Senior Data and AI Cybersecurity Architect

CenterPoint Energy • Houston, TX

19h

About The Position

CenterPoint Energy is seeking a Senior Data & AI Cybersecurity Architect to secure and govern enterprise data platforms and AI-enabled solutions in a highly regulated critical infrastructure environment. The role designs security architecture to protect sensitive data and enable responsible AI use while meeting regulatory, reliability, and audit expectations. The architect develops security guardrails so databases, large language models, and automation tools are secure by design and resilient by default. The position works closely with Cybersecurity, Privacy, IT, Legal, Risk, and development teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data platforms, cloud and hybrid environments, and AI/ML or advanced analytics systems.
• Experience implementing the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.
• Experience with Data Classification, DLP, DSPM, or AiSPM security tools.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure security standards for Azure and GCP.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCP, or other relevant cloud or AI security certifications.
• Familiarity with common regulatory requirements and utility-specific standards, such as ISO 27001 and NIST.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise data and AI security architecture standards, patterns, and reference models aligned with regulatory and critical infrastructure requirements.
• Work with development teams to embed security throughout design and deployment, including CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps, and MLSecOps.
• Assess and mitigate AI-specific security and compliance risks, including prompt injection, data poisoning, and model extraction.
• Secure interfaces where AI models interact with users and applications.
• Implement controls to monitor AI outputs for data leakage and unauthorized data access.
• Provide security architecture oversight for AI use cases supporting business operations, analytics, automation, and decision support.
• Architect and guide implementation of enterprise-wide data security programs, including Data Classification, Data Loss Prevention, Data Encryption, and Database Activity Monitoring.
• Design automated workflows to discover, classify, and label sensitive data across structured and unstructured sources.
• Architect Zero Trust models for data access and enforce encryption and data security standards.
• Assess and govern immutable backups and data restoration strategies to support business continuity against catastrophic data loss and unavailability.
• Conduct threat modeling and security architecture reviews for data and AI solutions.
• Identify attack paths, control gaps, and compensating controls for complex, integrated multi-cloud environments.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for data and AI security in risk assessments and third-party reviews.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Paid training.
• Benefits eligibility beginning on the first day.
• Transit subsidies.
• Flexible work schedule, paid holidays, and paid time off.
• Access to fitness club discounts and an on-site wellness center at the Houston headquarters.
• Professional growth and development programs, including tuition reimbursement.
• 401(k) Savings Plan with a dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6% and a 3% company contribution regardless of employee contribution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior