in executive-level discussions, refining how you communicate strategic security insights.
 * Expand Your Leadership Toolkit: As a thought leader in AI security architecture, mentor and coach emerging talent, growing the security expertise across the organization.
 * Complex Problem-Solving: Tackle significant AI security challenges that sharpen your analytical,critical thinking, and strategic planning abilities.

Things You'll Do

 * Drive Innovation in AI Security: Lead research, evaluation, and implementation of next-generation security technologies and methodologies - adversarial defense, model security, secure MLOps pipelines - that support our AI solutions.
 * Conduct Security Reviews: Perform security reviews of AI products and proposed designs, including architectures built on Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agentic AI systems, identifying risks such as tool-use abuse, unauthorized action-taking, and insecure agent-to-agent or agent to-tool communication.
 * Develop Standards & Reference Architectures: Author AI-related technical security standards, guardrails, and reference architectures that give product and engineering teams a secure, repeatable blueprint for building and deploying AI systems.
 * Shape Security Strategy: Develop a comprehensive AI security strategy that aligns with the organization's risk profile and business objectives.
 * Manage Complex Projects: Oversee execution of large-scale AI security initiatives, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery while proactively addressing risks and fostering adaptability within teams.
 * Foster a Culture of Excellence: Create an environment that promotes knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous learning. Mentor colleagues to build a high-performing team committed to our security objectives.


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