Principal Cybersecurity AI & DevSecOps Architect - Remote in WI

Principal Cybersecurity AI & DevSecOps Architect

Contract | 18 Months
Location: 100% Remote within Wisconsin (Relocation Must in WI)

Key Responsibilities:

CISO Advisory & Engineering

• Advise the CISO on federal mandates, AI threat models, and enterprise security architecture.
• Co‑engineer solutions with DET staff to institutionalize advanced technical skills.
• Deliver real‑time training, automation playbooks, and hands‑on mentoring.

AI Capability Deployment

• Operationalize Gemini Government, Google CodeMender, or equivalent AI tools.
• Automate log parsing, threat hunting, and code remediation using enterprise‑authorized AI.
• Ensure strict compliance with State privacy, logging, and data‑isolation safeguards.

DevSecOps & Cloud Security Engineering

• Embed secure builds, automated testing, dependency updates, and CI/CD security gates.
• Standardize clean deployment frameworks and repository templates.
• Integrate security controls directly into agency pipelines.

Enterprise Toolchain Integration

• Engineer automated data pipelines feeding a centralized security platform.
• Integrate telemetry from Tenable.io, Mandiant ASM, Azure Arc, Splunk, Google SecOps, GitHub, and Ansible Tower.

Governance & Escalation Automation

• Build low‑code workflows for SI‑2 exceptions, compensating controls, and financial tiedowns.
• Configure automated escalation paths for high‑risk findings.

Required Skills (Must Have)

• Executive‑level cybersecurity advisory experience (CISO/CIO engagement).
• Hands‑on technical leadership using pair‑engineering and teach‑by‑doing methods.
• Deep expertise operationalizing security controls (SI‑2, tiering, compensating controls).
• Strong cloud & DevSecOps engineering background (secure builds, CI/CD gates, containerized deployments).
• Enterprise cybersecurity toolchain fluency:
• Google Threat Intel / VirusTotal
• Google SecOps
• Mandiant ASM
• Tenable.io
• Microsoft Azure Arc
• GitHub + GitHub Advanced Security
• Ansible Tower
• Gemini / Anthropic AI security frameworks
• Experience building automated security data pipelines and centralized vulnerability platforms.
• Proven ability to deploy enterprise‑authorized AI for security automation.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience in State or federal government.
• Multi‑cloud experience (Google Cloud, Azure, AWS).
• Experience with low‑code governance workflows and automated exception routing.
• Familiarity with CISA KEV, NIST SI‑2, continuous authorization models.