We are looking for a **Secure AI Architect** with deep expertise across **Microsoft’s cloud, security, and AI ecosystems**. This consultant will lead **short, high-impact customer engagements** (typically 1-2 days) to help organizations establish **secure, compliant, and well-governed AI foundations**.
You will assess current readiness, identify control gaps, and guide technical and management stakeholders on how to safely deploy AI at scale—bridging the disciplines of **security architecture, compliance, data governance, and responsible AI**.
**Key Responsibilities**
Lead customer workshops to assess AI readiness from identity, data, and compliance perspectives.
Define and articulate AI governance frameworks covering **policy, access, data protection, and risk management**.
Translate complex Microsoft security and compliance capabilities (Entra ID, Purview, Defender, M365, Azure AI) into actionable recommendations.
Advise on the secure enablement of generative AI tools such as **Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry**
Design pragmatic approaches for **data boundary enforcement, labeling, DLP, and prompt-safety controls**.
Review **identity and access management** for AI workloads—MFA, Conditional Access, privileged identity controls, and just-in-time elevation.
Recommend monitoring, auditing, and incident-response strategies for AI misuse or data leakage.
Present findings and next steps to IT Management stakeholders with clear business and compliance implications.
**Required Qualifications**
5+ years cloud security, compliance, or architecture,



ideally in Enterprise Microsoft environments.
Proven experience advising enterprise customers on secure adoption of M365 & AI workloads (Copilot, Copilot Chat, Copilot Studio, AI Foundry).
Deep hands-on knowledge of security, governance & management on Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Fabric, AI Foundry, Microsoft 365 Administration
Working hands-on knowledge of security, governance & management on Microsoft Entra, Defender for Cloud Apps, Azure Policy
Understanding of responsible AI principles, privacy by design, and regulatory alignment (GDPR, ISO, NIST).
Strong ability to lead short, outcome-driven consulting engagements and communicate with executives.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of simplifying complex security & governance topics.
**Preferred experience**
Previous consulting or customer-facing experience at a major Microsoft partner.
Familiarity with AI governance frameworks, model risk management, and data-driven decisioning.
Working knowledge of Azure AI, AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric security and compliance configurations.
Experience in building RACI models, acceptable-use policies, or risk registers for AI or cloud platforms.
Exposure to FinOps or cost optimization in Microsoft 365 and Azure environments
**Required Certifications**
Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)
Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator (SC-401)
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
Bonus: Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102) or equivalent

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