Principal Security Architect, Enterprise AI Solutions

Blackbaud is looking for an experiencedAI Security Solution Architect to help drive and securely enable the enterprise's AI strategy. The candidate will focus on embedding security into AI/ML platforms, generative AI use cases (e.g., LLMs), and data pipelines—ensuring that emerging AI capabilities are leveraged responsibly while protecting enterprise and customer data. This role is accountable for translating evolving AI and security trends into practical, differentiated solutions that enhance our security posture and business outcomes.

As a member of the Cyber Security team, you will operate in a fast-paced, agile environment and collaborate across architecture, engineering, and business teams to ensure security requirements are integrated into both traditional and AI-enabled solutions.

What You Will Be Doing

• Collaborate with business and technology partners to prioritize and deliver on the security vision and strategy, with a strong focus on secure AI enablement
• Design secure, scalable, and resilient solutions across AI/ML platforms, generative AI tools, and data ecosystems, proactively identifying integration risks and architectural gaps
• Serve as a subject matter expert in AI security architecture, advising on topics such as model security, prompt injection risks, data leakage, and AI supply chain risks
• Develop and implement security guardrails for enterprise AI usage, including data handling policies, access controls, model governance, and usage monitoring
• Evaluate and assess third-party AI solutions and vendors, ensuring alignment with Blackbaud’s security standards and acceptable risk levels
• Stay current on emerging technologies and threats, especially in AI/ML security, adversarial AI, and LLM vulnerabilities, and translate them into actionable strategies
• Partner with engineering teams to integrate security controls into AI development pipelines (MLOps / LLMOps), including secure model deployment and runtime protections
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