GuidePoint Security - Sr AI Architect, Application Security- Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)

• High School Diploma + 7 years of experience OR Bachelor’s Degree (BS/BA) + 3 years of experience OR Master’s Degree (MS/MA) • Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a security architecture, application security, software engineering, or platform engineering role with demonstrated ownership of system-level design decisions • Minimum of one (1) year of experience in an enterprise-level consulting or client-facing technical advisory role • Demonstrable hands-on experience designing and building AI agents and agentic systems (evaluated on the depth, recency, and complexity of what the candidate has actually shipped rather than years of elapsed experience), spanning agent orchestration frameworks, agent skills and prompt engineering, tool and function calling, MCP servers and tool integrations, retrieval-augmented generation, context management, and evaluation harnesses • Able to substantiate that AI experience in a technical interview by walking through agentic systems they have personally designed and built, the architecture and security tradeoffs they made, how they evaluated agent output quality, and where their approach failed and why • Proficiency building against LLM APIs and SDKs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon Bedrock, Azure OpenAI) with strong development and scripting skills in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, or a comparable language • Demonstrated ability to threat model and securely architect AI-native and agentic systems, including practical command of the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications and the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications • Working knowledge of application security assessment, threat modeling, secure code review, application architecture review, and Secure SDLC practices sufficient to architect automation that supports them • Proven ability to communicate architecture decisions and AI strategy to both engineering teams and executive stakeholders, to represent the organization credibly with external technology partners, and to lead by influence across technical and business audiences • Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes • Over seven (7+) combined years of IT and information security experience, including prior application security or software architecture responsibility • Experience delivering AI strategy, AI governance, or responsible-AI advisory work to enterprise clients, including alignment to frameworks such as the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, ISO/IEC 42001, or the EU AI Act • Experience as a forward-deployed, embedded, or resident architect working day-to-day alongside client engineering teams • Experience developing and delivering technical training, workshops, or enablement programs to technical and executive audiences, and/or participation in vendor technical partner, design-partner, or subject-matter-expert programs such as Anthropic’s SME network • Internal operational (non-consulting) experience, particularly in DevSecOps, platform engineering, or MLOps/LLMOps • InfoSec community involvement such as conference speaking, blog/whitepaper authoring, open-source contribution, or podcast speaking/producing • Relevant industry certifications, including AI and agentic architecture credentials such as Anthropic’s Claude Certified Architect (Foundations or Professional), comparable AI/ML and generative AI certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, or NVIDIA, and application security and architecture certifications such as OSWE, GWAPT, CISSP, or CCSP. GuidePoint Security supports consultants in earning these certifications after hire, so they are a plus rather than a prerequisite • Up to 20% travel • Substantial movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for a minimum of 8 hours a day • Required to have close visual acuity to view computer terminal and/or extensive reading for a minimum of 8 hours a day • We use Greenhouse Software as our applicant tracking system and Zoom Scheduler for HR screen request scheduling. At times, your email may block our communication with you. Please be sure to check your SPAM folder so that you don't miss updates on your application. • Why GuidePoint?GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1,300 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers.