information security architect

Shaw Systems Associates

<div>Overview

The Information Security Architect is responsible for designing secure, compliant, and scalable architectures that enable the organization to safely adopt Microsoft 365 Copilot, large language models (LLMs), AI agents, and intelligent automation. This role blends deep expertise in Microsoft Purview, cloud security, responsible AI, and enterprise productivity tooling.

A core mandate includes implementing strong data ring‑fencing controls to ensure sensitive information remains within trusted network boundaries, while also driving measurable business value from Copilot in Microsoft 365 (M365) through secure enablement, workflow optimization, and governed adoption while limiting access to other AI resources from the company network not approved by the Information Security Office.

This individual will lead the company&rsquo;s M365 CoPilot Purview implementation setting many of the foundational pre-requisites required for a successful and secure AI ecosphere. 


Key Responsibilities

AI, LLM, Copilot, and Agent Security Architecture
<ul>
<li>Design secure architectures for LLMs, Microsoft 365 Copilot, generative AI systems, RAG pipelines, and autonomous AI agents.</li>
<li>Define guardrails for Copilot and AI agents, including identity boundaries, access controls, and operational constraints.</li>
<li>Establish governance for prompt security, model input/output filtering, and safe‑use patterns across the enterprise.</li>
<li>Architect secure integration patterns ensuring all AI systems operate strictly within approved network zones and data boundaries.</li>
</ul>
Data Ring‑Fencing &amp; Boundary Protection
<ul>
<li>Implement ring‑fencing strategies to prevent sensitive data from leaving the company&rsquo;s network or being accessed by unauthorized AI systems.</li>
<li>Design and enforce network segmentation, private endpoints, and isolation zones for AI workloads.</li>
<li>Ensure Copilot, LLMs, vector stores, and AI agents only access data through approved, monitored, and policy‑controlled channels.</li>
<li>Build automated controls that block data exfiltration, including DLP, egress filtering, and Purview‑driven policy enforcement.</li>
</ul>
Business Value Realization with Microsoft 365 Copilot
<ul>
<li>Lead secure enterprise adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot, ensuring alignment with data governance and security policies.</li>
<li>Identify high‑value Copilot use cases that drive measurable productivity, efficiency, and decision‑making improvements.</li>
<li>Develop Copilot frameworks, usage patterns, and success metrics demonstrating</li>
<li>Ensure Copilot interactions respect sensitivity labels, retention policies, and Purview‑driven governance.</li>
</ul>
AI‑Driven Automation &amp; Enterprise Productivity
<ul>
<li>Architect secure AI agent frameworks that automate business processes, knowledge retrieval, and decision support.</li>
<li>Evaluate and implement AI‑powered copilots, workflow automation, and intelligent assistants across departments.</li>
<li>Develop standards for human‑in‑the‑loop oversight, escalation paths, and monitoring of autonomous agent behavior.</li>
</ul>
Microsoft Purview Strategy &amp; Data Governance
<ul>
<li>Lead the enterprise strategy for Microsoft Purview, ensuring data classification, lineage, and sensitivity labeling support AI and Copilot use cases.</li>
<li>Implement automated governance workflows that feed LLMs, Copilot, and AI agents only the data they are authorized to access.</li>
</ul>
Information Security &amp; Compliance
<ul>
<li>Define and enforce security baselines for AI workloads, including encryption, identity, network segmentation, and model access.</li>
<li>Ensure compliance with emerging AI regulations, including transparency, auditability, and model risk management requirements.</li>
<li>Conduct threat modeling for Copilot, LLMs, and AI agents, including prompt injection, data leakage, model manipulation, and supply‑chain risks.</li>
</ul>
Cross‑Functional Leadership
<ul>
<li>Serve as the enterprise SME for secure AI and Copilot adoption, guiding engineering, data science, legal, and compliance teams.</li>
<li>Translate complex AI security concepts into actionable guidance for business leaders and technical teams.</li>
<li>Lead architecture reviews for AI‑enabled applications, copilots, and agent‑based automation initiatives.</li>
</ul>
Monitoring, Observability &amp; Continuous Improvement
<ul>
<li>Implement monitoring for Copilot usage, LLM interactions, agent actions, and data access patterns.</li>
<li>Automate governance and compliance checks using Purview workflows, Azure Policy, and CI/CD pipelines.</li>
<li>Continuously evaluate emerging AI threats, model vulnerabilities, and best practices for responsible AI.</li>
</ul>
Required Qualifications
<ul>
<li>7+ years in information security, cloud architecture, or data governance.</li>
<li>2+ years of hands-on AI experience in an implementation and/or architecture role.</li>
<li>Strong experience and working knowledge of Microsoft Purview, Azure security services, and cloud governance frameworks with a proven track record of implementations.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of LLMs, generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures, AI agent frameworks, and Microsoft 365 Copilot.</li>
<li>Proven experience driving business value through Microsoft 365 Copilot, including workflow optimization and measurable productivity gains.</li>
<li>Expertise in identity and access management, data protection, and secure cloud architecture.</li>
<li>Experience implementing ring‑fencing, network segmentation, and data‑boundary controls in Azure or AWS.</li>
<li>Excellent communication faculties, capable of demystifying complex technical paradigms to a varied audience, with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications
<ul>
<li>Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Security Engineer, CISSP, CCSP, or equivalent.</li>
<li>Experience with enterprise AI platforms, vector databases, and Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) pipelines.</li>
<li>Knowledge of AI observability, model risk management, and responsible AI frameworks.</li>
<li>Background in data architecture, automation engineering, or enterprise integration.</li>
</ul>
Core Competencies
<ul>
<li>Strategic thinker with the ability to influence across technical and non‑technical teams.</li>
<li>Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex AI and Copilot concepts.</li>
<li>Ability to work effectively with managers, technical leads, and technical staff to understand and deliver value added solutions.</li>
<li>Passion for secure, ethical, and innovative use of AI to transform business operations.</li></ul></div>

