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Our people and talent are what make us great and fun! We work together to create amazing solutions and experiences for our customers and their clients. We utilize our employees’ personal strengths to help our company grow and ensure our team is living their best, authentic life. We don’t just share our appreciation for our team members once a year with a branded mug—it’s shared on a daily basis. Our remote work environment blends the demands of work and life without the added pressure of commuting or feeling guilty about leaving early to visit the dentist. 

Come work with us and learn what teamwork and integrity blended with an emphasis on well-being and balance can do for your career! 

The AI Security Architect will lead the design, governance, and implementation of security strategies for AI and machine learning systems across the organization. Ensure Skillable’s AI technologies are deployed securely, ethically, and in compliance with industry standards. Partner with engineering, data, product, and compliance teams to protect AI pipelines, mitigate emerging AI-specific threats, and establish architectural best practices. Serve as a key stakeholder in influencing strategic direction, guiding technical decisions, and mentor teams in building secure, trustworthy AI capabilities at scale. 

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the security architecture strategy for AI/ML systems, including LLMs, GenAI tools, and AI-driven features. 
• Partner with engineering and data science teams to secure the AI/ML pipeline (data ingestion, training, deployment, monitoring). 
• Develop threat models for AI systems and implement mitigations against adversarial ML, data poisoning, model theft, and prompt injection. 
• Evaluate and advise on secure use of third-party AI tools, APIs, and model integrations. 
• Build policies, patterns, and guardrails for responsible and secure AI development in collaboration with GRC and Legal. 
• Guide the implementation of privacy-enhancing technologies and ensure regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, CPRA, ISO/IEC 42001). 
• Conduct risk assessments on AI use cases and lead the remediation of identified security gaps. 
• Design, review, and secure architectures involving Model Context Protocol (MCP), ensuring a deep understanding of its lifecycle and security considerations to enable interoperability across AI systems while maintaining confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 
• Architect and secure agentic AI workflows, including autonomous or semi-autonomous multi-agent systems, to ensure safe decision-making, controlled execution of actions, and compliance with organizational policies. 
• Mentor engineers and architects on AI security principles and threat modeling. 
• Stay current on the evolving AI threat landscape, emerging standards, and attack techniques. 
• Contribute to interviewing and selecting new team members as requested. 
• Support and promote the company values through positive interactions with both internal and external stakeholders on a regular basis. 
• Other strategic business initiatives or special cross-functional project involvement as required. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Data Science or relevant professional experience 
• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity architecture, with 2+ years focused on AI/ML systems or GenAI. 
• Deep knowledge of cloud-native security (AWS/GCP/Azure), data protection, identity, and application security. 
• Strong understanding of machine learning workflows, MLOps platforms, and model lifecycle management. 
• Familiarity with threats unique to AI/ML, including model inversion, data leakage, and hallucinations. 
• Experience with security frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST AI RMF, MITRE ATLAS, ISO 27001, ISO/IEC 42001). 
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive architectural decisions in complex environments. 
• Hands-on experience designing, securing, or integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP) for AI system interoperability. 
• Experience architecting and securing solutions using Azure AI Services 
• Excellent communication and documentation skills. 
• Interest and ability in mentoring and/or training other team members as applicable. 
• Experience working cross-functionally and promoting collaborative partnerships to drive results. 
• Proven ability to communicate effectively to various audiences/levels, both internal and external stakeholders, including leadership through various mediums. 
• Ability to present and convey material both formally and informally to all levels of an organization. 
• Proven organization skills with the ability to address short-term and long-term demands simultaneously. 
• Strong Microsoft suite experience, including teams or similar web conferencing and internal communication software experience preferred. 
• Naturally inquisitive with a desire to learn, solve problems and dig into detailed analysis. 
• Experience working in a fully remote team is preferred but not required. 
• Thorough understanding (or willingness to learn expeditiously) of business operations and processes. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills. 
• Proactively addresses challenges, seeking opportunities for continuous improvement. 
• Adept at troubleshooting in fast-paced environments and implementing corrective actions swiftly. 

Salary Range 

The base salary for this position is $170,000 - $210,000 annually. This range does not include at plan potential for commissions and/or quarterly upsides. This role is not eligible for Skillable’s corporate bonus plan. Consistent with applicable laws, compensation will be determined based on the candidate's level, relevant skills, qualifications, and experience along with requirements for the position and annual financial plans. 

Skillable is a distributed first team with employees working across the U.S., and we do not consider geography when determining compensation ranges. 

Please note that it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range. Skillable reserves the right to modify this compensation range at any time. 

Pay range and current benefit offerings are effective for 90 days from posting date.  Standard employment offerings are subject to potential change upon periodic review and analysis, at the discretion of Skillable.

What’s in it for You?  Rewards and Perks 

We believe in providing a suite of benefits that ensure our employees know we appreciate them as people first.  Skillable wants to be a company that promotes physical, emotional and all around well-being through our benefit offerings! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including: 

• Fully remote with a monthly stipend to pay for office services and supplies 
• Medical (2 plan options), dental (2 plan options), vision, health savings account with generous employer contributions, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, EAP, group paid life insurance, group paid STD and LTD and voluntary life/AD&D insurance, accident and critical illness options. 
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, healthy lifestyle reimbursements. 
• Open PTO, Paid holidays, bereavement leave, parental leave, caregiver leave and paid FMLA leave. 
• Friends and Family Friday to end our standard workweek at 2pm local time; Full company closure during the 4th of July holiday week. 
• Access to pet insurance; Access for employees and dependents to Skillable learning opportunities through our product and more!   

Working Conditions:  

The job conditions for this position are in a remote home office setting, requiring a space that supports privacy and focus to attend to regular and frequent video and voice calls. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Periodic travel may be required equaling up to approximately 10% of the time.

Skillable participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work int he U.S.  If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.