CS Architect, Sr

Job Title: CS Architect, SrPS Job Title: CS Architect, SrWork Place Flexibility: Hybrid Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC ***THIS IS A HYBRID POSITION (Remote & Onsite)******This position will be filled as a Security Architect or Security Architect Sr depending on qualifications and experience of the candidate******This position may be filled in The Woodlands TX, New Orleans LA, Jackson MS, or Little Rock AR. Other locations within Entergy’s service territory may be considered***Job SummaryThe Sr. Security Architect utilizes their knowledge of IT and information security engineering to lead and/or participate in the development of assigned projects or solutions. The Sr. Security Architect focuses on implementing security requirements for assigned projects and solutions while maintaining compliance with internal and externals policies and regulations.This Sr. Security Architect role focuses on the design, review of AI Security architecture and as well as the deployment and management of AI Solutions at Entergy. It includes (but not limited to) the secure deployment of AI products/services, administration and governance of AI models, deployment and management of AI agents and infrastructure supporting AI use cases. This role will also provide governance and oversight into the consumption of AI, providing input, providing input into aspects such as the creation of usage policies, forecasting and optimizing token consumption, model selection while maintaining stringent security controls. Key ResponsibilitiesArchitect and secure AI solutions in multi-cloud environment to enable secure deployment of enterprise AI solutions. Establish security requirements for cloud-based solutions by evaluating business strategies anongoing goved requirements, researching cloud infrastructure security standards such as NIST CSF and NERC CIPArchitect, build, and enforce security guard rails for AI agents, establishing robust governance frameworks to monitor and control agentic behaviors.Participate in review of new applications with AI features.Leads the product selection or review for new cloud and AI security technologies, conducting Proof of concepts (POC), and technical evaluations.Establish and maintain effective relationships with process owners/business units to proactively assess business risks and develop risk mitigation.Design and participate in the continued management and maintenance of AI security policies, Standards, guardrails, and roadmaps.Design and implement security controls for SaaS and PaaS AI integrations to ensure continuous data protection, DLP, and regulatory compliance.Participate in security and non-security projects to ensure that security requirements are defined and implementedPerform assessments and threat modeling of existing and emerging technologies to ensure they meet Entergy security and compliance requirementsEvangelize and advocate for information security with stakeholdersMonitor emerging trends in Information Security and technology and make or suggest changes to Entergy’s security posture as necessaryExperience neededKnowledge and experience in ML pipeline architecture. Concepts of data ingestion, Authentication & Data security, Model Concept Protocol (MCP), and hosting infrastructure including knowledge of how Models are trained.Expertise in administering, configuring and monitoring enterprise level AI models. Experience building governance frameworks for AI agents, managing agentic permission, tool execution and runtime security controls.Must have strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management, API connectivity, MCP, and API security.Familiarity with security concepts such as: evasion attacks, data poisoning & training-time attacks, Model extraction/inversion, prompt injection, inference attacks, supply-chain risks for pre-trained models. Organizational and time management skillsExperience in working in partnership with colleagues throughout the enterpriseMinimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities neededFamiliarity with technologies commonly utilized within an enterprise IT and OT environmentStrong knowledge of multiple information security domains with an emphasis in Cloud services (AWS, Azure, O365, etc.)Operating systems (*nix, Windows, IOS, etc.)Networking and network securityAPIsSecure coding/application securityVulnerability ManagementSIEMIdentity and Access ManagementPenetration testingScripting (Python, PowerShell, Perl, etc.)Security process and control developmentEndpoint protection technologyOT systems and protocolsSmart Grid technologySome knowledge of IT Security regulations and guidance such as NIST, FISMA & ISO27001Familiarity with The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Open Security Architecture, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cloud Computing Reference Architecture, or other architecture frameworksAble to be hands-on with technical engineering and process management skills and the ability to advocate positive transformation within the broader information technology organizationAble to design & develop reference architecturesAble to design and develop an API based services layer for consistent integration with the security systemsKnowledge of security ramifications of energy related regulations (SOX, HIPAA, NERC CIP, FERC, and NRC Nuclear Cyber (10 CFR 73.54)Knowledge of security, risk, and control frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001 and 27002, SANS-CAG, NIST, FISMA, COBIT, COSO and ITILStrong writing and analytic abilityStrong ability to communicate across the enterprise concisely and effectivelyAvailable to travelSelf-motivated, with the ability to manage and follow up on multiple tasks simultaneouslyCapable of meeting deadlinesEducation neededBachelor’s degree in computer science, cyber security, information systems, engineering or a related discipline or equivalent work experience. Master’s degree is a plus.CertificationsISACA or ISC2 certification, such as CISSP, CISM, CISA is a plusOSCP is a plusRelevant vendor credentials offered by companies such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, etc. are a plus #LI-DG1 #LI-HYBRID Primary Location: Texas-Woodlands Texas : The Woodlands || Arkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : New Orleans || Mississippi : Jackson Job Function: CorporateFLSA Status: Professional Relocation Option: Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT Number of Openings: 1Req ID: 125199 PS Job Title: CS Architect, Sr Travel Percentage:Up to 25%An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. 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Please contact View email address on click.appcast.io to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.WORKING CONDITIONS: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.