Information Security AI Architect

American Recruiting & Consulting Group

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">Cybersecurity Architect &ndash; AI Security (LLM / Guardrails / Enterprise Architecture)</h2>
100% REMOTE! 
W2 Contract Only | No C2C / No 1099 / No Third-Party Vendors 
Must have permanent residency or citizenship<h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
SUMMARY STATEMENT</h3>
ARC Group is seeking a Cybersecurity Architect &ndash; AI Security for a direct client in the healthcare insurance domain. This role focuses on designing and implementing enterprise-level AI security architecture, with a strong emphasis on securing locally hosted AI/LLM models, defining guardrails, and establishing security standards, blueprints, and governance frameworks across AI-driven platforms.
This is a true Architect-level role requiring hands-on experience in AI security design, threat modeling, and control implementation, not just tool-based security operations.<h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><ul><li>
Design and implement enterprise AI security architecture for locally hosted AI/LLM platforms, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive data.</li><li>
Define and enforce AI guardrails, including prompt filtering, output validation, and protection against prompt injection and data leakage risks.</li><li>
Develop security blueprints, architecture standards, and design patterns for AI and machine learning platforms across the enterprise.</li><li>
Perform AI threat modeling and identify vulnerabilities specific to LLMs, including model misuse, poisoning, and adversarial inputs.</li><li>
Integrate security controls across AI lifecycle, including data ingestion, model training, inference, and output handling.</li><li>
Establish and monitor security metrics and controls to evaluate effectiveness of AI security architecture and enterprise security posture.</li><li>
Collaborate with engineering, data science, and infrastructure teams to ensure secure AI solution design and deployment.</li><li>
Participate in architecture governance, design reviews, and technology selection, ensuring alignment with enterprise security standards.</li><li>
Evaluate and recommend AI security tools, frameworks, and solutions, including build vs. buy analysis.</li><li>
Maintain detailed architecture documentation, security standards, and operational procedures.</li><li>
Provide technical leadership and guidance on emerging AI security threats, trends, and best practices.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE</h3><ul><li>
10+ years of overall cybersecurity experience with strong focus on architecture and design.</li><li>
2+ years of current, hands-on experience in AI security architecture (MANDATORY).</li><li>
Proven experience securing locally hosted AI/LLM models (non-SaaS environments).</li><li>
Strong experience implementing AI guardrails, including:<ul><li>
Prompt injection prevention</li><li>
Input/output filtering</li><li>
Response validation and policy enforcement</li></ul></li><li>
Experience designing end-to-end security architecture for AI/ML platforms.</li><li>
Strong understanding of AI/LLM threat landscape, including OWASP Top 10 for LLMs.</li><li>
Experience with enterprise security architecture frameworks and governance models.</li><li>
Hands-on experience with cloud security (AWS/Azure) and enterprise infrastructure security.</li><li>
Strong background in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and secure access controls.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS</h3><ul><li>
CISSP (REQUIRED at time of submission)<ul><li>
Certification number must be included on resume</li><li>
Will be validated during background screening</li></ul></li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</h3><ul><li>
Healthcare or regulated industry experience (HIPAA, PHI data protection).</li><li>
Experience working in Agile / Scaled Agile environments.</li><li>
Exposure to AI security frameworks, governance models, or compliance standards.</li><li>
Experience with security monitoring, metrics, and risk reporting at enterprise scale.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS</h3><ul><li>
Must demonstrate strong architecture ownership and design leadership, not just implementation experience.</li><li>
Must be actively engaged in staying current with rapidly evolving AI security technologies and threats.</li><li>
Strong communication skills with ability to explain complex security architectures to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li></ul>
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ARC Group is a Forbes-ranked top 20 recruiting and executive search firm working with clients nationwide to recruit the highest quality technical resources. We achieve this by understanding both our candidates&rsquo; and clients&rsquo; goals and serving both with integrity and a shared desire to succeed.
At ARC Group, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected status.
Position offered with no fee to candidate.
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Cybersecurity Architect

