Security AI Architect - Houston, TX

Security AI Architect Location:

Houston, TX (Hybrid) (1 week onsite every month. Look for Local to TX or Nearby state candidates)

Role Type:

Contract Core Qualifications Required:

12+ years of progressive expertise in Enterprise AI Architecture, NLP, Distributed Computing, or complex ML Systems. 5+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience architecting production-level Generative AI and LLM platforms.

Mandatory Core Stack & Tooling:

Hand-on proficiency with Weaviate, Lakera, Orca Security, OWASP for LLMs, YARA, and

MITRE ATT& CK.

Advanced Architecture Mastery:

Proven execution of GraphRAG frameworks (beyond baseline RAG), Multi-Agent orchestration, RLHF alignment/tuning paradigms, and distributed training/inference.

Programming & Core Infrastructure:

Elite coding skills in Python, Scala, or Java.

Framework Ecosystem:

Deep familiarity with PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, Hugging Face Transformers, or equivalent AI middleware. Strong background building and scaling production-grade AI applications within distributed cloud environments.

Education & Target Assets:

Preferred:

Master s degree or Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, or an equivalent technical field.

Highly valued:

Verified credentials or specialized project portfolios highlighting vector database scaling, prompt security firewalls, and LLM penetration testing.

Note Key Focus Areas:

NLP GraphRAG Orca Security Lakera

OWASP MITRE

ATT&CK or Yara PyTorch, LangChain, or TensorFlow Python, Scala, or Java