AI Security Architect

At Qualtrics, we create software the world’s best brands use to deliver exceptional frontline experiences, build high-performing teams, and design products people love. But we are more than a platform,we are the creators and stewards of the Experience Management category serving over 18K clients globally.

AI systems face threats that traditional security architecture wasn't built for: adversarial manipulation, model theft, data poisoning, prompt injection, and supply-chain risk across the ML pipeline. The AI Security Architect leads the design and implementation of security frameworks that protect our AI systems , building resilience against these threats and earning our customers' trust.

How You’ll Find Success

• Strategic Visionary: You hold a holistic view of AI/ML threat models, proactively identifying and mitigating emerging risks. You guide security architecture strategy so it aligns with the organization’s risk posture and business goals.
• Technical Innovator: Your drive for continuous improvement pushes you to explore and implement cutting-edge AI security practices , adversarial robustness testing, model hardening, secure MLOps , keeping our AI systems resilient against evolving threats.
• Collaborative Leader: You build partnerships across security, engineering, and data science, promoting best practices in AI security. Your ability to foster collaboration creates an informed, cohesive environment dedicated to protecting our systems.
• Resilient and Adaptive: You thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing complex projects while guiding cross-functional teams through shifts in the threat landscape or technology.

Things You’ll Do

• Drive Innovation in AI Security: Lead research, evaluation, and implementation of next-generation security technologies and methodologies , adversarial defense, model security, secure MLOps pipelines , that support our AI solutions.
• Conduct Security Reviews: Perform security reviews of AI products and proposed designs, including architectures built on Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agentic AI systems, identifying risks such as tool-use abuse, unauthorized action-taking, and insecure agent-to-agent or agent to-tool communication.
• Develop Standards & Reference Architectures: Author AI-related technical security standards, guardrails, and reference architectures that give product and engineering teams a secure, repeatable blueprint for building and deploying AI systems.
• Shape Security Strategy: Develop a comprehensive AI security strategy that aligns with the organization’s risk profile and business objectives.
• Manage Complex Projects: Oversee execution of large-scale AI security initiatives, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery while proactively addressing risks and fostering adaptability within teams.
• Foster a Culture of Excellence: Create an environment that promotes knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous learning. Mentor colleagues to build a high-performing team committed to our security objectives.

What We’re Looking For On Your Resume

• Extensive Architectural Expertise: 5+ years of experience in AI/ML security, cybersecurity architecture, or a related field, with a proven history of designing secure architectures for AI systems; capable of leading strategic initiatives to strengthen security posture.
• Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of AI/ML security adversarial machine learning, model security, threat modeling, secure MLOps , and familiarity with encryption and secure system design.
• Demonstrated Initiative Leadership: Proven experience leading large scale AI security initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams to align with security guidelines while driving operational efficiency and business growth.
• Strategic Mindset: Ability to translate AI security challenges into actionable solutions that integrate with business objectives and risk management frameworks.
• Collaboration & Communication Skills: Excellent communication abilities to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, fostering constructive partnerships across the organization.

Our Team’s Favorite Perks and Benefits

• Wellness Reimbursement for $300 per quarter for wellness activities including gym memberships, spa massages, workout equipment, meditation apps, and much more.
• Amazing QGroup Communities; MOSAIQ, Green Team, Qualtrics Pride, Q&Able, Qualtrics Salute, and Women’s Leadership Development, which exist as places for support, allyship, and advocacy.
• The Qualtrics Hybrid Work Model: Our hybrid work model is elegantly simple: we all gather in the office three days a week; Mondays and Thursdays, plus one day selected by your organizational leader.