Security AI Solution Architect - HIRING ASAP

Start date: ASAP
Duration: 6-month contract
Location: 1 day per week in London, 4 days remote working.
Rate: £600 - £650 per day inside ir35
 
Purpose of the Role

To support and deliver secure AI solutions within financial services. You will shape strategy, design future-state architecture, and deliver practical security capabilities for AI adoption, ensuring compliance with evolving regulations and maintaining a strong security posture.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assess “as-is” and “to-be” security architectures for AI Platforms, AI & GENAI Delivery Roadmaps.
  • Share Security AI & GENAI Security Learnings & Subject Matter Expertise.  
  • Shape the short- & long-term AI Security Architecture Strategy incorporating regulation (EUAI Act), standards, framework & policy priorities.
  • Develop architectural documentation for AI security initiatives.
  • Support the delivery of the AI Security Architecture Strategy across both internal & external stakeholders to Security.
  • Ensure there is a fit for purpose set of Functional and Non-Functional Requirements for project technology deliveries.
  • Provide hands-on delivery support where required.
General “architect” responsibilities that you would also contribute to
  • Ensure there is a current Security Architecture defined and maintained for key domains (e.g., Endpoint, Cloud, Network, etc.) which clearly outlines the security principles, requirements and capabilities required and how those are instantiated.
  • Ensure there is an architectural vision for all projects that at minimum has a component architecture and high-level business process defined (including the product owner and operational team)
  • Ensure architecture artifacts allow to us to quickly answer and evidence routine regulatory queries and attestations.
  • Ensure there is a fit for purpose set of Functional and Non-Functional Requirements for project technology deliveries.
  • Map security tooling deployed in the estate (including non-standard environments and non-CISO managed technologies) to the capabilities it implements (not the set of product features – what is in use and operationalised)
  • Ensure that projects have correctly aligned scope to Cyber Excellence Programmes and technology/platform strategy.
  • Provide input to and take ownership of relevant architectural artifacts that will be produced as part of Excellence Programme workstreams.
  • Survey emerging threats and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for targeted innovation exercises such Proof of Value evaluations.
  • Produce patterns which outline solutions for commonly occurring business security needs and security service consumption.
  • Validate patterns are adopted by control domain solutions.
  • Support Security Consultants as required on complex engagements and provide architectural artifacts such as patterns and principles where necessary.
Essential Skills & Experience
  • Proven experience as a Security Solution Architect
  • Deep understanding of AI and Generative AI technologies.
  • Deep understanding of AI and Generative AI Security Capabilities.
  • Knowledge of infrastructure and cloud security (AWS; exposure to Azure, GCP, and on-premises environments also valuable).
Areas of Knowledge / Skillset
  • Emergent Technology Governance
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Security within AI Systems
  • Machine Learning
  • AI Operation
  • Cyber recovery
  • IT Infrastructure, Cloud
  • Risk and Regulation
  • Experience in financial services environments.
  • Ability to work across both strategic (roadmaps, future planning) and tactical (delivery, hands-on execution) levels.
  • Personable and collaborative approach, with the ability to engage stakeholders and “roll up sleeves” when needed.
Desirable Skills
  • Experience with regulatory compliance in AI and security, especially EU AI Act.
  • Previous work on securing AI models and platforms (model trust, data security, usage monitoring).
  • AI & GenAI Architecture: Design and implementation of AI factories, pipelines, and modular platforms across regulated environments.
  • GenAI System Design and Implementation: End to end delivery of AI and GenAI systems using modern architecture techniques including LLM optimisation, RAG and Agentic design.
  • AI Risk Management & Governance: Development of bespoke risk frameworks, taxonomies, and AI control libraries tailored to MRM, CRO, and CDO functions.
  • Responsible & Ethical AI: Integration of RAI principles into system design, controls, audit frameworks, and enterprise AI strategies.
  • Cyber & Resilience in AI: Embedding threat modelling, adversarial robustness, data integrity, and continuity planning into AI solution architecture.
  • AI Enablement & Delivery: End-to-end AI lifecycle orchestration including readiness assessments, regulatory reviews, and business adoption.
  • Emerging Technology Strategy: Digital responsibility, AI assurance, and horizon scanning for next-gen regulatory, legal, and societal risks.
  • Experience liaising with senior stakeholders and external consultancies (PwC, Accenture, etc.