Hiring: AI Security Architect – Agentic & AI Platforms Company: WEX Location: Maine, United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 17:36:17 Target Skills & Keywords : LLM, RAG About the job Required Skills: •Partner with AI, engineering, and platform teams to review and secure the architecture of AI applications and platforms. •Define security patterns, reference architectures, and guardrails for LLMs, AI agents, RAG architectures, vector databases, and inference environments. •Identify and address security risks across AI data flows, model and inference access, identity boundaries, third-party integrations, and agentic workflows. •Design practical approaches for identity, authentication, authorization, and trust boundaries in AI and multi-agent systems. •Evaluate emerging AI-specific threats and define appropriate security controls and mitigations. •Help establish monitoring, security guardrails, policy enforcement, and detection capabilities for LLM inference and agentic activity. •Translate emerging AI security and regulatory requirements into practical engineering standards and guidance. •Enable secure innovation by helping teams make informed, risk-based security decisions rather than acting as a gatekeeper. Qualifications: •Deep technical expertise in application, cloud, or platform security with demonstrated experience securing modern AI architectures. •In-depth knowledge of model inference, AI model lifecycle concepts, and the security considerations associated with LLM-based systems. •In-depth knowledge of identity, authentication, authorization, and trust boundaries, particularly as they apply to AI systems and autonomous agents. •Demonstrated capacity to identify AI-specific security threats and translate them into practical, scalable security controls. •Strong ability to navigate ambiguity, independently evaluate emerging technologies, and develop practical security patterns where established standards may still be evolving. •Operational familiarity with AI security frameworks, emerging industry standards, and the evolving regulatory landscape. •Relevant security certifications are valued but are not a substitute for demonstrated technical depth in securing modern AI systems. •How You'll Make An Impact Compensation: •$143,400 - $189,100 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Non-sales roles are typically eligible for a quarterly or annual bonus based on their role and applicable plan Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!