Principal Cybersecurity Architect – Generative AI Security
Schenectady, NY - USA
Job Summary
Job Description Summary
We are seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Architect Generative AI Security to lead the design governance and secure adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) technologies across the enterprise.This role will act as the primary security partner to the AI Foundry and AI platform teams ensuring AI systemsincluding LLMs agentic frameworks and autonomous workflowsare designed with security compliance and resilience from the ground up.
The ideal candidate will define security strategy establish enterprise controls and create reusable patterns for GenAI solutions. You will operate at the intersection of AI innovation and cybersecurityenabling rapid adoption of GenAI while managing emerging risks such as prompt injection data leakage model manipulation and autonomous agent misuse.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
GenAI Security Architecture & Strategy
- Define and own the enterprise security architecture for Generative AI systems including LLM-based applications agentic AI and AI platforms
- Partner with the AI Foundry to design secure GenAI platforms tools and workflows
- Establish architectural standards and guardrails for AI system design deployment and operation
- Ensure alignment with enterprise cybersecurity policies regulatory requirements and risk frameworks
Secure-by-Design AI Systems
- Embed secure-by-design principles into AI pipelines including model access data ingestion inference and output handling
- Support Business Application Solutions Engagement (BASE) reviews and partner with the AI foundry to design secure GenAI systems.
- Conduct architecture reviews to identify risks across AI systems including data exposure model misuse and integration vulnerabilities
- Publish Risk Assessment Reports that include threats and mitigating controls aligned to GEV policies and standards
- Define required security controls across the AI lifecycle (training fine-tuning inference and retrieval-augmented workflows)
AI Threat Modeling & Risk Management
- Lead threat modeling and risk assessments for GenAI systems using frameworks such as:
- OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications
- OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications
- MITRE ATT&CK / ATLAS (for AI threats)
- Identify threats including:
- Prompt injection and indirect prompt manipulation
- Model inversion and data exfiltration
- Agent autonomy abuse and unsafe tool execution
- Define mitigating controls and risk treatment strategies
Zero Trust for AI & Agent Security
- Apply Zero Trust principles to AI systems including:
- Identity and authentication for AI agents and services
- Least-privilege access to tools APIs and data sources
- Continuous validation of agent actions and interactions
- Define security models for agent-to-agent agent-to-system and agent-to-data interactions
- Implement guardrails to constrain agent autonomy and enforce policy compliance
Model Context Protocol & AI Integration Security
- Define secure patterns for Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agent orchestration frameworks
- Ensure secure handling of context memory and tool invocation across AI workflows
- Establish governance for data access and context injection into LLMs and agents
- Evaluate and secure integrations with internal APIs SaaS platforms and data services
Reusable AI Security Patterns & Frameworks
- Create and publish enterprise-approved GenAI security patterns and reference architectures
- Standardize controls for common GenAI use cases (chatbots copilots autonomous agents RAG systems)
- Enable rapid adoption through reusable patterns that align to enterprise policies
Governance Policy & Compliance
- Establish enterprise policies standards and frameworks for AI security and governance
- Ensure AI systems meet requirements for data privacy compliance and auditability
- Partner with GRC Legal and Risk teams to define AI governance models
- Develop controls for monitoring logging and incident response for AI systems
Technical Leadership & Enterprise Influence
- Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for GenAI security architecture
- Influence AI strategy and adoption through security leadership
- Mentor architects and engineers on AI security best practices
- Represent the organization in AI security initiatives vendor discussions and standards bodies
Required Qualifications
- 8 years of cybersecurity experience with strong focus on application cloud or AI security architecture
- Hands-on experience securing Generative AI / LLM-based systems
- Knowledge of:
- OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications
- OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications
- Strong understanding of Zero Trust architecture applied to AI and distributed systems
- Experience with LiteLLM AI gateway and Prisma AIRS
- Experience with AI/ML platforms and LLM ecosystems
- Understanding of threat modeling frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK ATLAS OWASP)
- Experience securing APIs data pipelines and microservices architectures
- Strong ability to influence cross-functional teams and lead at an enterprise level
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with AI Foundries or enterprise AI platforms
- Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agent orchestration frameworks
- Experience with cloud AI services (Azure OpenAI AWS Bedrock GCP Vertex AI etc.)
- Knowledge of RAG architectures vector databases and AI data security
- Experience with identity solutions for non-human identities (agents service principals)
- Certifications such as:
- CISSP CCSP
- AI/ML security or cloud security certifications
Additional Information
GE Vernova offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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