Hussmann

<div>Overview:

We are seeking a highly experienced Cybersecurity Architect with 6+ years of expertise to lead the design, implementation, and oversight of cybersecurity initiatives across our business and manufacturing operations. This role demands deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
This role demands deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams. Experience in Operational Technology (OT) is a core requirement.
Responsibilities:
<ul><li>
Architect and implement enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions across the IT and OT (manufacturing) environments</li><li>
Develop and maintain security architecture documentation and standards</li><li>
Evaluate and deploy security technologies (e.g., SIEM, EDR, firewalls, IAM, DLP, DSPM, Zero Trust)</li><li>
Ensure compliance with relevant frameworks and regulations (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CMMC, SOC2)</li><li>
Lead complex incident response and forensic investigations.</li><li>
Design and manage threat detection and prevention systems.</li><li>
Perform proactive threat hunting and risk assessments.</li><li>
Collaborate with internal teams to architect secure infrastructure.</li><li>
Develop and enforce security policies, standards, and guidelines.</li><li>
Vulnerability Management: Implement and manage vulnerability assessment tools and processes to ensure the security and compliance of IT systems</li><li>
Technical Leadership: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior IT staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement</li><li>
Project Management: Lead IT projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget and quality standards</li><li>
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business leaders, IT teams, and external vendors to ensure alignment and successful implementation of IT initiatives while embedding security into systems and workflows.</li></ul>
Qualifications:
<ul><li>
Experience: 6+ years of progressive experience in Cybersecurity roles</li><li>
Education: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline</li><li>
Advanced certifications: CISSP, CISM, or OSCP are highly desirable.</li><li>
Manufacturing OT: Strong understanding of ICS/SCADA systems, PLC networks, and industrial protocols (e.g., Modbus, OPC UA, DNP3). Experience with network segmentation, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and zero trust architectures in OT environments.</li><li>
Vulnerability Management: Strong knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools and techniques</li><li>
Leadership: Proven ability to mentor team members</li><li>
Project Management: Strong project management skills with a track record of successful project delivery</li><li>
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as ability to present monthly metrics to senior leadership</li></ul> 
Competencies:<ul><li>
Business Acumen:<ul><li>
Project Leadership: Lead small cross-functional projects, requiring them to consider the impact on the entire enterprise.
</li><li>Financial Impact: Understand and review contract scope, corresponding cost and impact</li><li>
Business Value: Ability to define and identify the business value for IT projects/support changes with limited oversight.</li></ul></li><li>
Technical Acumen:<ul><li>
Enterprise-wide Technology Use: Able to analyze or design technical solutions and the impacts of the enterprise. Typically, is able to manage contract execution from beginning to end without leadership oversight.</li></ul></li><li>
Enterprise Thinking:<ul><li>
Alignment with Organizational Goals: Aligns their work and decisions with the broader organizational goals and strategies. Leads efforts to resolve significant problems and serves as primary contact at supervisory and leadership level.</li><li>
Decision Making: Able to interpret root-cause problems and propose relevant solutions. Broad understanding of issues and proactive recognition of patterns requiring deeper analysis within the function.</li><li>
Project Leadership: Able to lead mid-sized projects with guidance from leadership. Able to drive alignment between project decisions and customer needs.</li></ul></li><li>
Emotional Intelligence:<ul><li>
Demonstrated Emotional Intelligence: Accurately identifies, regulates and understands own emotions as well as the emotions of others, is able to manage conflict and bring solutions to the table.</li></ul></li></ul> 
**This St. Louis, MO-based position is eligible for a hybrid-remote work schedule (4 days/week in-office; 1 day/week remote) **<div> 
Benefits &amp; Perks &ndash; What&rsquo;s In It For You*</div><div>
Hussmann is committed to supporting your total wellbeing through a wide variety of benefits and wellness programs to support your physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health. Here&rsquo;s what you can expect:</div><div><ul><li>
Health Benefits &ndash; Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>
Voluntary Benefits &ndash; Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>
Hussmann Retirement Savings &amp; Investment Plan &ndash; 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>
Paid Time-Off Benefits &ndash; Paid time off, stewardship and parental leave.
</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Educational Assistance &ndash; Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>
Health Management and Wellbeing Programs &ndash;EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, and tobacco cessation.</li></ul></div><div> 
</div><div><ul><li>Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following their start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status.</li></ul></div><div> 
</div><div>About Hussmann</div><div>
For over a century, Hussmann Corporation has been a global leader in commercial refrigeration equipment &mdash; delivering solutions that meet the demands of the modern food retailing industry. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, Hussmann offers a diverse range of products and connected solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency, optimize visibility of merchandise, and keep food fresh. With a nationwide network of skilled technicians, Hussmann goes beyond manufacturing &mdash; a trusted partner, relentlessly driving customer success. For more information about Hussmann, please visit www.hussmann.com. 
</div><div>Hussmann is a subsidiary of Panasonic USA.
</div><div>Hussmann is proudly committed to creating an inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to veteran status, disability, age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetics, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.</div></div>

