AI Cybersecurity Threat Monitoring Architect 

Job Summary
Our client, a leading Travel & Hospitality provider, is seeking a AI Cybersecurity Threat Monitoring Architect to join their team.

Contract Details

• Contract type and duration: 12 Month potential to extend
• Work location: USA
• Work Model: Remote

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and pilot AI threat-modeling capabilities using OWASP, MITRE and MITRE ATLAS
• Translate emerging AI threats, vulnerabilities and attack techniques into practical actions for security and technology teams
• Create AI attack scenarios and map them to preventive, detective and response controls
• Define telemetry and logging requirements across AI applications, models, data, identities, tools, APIs and integrations
• Build and tune SIEM/SOAR detections, correlation logic, alerts and operational-response playbooks using existing platforms
• Develop AI-focused threat-hunting playbooks and conduct initial hunts
• Partner with Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, Operations and adversary-emulation/Purple Team groups to test detection coverage and improve runbooks
• Assess current visibility and tooling, document gaps, prioritize improvements and establish coverage metrics
• Create durable processes, ownership, roadmaps and recommendations that integrate AI threat response into existing cybersecurity operations

Required Skills/Experience (Must-Haves)

• Demonstrated hands-on experience in several of the following: detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, SOC monitoring, security architecture or adversary emulation
• Practical security experience with LLMs/Generative AI and exposure to agentic AI, MCP, API security or cloud-hosted AI services
• Direct experience building SIEM and SOAR use cases, including detection rules, correlation logic, alert pipelines and response playbooks
• Experience defining or using telemetry across cloud, application, API, data, endpoint or AI/ML workloads in AWS or hybrid environments
• Experience conducting threat modeling and mapping threats to preventive, detective and responsive controls
• Experience planning or participating in adversary-emulation and Purple Team exercises
• Ability to assess security capabilities, document gaps and recommend implementable tooling or process improvements
• Strong enterprise consulting skills: cross-functional decision leadership, detailed documentation and clear presentations to engineering and leadership audiences
• Experience in a complex, high-availability enterprise environment

Preferred Skills/Experience (Nice-to-Haves)

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, data science, engineering or equivalent experience
• CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, AWS Security Specialty, SIEM/incident-response/detection certifications or relevant AI-security training
• AWS AI-security experience and understanding of non-human identity/IAM concepts

Key Competencies & Behaviors

• AI Threat Modeling Expertise
• Detection Engineering Proficiency
• Threat Hunting Mindset
• Incident Response Acumen
• SIEM/SOAR Optimization
• Security Architecture Knowledge
• AI Security Risk Assessment
• Adversary Emulation Collaboration
• Telemetry & Logging Strategy
• Security Controls Mapping

Work Environment

• Work location: USA
• Work Model: Remote

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Range: The approximate pay range for this position is between $154,000 and $220,0000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

About KellyMitchell
At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.


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