Cyber Security Architect - Generative AI Specialist

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Job Description:

At Regions, the Cyber Security Architect contributes to the advancement of Regions’ cyber security program and its capabilities through developing, communicating, and implementing a security architecture. This position establishes secure development practices which increases the security of internal systems. Additionally, this position collaborates closely with key stakeholders and teams as part of business projects and/or initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develops and establishes a strategic cyber security architecture and strategic vision, including standards and frameworks that are aligned with the overall business and Regions’ information technology strategy
• Provides advisory and consultative services to businesses, information technology groups, and cyber security senior leadership
• Works closely with Enterprise Architecture and Application Development groups to enhance the security posture of new and existing systems
• Designs cyber security architecture, evaluates and mitigates potential risk, and approves implementation of systems and applications into production
• Performs assessments using the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework and the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Cyber Assessment Tool to identify gaps and remediate deficiencies
• Ensures systems and applications are implemented with compensating controls to meet regulatory requirements (e.g. GLBA, SOX, HIPPA, FFIEC, etc.) as well as other organizational compliance (PCI) requirements
• Tracks metrics for compliance to internal cyber security standards set by application and system owners
• Provides consultative services related to large business projects
• May lead the work of junior architects and evaluate needs, assisting in the development of necessary skills and technical knowledge

This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related field
• Seven (7) years of experience in cyber security, with a focus on software development, secure software development lifecycle (SDLC), or security architecture

Preferences

• Experience in the design and implementation of cyber security solutions

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to effectively evaluate risk vs. reward
• Ability to independently problem solve with sound judgement
• Ability to translate complex technical information across all levels of the organization through communications and/or presentations
• Ability to work in a team environment when applicable
• Advanced knowledge of risks associated with virtualization and cloud-based computing and the impact of those technologies on an organizations security posture
• Advanced knowledge of security principles, solutions, tools, methodologies, and techniques
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
• Strong project management skills
• Strong verbal, written communication, and organizational skills
• Strong work ethic and self-motivation

Additional Job Description

You will be a subject-matter expert for securing GenAI capabilities (LLM APIs, agent frameworks, RAG pipelines, MCP-based tools, and Agentic AI). You’ll design controls that protect data, ensure safe tool use, and meet emerging AI-specific regulations and standards.

Skills & Competencies

• Architecting secure cloud workloads in AWS and/or Azure: pri