Career Maker

The primary responsibilities of the Service Design Architect &ndash; Information Security:Functional Responsibilities:<ul><li>Design and develop complex service design security solutions, ensuring they align with client requirements, business objectives, and industry best practices.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement service design methodologies, frameworks, and standards.</li><li>Conduct in-depth analysis of client needs, business processes, and technical requirements to design innovative and efficient service solutions.</li><li>Conduct user research, interviews, surveys, and analyze data for the identification of opportunities that are capable of improving the services provided.</li><li>Contribute to maintaining quality standards for the services provided by MEEZA by following metrics and KPIs for measuring service performance, participating in audits and reviews, and implementing corrective actions to improve service quality.</li><li>Provide technical expertise and guidance with service design teams, ensuring the successful execution and delivery of service design projects.</li><li>Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, incorporating them into service design strategies to drive innovation and enhance service offerings.</li><li>Support the implementation of tools that allow for the effective monitoring/trending of IT infrastructure, software and IT components performance and resource utilization.</li><li>Establish and maintain comprehensive capacity management planning process at the enterprise, system, and IT component level.</li><li>Collaborate closely with peers in Security Operations and Compliance to ensure that security reviews regarding information security technologies provide feasible requirements and are consistent with contracts and regulations.</li></ul>Knowledge, Skills &amp; ExperienceAcademic &amp; Professional Qualifications:<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Equivalent.</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>5-6 years of experience in technology services or a similar field.</li></ul>Skills and Requirements:<ul><li>Expertise in service design principles, methodologies, and tools to lead the design and development of complex information security solutions.</li><li>Familiar with technologies like DLP, PAM, IAM, MDM, DNS security, FIM, deception solutions, NGFW, XDR, SIEM tools, SOAR tools, Email security, proxy, and WAF technologies.</li><li>Strong leadership and collaboration skills to effectively work with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and clients, ensuring the successful execution of service design projects.</li><li>Proficient in conducting thorough analysis, translating client requirements into innovative and efficient service design architectures that align with business objectives and deliver exceptional user experiences.</li><li>Understanding of enterprise technologies including data centers (Tier-III), WAN/MAN/LAN networks, enterprise storage, server technologies, enterprise applications (e.g., ERP, BI, CRM, CMS etc.), security and enterprise management systems.</li><li>Understanding and application of Architecture Framework for service design, definitions, and documentation.</li><li>Strong knowledge of systems coding, security analysis, data Modeling and database management.</li></ul>Job Type: Full-timePay: QAR20,000.00 - QAR25,000.00 per monthWork Location: In person

