Application Security Architect – AI / GenAI

Job Title: Application Security Architect – AI / GenAI

Location: NYC / NJC – Hybrid
Client: S&P Global // Altimetrik

Role Overview

We are looking for an Application Security Architect with strong experience in Application Security, DevSecOps, Cloud Security, and AI/GenAI security. The role will focus on securing enterprise applications, APIs, microservices, and AI-powered applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement application security architecture across applications, APIs, and microservices.
• Perform threat modeling, security reviews, and vulnerability assessments.
• Embed security into the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines using SAST, DAST, SCA, and other security tools.
• Ensure secure coding practices aligned with OWASP Top 10 and API Security.
• Secure cloud-native applications across AWS/Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, and containers.
• Define security controls for GenAI, LLM, RAG, and Agentic AI applications.
• Address AI security risks such as prompt injection, data leakage, insecure outputs, and excessive agency.
• Implement IAM, authentication, authorization, encryption, Policy-as-Code, and Identity-as-Code.
• Partner with engineering and security teams to drive security-by-design.

Required Skills

• 12+ years of experience in Application Security / Security Architecture.
• Strong knowledge of OWASP, Threat Modeling, Secure SDLC, API Security, SAST/DAST/SCA.
• Experience with AWS/Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Terraform.
• Strong understanding of OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, IAM, RBAC/ABAC.
• Experience with GenAI/LLM, RAG, Agentic AI, or AI Security.
• Knowledge of LangChain/LangGraph, vector databases, and AI security controls is a plus.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.