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.
TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the US government. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. We are also committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. Applicants requiring accommodations or accessible formats are encouraged to contact us at [email protected] for support.
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.
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Thank you for considering TC Energy in your career journey.