Service Design Architect – Information Security

Openkyber

<div>Respond by: 04/08/2026 Rate: DOE Type: Contract Work Mode: Hybrid Location: Austin TX Please respond with resume and 3 references preferably supervisor (name, title, company, hirings@openkyber.com, phone number) Background Check will be performed if a candidate is selected for placement and will have to be passed
Job Description Cloud Security Architect Leads the design and implementation of secure-by-default architectures across cloud-native, microservices, and AI-enabled systems. Ensures compliance with state and federal frameworks while enabling modernization and transformation initiatives.
II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
<ul><li>Years Required/Preferred Experience 8 Required experience in information security and systems architecture</li>
<li>8 Required experience in information security and systems architecture</li>
<li>Proven experience designing secure cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred)</li>
<li>8 Required In-depth knowledge of Texas Cybersecurity Framework (TCF) and NIST 800-53</li>
<li>8 Required Expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Zero Trust Architecture</li>
<li>8 Required Experience performing threat modeling for complex systems</li>
<li>8 Required Experience securing microservices, APIs, and containerized environments</li>
<li>8 Required Experience configuring cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools</li>
<li>8 Required Experience integrating security into DevSecOps pipelines</li>
<li>4 Preferred Familiarity with securing AI/LLM-based systems and data pipelines</li>
<li>4 Preferred Experience with data protection strategies for PII, PHI, and sensitive data</li>
<li>4 Preferred Experience presenting risk assessments to executive leadership</li>
<li>4 Preferred Ability to draft enterprise security policies and architecture standards</li>
<li>2 Preferred Certifications : CISSP, CISM, AWS Certified Security Engineer</li>
</ul>III. TERMS OF SERVICE
Services are expected to start 05/04/2026 and are expected to complete by 08/31/2026 . Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 780 hours. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.
IV. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION
For applications and inquiries, contact: hirings@openkyber.com</div>

Cloud Network Architect

<div>About Us Beacon Systems, Inc, delivers Program Management, Science, Engineering, and Technology Solutions to Federal, Commercial State, and Local Agencies. We are a subsidiary of Radiant Digital Solutions. Our Technology support to many DoD Agencies, NASA, Voice of America, FDA, and State Agencies such as State of FL, RI, MS, ND, VA, and WV extends our delivery of solutions worldwide. 
JOB DESCRIPTION: Cloud Security Architect Leads the design and implementation of secure-by-default architectures across cloud-native, microservices, and AI-enabled systems. Ensures compliance with state and federal frameworks while enabling modernization and transformation initiatives. 
Candidate Skills and Qualifications: 
Minimum Requirements: Required/Preferred Experience Required experience in information security and systems architecture Required experience in information security and systems architecture Proven experience designing secure cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred) Required In-depth knowledge of Texas Cybersecurity Framework (TCF) and NIST 800-53 Required Expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Zero Trust Architecture Required Experience performing threat modeling for complex systems Required Experience securing microservices, APIs, and containerized environments Required Experience configuring cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools Required Experience integrating security into DevSecOps pipelines Preferred Familiarity with securing AI/LLM-based systems and data pipelines Preferred Experience with data protection strategies for PII, PHI, and sensitive data Preferred Experience presenting risk assessments to executive leadership Preferred Ability to draft enterprise security policies and architecture standards Preferred Certifications: CISSP, CISM, AWS Certified Security Engineer
For applications and inquiries, contact: hirings@openkyber.com</div>

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