Sr Principal AI Security Architect
Sr Principal AI Security Architect
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$ 164600 - 288000
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Job Description
About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust a Fortune 500 company is a globally recognized award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.
Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the worlds most successful individuals families and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service expertise and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22000 partners we serve the worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
As artificial intelligence transforms the financial services sector the need for robust and forward-looking security architecture has never been more critical. We are seeking a Principal AI Security Architect to lead the secure design integration and governance of AI systems across the enterprise.
This role is responsible for defining AI security strategies that span internal LLM deployments Microsoft Copilot and managed third-party AI platforms provided by SaaS providers and other counterparties. You will drive architecture risk governance and security enforcement for AI adoption across the organizationbalancing innovation with regulatory operational and reputational risk.
The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to Security & Technology Leadership internal governance boards and senior business stakeholders to ensure AI is adopted securely accountably and in alignment with industry-leading standards.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise AI Security Architecture
- Define and enforce enterprise-wide AI security architecture patterns across:
- First-party AI/LLM deployments
- Microsoft Copilot and GitHub Copilot
- Azure OpenAI and plugin architectures
- Third-party managed AI platforms (e.g. Workday ServiceNow Solytics and other integrated AI services)
- Ensure AI systems and plugins are securely integrated with Microsoft 365 Entra ID Defender suite Purview and Azure services.
- Architect Model Context Protocol (MCP) patterns for safe containerized deployments:
- Secure pod-to-pod communication via microsegmentation
- API gateway authentication and rate limiting
- Container image integrity validation
- Grounding data access policy enforcement
- Centralized monitoring and logging for auditability
AI Governance & Risk Management
- Develop and maintain enterprise-wide AI security policy frameworks
- Partner with Data Protection Legal Procurement and Business Units
- Design and implement policy-as-code and workflow-based governance controls
Threat Modeling Detection & Mitigation
- Build and maintain AI-specific threat models
- Design AI-aware detection and response strategies
- Support red teaming abuse case development and adversarial testing
Integration with Microsoft and Third-Party Ecosystems
- Enable seamless and secure integration of Microsoft and third-party AI platforms
- Ensure data classification and DLP enforcement using Microsoft Purview
- Ensure AI interactions respect network boundaries
Controls Alignment & Regulatory Compliance
- Map AI-specific controls to CRI v2.1 NIST AI RMF and OWASP Top 10 for LLMs
- Enforce end-to-end controls across the AI lifecycle
- Implement controls to protect confidentiality integrity and availability
Executive Influence & Cross-Functional Leadership
- Act as a recognized authority on AI security
- Advise Security Leadership Technology Leadership and governance boards
- Present AI security strategy and posture to stakeholders
- Mentor security architects engineers and data scientists
Qualifications
Required:
- 10 years in enterprise security architecture or engineering
- Expertise in Microsoft security ecosystem
- Strong scripting and query experience with PowerShell KQL
- Experience securing AI pipelines and plugin-based architectures
- Proven leadership in AI-specific threat modeling and risk treatment
- Familiarity with model lifecycle governance
- Regulatory alignment: CRI v2.1 NIST AI RMF OWASP LLM Top 10 FFIEC GDPR Basel III
Desired:
- Experience with a Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB)
- Experience with Solytics Snowflake integrations or other third-party platforms
- Knowledge of shadow principal token abuse and adversary tactics
- Recognition as an industry expert
Salary Range:
$164600 - 288000 USDSalary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension) health and welfare benefits (medical dental vision spending accounts and disability) paid time off parental and caregiver leave life & accident insurance and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.
Working with Us:
As a Northern Trust partner greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.
Movement within the organization is encouraged senior leaders are accessible and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve!Join a workplace with a greater purpose.
Wed love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the worlds most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us andapply today.#MadeForGreater
Reasonable accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please email our HR Service Center at .
We hope youre excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.
Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
