CareerPlan

AI Cybersecurity Architect and Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO, USFull-time$176k–$265k2026-11-02 → 2026-11-10
On-siteSecurity clearance required

Core

Architect and engineer security for AI models, platforms, and integrations within a federally funded research center, acting as the primary liaison between project teams and the corporate information security office.

Role type

Senior IC AI Cybersecurity Architect and Engineer

Builds

Secure AI system architectures and infrastructure for defense, civil, and commercial space programs

Domain

Cybersecurity + Artificial Intelligence + Federal/Defense

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

AI model/platform security assessment, cloud architecture, infrastructure-as-code, NIST AI RMF, NIST RMF, security governance liaison, risk remediation planning

Preferred skills

CISSP, GCIH, GSEC, CC, regulated environment experience (FedRAMP, DoD IL2/IL5, CMMC), CTI background, building security programs from scratch

Technologies

NIST AI RMF, NIST RMF, ISO 27001, OWASP, CMMC, DoD RMF, Cloud platforms

Responsibilities

Serve as primary liaison between project teams and OCISO on AI security matters; Provide embedded security consultation to project teams on AI initiatives; Partner with OCISO on architecture and infrastructure security planning; Conduct preliminary security assessments of AI models and integrations; Identify architectural and control gaps and support remediation planning; Translate security guidance and technical risk into actionable terms for teams and leadership

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC