AI Security Architect

Determined, imaginative, curious - if these are some of the ways you describe yourself, we want to learn more about you!

At TC Energy, we are proud to connect the world to the energy it needs. Guided by our values of safety in every step, personal accountability, one team and active learning, we deliver the critical energy that North America and the world rely on while balancing reliability, affordability and sustainability.

The Opportunity

The AI Security Architect reports to the Manager, Cybersecurity Technology. This role is responsible for defining, designing, and governing the security architecture for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, Agentic AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Machine Learning (ML) solutions across the enterprise.

The AI Security Architect provides technical leadership to ensure AI technologies are deployed securely, comply with regulatory and governance requirements, and align with enterprise cybersecurity standards.

This role partners with business, AI governance, cloud, infrastructure, application, and cybersecurity teams to enable secure AI adoption while managing emerging AI-related risks.

What you'll do

Develop and maintain Enterprise Security AI security technology roadmap, standards, and reference architectures

Establish AI security design principles, guardrails, and governance requirements

Define security requirements for enterprise AI technologies, platforms, and AI-enabled solutions

Assess emerging AI technologies and provide security recommendations for enterprise adoption

Design secure architectures for enterprise AI technologies, platforms, and integrations with business and technology systems

Lead architecture reviews and security assessments for AI initiatives

Ensure security-by-design principles are embedded throughout the AI development lifecycle

Identify and assess AI-specific risks, including prompt injection, data poisoning, model manipulation, unauthorized model access, sensitive data exposure, agent misuse, privilege escalation, and supply chain risks

Develop compensating controls and mitigation strategies to reduce AI-related security risk

Support AI threat modeling and secure design reviews

Collaborate with AI Governance, Legal, Privacy, Risk, and Compliance teams to align AI security requirements with enterprise obligations

Ensure AI solutions align with applicable security, risk management, regulatory, industry, and internal policy requirements

Define AI security control requirements and governance processes

Provide security architecture guidance for AI workloads deployed across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments

Define requirements for identity and access management, data protection, logging and monitoring, model security, secrets management, and infrastructure security

Support the secure deployment and operation of enterprise AI platforms

Develop detection and response capabilities for AI-related threats

Partner with Security Operations, Threat Intelligence, and Incident Response teams to monitor and respond to AI-related risks

Identify opportunities to use AI to strengthen cybersecurity operations

Serve as the primary subject matter expert for AI security

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to architects, engineers, and analysts

Communicate AI security risks, recommendations, and architectural decisions to senior leadership

Influence enterprise AI investments and architectural decisions to support secure adoption

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security architecture, or cloud security

3+ years of experience securing AI, machine learning, data science, or advanced analytics platforms

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated experience developing enterprise security architectures

Strong understanding of AI/ML technologies, LLMs, agentic AI frameworks, cloud security architectures, identity and access management, threat modeling, and risk management

Experience with enterprise cloud platforms, including AWS and Azure

Relevant cybersecurity, cloud security, enterprise architecture, and AI security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, or equivalent

Experience securing enterprise AI platforms, AI-enabled applications, autonomous AI systems, and advanced AI architectures

Experience in critical infrastructure, energy, or other regulated industries

To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. #LI-Hybrid

About our business

We are a leader in North American energy infrastructure, spanning Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Every day, our dedicated team proudly connects the world to the energy it needs - moving over 30 per cent of the cleaner-burning natural gas used across the continent. Complemented by strategic ownership and low-risk investments in power generation, our infrastructure fuels industries and generates affordable, reliable and sustainable power across North America, while enabling LNG exports to global markets.

All applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country where the position is based, without restrictions. Background screening is required for all positions, which may include criminal and/or credit checks. Offers may be extended at a different level or job title that best aligns with the successful candidate's qualifications.

Learn more

Visit us at TCEnergy.com and connect with us on our social medial channels for our latest news, employee stories, community activities, and other updates.

Thank you for considering TC Energy in your career journey.