AI Governance & Security Architect

UMB Financial
Kansas City
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 150,000 - 170,000 annuallyFunction: CybersecurityExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Ethical decision-making","Cross-functional collaboration","Risk assessment","Communication"]

Develop and lead enterprise AI governance and security frameworks to ensure ethical, compliant AI adoption across financial operations. Collaborate with cybersecurity, risk, compliance, and legal teams to define AI security standards, model lifecycle policies, and monitoring for drift and adversarial threats. Oversee secure AI/ML deployments across on-prem and cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), conduct threat assessments and red-team testing, and support incident response and regulatory-aligned remediation.

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UMB Financial
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AI Governance & Security Architect

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Job Summary

Develop and lead enterprise AI governance and security frameworks to ensure ethical, compliant AI adoption across financial operations. Collaborate with cybersecurity, risk, compliance, and legal teams to define AI security standards, model lifecycle policies, and monitoring for drift and adversarial threats. Oversee secure AI/ML deployments across on-prem and cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), conduct threat assessments and red-team testing, and support incident response and regulatory-aligned remediation.
Location: Kansas City
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and implement enterprise-wide AI governance frameworks to ensure responsible, ethical, and compliant AI use in financial operations.
  • •Develop and enforce AI security standards aligned with regulatory requirements, including AI model lifecycle governance, bias detection, explainability, and auditability.
  • •Oversee secure AI/ML solution deployment across on-prem and cloud environments, ensuring robust data protection and encryption practices.
  • •Conduct AI security risk assessments, threat modeling, red team testing for generative and predictive models, and establish monitoring for drift, anomalies, and adversarial threats.
  • •Lead AI security incident response, provide architectural guidance integrating AI platforms with banking systems, and mentor junior architects and engineers.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 170,000 annually
Perks:Paid Leave401kAnnual IncentiveHealth InsuranceDentalVisionHsaGym MembershipAdoption Assistance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or related field and 7+ years of professional experience in enterprise architecture, information security, or technology governance in financial services (or equivalent combination).
  • •Proven track record implementing governance frameworks, risk management strategies, and compliance programs for emerging technologies.
  • •Strong familiarity with financial services regulations and security requirements, and experience collaborating with auditors, regulators, and compliance teams.
  • •Deep understanding of AI/ML lifecycle management, including model development, validation, deployment, and monitoring.
  • •Proficiency with cloud-native AI/ML platforms (AWS SageMaker/Bedrock, Azure AI, GCP Vertex) and security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001/42001, CIS Controls).
Experience:7+ yearsFinancial servicesRegulated industriesEnterprise architectureInformation securityAI/ML
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Ethical decision-makingCross-functional collaborationRisk assessmentCommunication
Tech Stack:AWSAzureGCPAWS SageMakerAWS BedrockAzure AIGCP VertexNIST AI RMFNISTISO 42001ISO 27001CIS ControlsFFIECOCCGLBAGDPRACHRTPWiresCore Banking

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

UMB Financial
UMB Financial is a diversified financial holding company offering commercial banking, treasury management, payment solutions, trust services, and asset servicing. It serves businesses, institutions, and individuals through banking and financial products across the United States.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Kansas City, United States
Founded: 1913
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