Senior Security Consultant

Role - Senior Security Consultant (Architecture – AI Specialist)

Location – Reading, UK (Hybrid)

Type of employment - Contract

Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Security Architect with a strong specialisation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) security. The role involves significant influence across the organisation, with customers and peers, regarding the strategic contribution of AI/ML security to business objectives. The post holder will apply a wide range of complex technical and professional security activities in diverse AI/ML contexts, driving the development and execution of AI/ML security strategies. A key aspect of the role is contributing to the formulation of AI/ML security policies, standards and strategies, ensuring alignment with overall business and technology strategies.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

AI/ML Security Strategy and Architecture:

• Strategically define and implement AI/ML security strategies, policies, and standards.

• Develop and lead enterprise security architecture for AI/ML systems and pipelines.

• Design secure architectures for complex AI/ML models and infrastructure.

• Establish and maintain AI/ML architecture patterns and reference architectures.

• Direct AI/ML architecture standards development, ensuring best practices.

• Evaluate and select security tools for AI environments, providing strategic guidance.

Risk Assessment and Management:

• Lead strategic AI risk assessments, shaping organisational risk priorities.

• Direct development of AI risk mitigation strategies for complex threats.

• Oversee AI security risk monitoring and reporting for senior management.

• Structure and lead architectural design reviews for AI/ML risk mitigation.

• Maintain strategic awareness of emerging AI security threats and adapt security strategies.

Data Security and Privacy:

• Strategically implement data security and privacy measures for AI applications.

• Oversee data security controls and encryption for AI datasets.

• Ensure AI compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., EU AI Act, GDPR).

Ethical AI and Governance:

• Develop and implement strategic ethical AI policies.

• Champion ethical AI awareness and provide strategic guidance.

• Contribute to AI governance frameworks, ensuring ethical and regulatory alignment.

Security Assurance and Compliance:

• Ensure AI/ML systems comply with regulations (e.g., EU AI Act, GDPR, ISO 27001).

• Oversee AI/ML security testing and adversarial testing.

• Direct AI system security audits and penetration testing.

• Drive security compliance throughout AI project lifecycles.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Strategically collaborate to embed security into AI/ML lifecycles.

• Build strategic partnerships for secure AI architectures.

• Communicate complex security risks and strategies to senior leadership.

• Drive strategic cybersecurity modernisation across functions.

• Collaborate to develop and promote AI security policies and standards.

• Oversee strategic delivery progress reporting.

Essential Skills & Abilities:

• 7+ years strategic cybersecurity experience.

• Current Security Professional Certification (CISSP, CISM).

• Proven understanding of security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, TOGAF, SABSA).

• Deep understanding of AI/ML concepts, algorithms, models, regulations and controls.

• Extensive technical experience in AI/ML Security Architecture

• Proven threat modelling, risk analysis, and architectural validations

• In-depth knowledge of adversarial machine learning mitigation.

• Comprehensive understanding of ethical AI and governance.

• Proven AI security tool implementation and management.

• Extensive experience with AI/ML data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA).

• Strong DevSecOps expertise for AI/ML pipelines.

• Good strategic risk analysis and problem-solving.

• Good communication and stakeholder influence.

• Good cloud security (Azure, AWS, GCP) experience.

• Ability to obtain UK SC clearance.