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.