Principal Consultant – AI Security
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Principal AI Security Consultant leading enterprise AI security architecture and client engagements. Trace3 provides transformative IT solutions and consulting services to organizations across the United States.
Responsibilities:
- Lead client engagements as the Subject Matter Expert across AI security assessment, strategy, architecture, and design engagements from discovery through executive readout
- Assess client needs and provide strategic, tactical, and operational recommendations that translate AI risk into business terms for CISO-, CIO-, and board-level audiences
- Own and evolve AI security offerings and author reference architectures, standards, and design patterns
- Collaborate across Security Solutions, Data & Analytics, Digital Consulting, Innovation, and Service Delivery to deliver secure and responsible AI transformation programs
- Develop Trace3’s point of view on emerging AI security problems, including trustworthy agents, agent-to-agent trust and delegation, non-human identity, and AI resilience
- Develop and deliver enablement for regional solutions architects and sellers, including discovery guidance and delivery playbooks
- Foster partnerships with AI security and platform vendors, hyperscalers, delivery partners, industry groups, and research institutions
- Advocate for AI security through speaking engagements, publications, client and partner briefings, and industry events
- Stay current on AI security threats, techniques, technologies, regulations, standards, frameworks, and best practices
- Mentor consultants, solutions architects, and interns within the practice and across regions
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity or equivalent information security, engineering, data science, or like discipline from an accredited college or university, or measurable knowledge / experience from proven industry, military, defense, or government operations
- Experience in a customer-facing technology consulting, solutions architecture, or professional services role
- 10+ years’ experience developing, implementing, and managing Cybersecurity strategies, programs, architectures, technologies, and associated controls
- 3+ years’ experience securing AI/ML systems in production, including at least two of: model and AI supply chain security, LLM and AI application security, agentic AI or autonomous system security, AI data and pipeline security, or AI red teaming and adversarial testing
- Demonstrated ability to design and defend AI security architectures for enterprise environments, including controls for AI agents, non-human identities, delegated access, tool invocation, and constrained action across systems
- Subject matter expertise of AI security and Trustworthy AI Principles, Frameworks and Standards including, but not limited to NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001:2023, ISO 5338:2024, OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications and Agentic Applications, MITRE ATLAS, and CSA AI controls
- Subject matter expertise of Cybersecurity Principles, Frameworks and Standards including NIST CSF, CSA CCM, MITRE ATT&CK, and ISO 27001
- Working knowledge of AI governance and regulatory requirements, including the EU AI Act and emerging U.S. state and sector requirements
- Working knowledge and hands-on experience with at least one major cloud service provider (AWS, GCP, Azure), their AI platforms and services, and their native AI security capabilities
- Knowledge and hands-on experience with AI security posture management, LLM gateways and guardrails, AI runtime protection, agent identity and authorization, model registries and AI supply chain controls, and AI-aware data security
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with software engineers, data scientists, platform teams, and security personnel
- Certifications including CISSP, CCSP, AIGP, AAISM, or cloud AI/security certifications are highly preferred
- Prior experience packaging offerings, authoring reference architectures, or running technical enablement or certification programs is highly preferred
- Public technical voice in AI security is highly preferred
- Ability to conduct training workshops, assessments, and executive briefings and develop clear, concise reporting and recommendations
- Knowledge and experience creating and maintaining technical documentation, presentations, plans, and roadmaps
- Strong executive communication, interpersonal, communication, and customer presentation skills
- Motivated self-starter comfortable working directly with customers
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, excellent time management skills, and able to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable managing multiple and changing priorities and meeting deadlines
- Ability to travel when needed, approximately 25–35%
- Holds a valid driver’s license
Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
- 529 College Savings Plan
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability
- Competitive Compensation
- Training and development programs
- Major offices stocked with snacks and beverages
- Collaborative and cool culture
- Work-life balance and generous paid time off
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