AI Security Architect

SMBC•Charlotte, NC

2d•Remote

About The Position

Genesis10 is seeking an AI Security Architect for a remote, five-month contract position supporting a global financial institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The role provides hands-on leadership for an AI Security transformation program across AI security architecture, prompt and data protection, shadow AI discovery, model security, monitoring, and governance. The architect will work with global security, engineering, risk, legal, and business technology teams to take security initiatives from analysis through implementation and adoption.

Requirements

5–7 years of professional experience in a related field.
Hands-on experience with direct technical implementation.
Proficiency in at least one modern scripting or programming language, such as Python, Go, or Node.js, for automation, tooling, and integrations.
Candidates must be available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees.

Responsibilities

Lead security initiatives for LLM-powered applications, copilots, agentic systems, and AI-assisted workflows.
Design and implement controls to reduce risks from prompt injection, sensitive information disclosure, improper output handling, and model supply chain threats.
Partner with engineering teams to embed secure-by-design patterns in AI application development, deployment, and operations.
Create guardrails for AI systems that process customer, employee, and regulated financial data.
Architect and implement AI gateway controls that centralize security policy enforcement for model traffic, including prompt inspection, response filtering, and PII redaction.
Handle model access control, rate limiting and abuse prevention, audit logging, and evidence generation.