Senior Security Consultant (Architecture – AI Specialist)

Senior Security Consultant (Architecture – AI Specialist) Up to £115,000 + £4,000 car allowance + 15% bonus + benefits Location: Hybrid (UK-based) | Security Clearance: Must be eligible for SC Our client is a leading global consultancy, delivering large-scale digital transformation and cybersecurity programmes across government and enterprise. They’re now expanding their security architecture function to bring in a senior specialist focused on AI and machine learning security,someone capable of shaping the future of secure, ethical, and compliant AI adoption across critical environments. What you’ll do This is a senior, strategic consulting role — driving AI/ML security architecture, influencing C-suite direction, and ensuring security-by-design across complex AI systems and data pipelines. You’ll define and deliver AI security strategies, develop reference architectures, and provide expert guidance on risk management, data protection, and ethical AI governance. You’ll also play a key role in client engagement, helping shape proposals, define solutions, and drive pre-sales activity. To justify the upper end of the band (£90–115K), you’ll need strong consulting experience and commercial awareness alongside deep technical expertise. Key areas of focus Define and implement enterprise-level AI/ML security strategies, policies, and architectures. Lead on AI risk assessment, threat modelling, and mitigation planning. Ensure compliance with GDPR, the EU AI Act, and international security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, TOGAF, SABSA). Build and maintain secure AI architectures for complex models and pipelines. Oversee ethical AI governance, driving policy alignment and responsible AI adoption. Advise clients on secure cloud AI (Azure, AWS, GCP) and DevSecOps best practice. Communicate complex risks clearly to senior stakeholders and boards. What you’ll bring 7+ years’ strategic cybersecurity experience, ideally in consulting or advisory. Deep understanding of AI/ML security architecture, adversarial ML mitigation, and model governance. Current security certifications such as CISSP or CISM. Proven experience across cloud security, data privacy, and DevSecOps. Familiarity with frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, TOGAF, SABSA. Excellent communication and stakeholder influence skills. Eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC). If you’re an experienced security architect or consultant ready to shape how major organisations secure and govern AI systems, this is an opportunity to work at the forefront of an evolving space, combining deep technical challenge with enterprise-level influence. Interested? Drop me a message or share your details for a confidential chat.