Blackbaud, Inc.

Principal Security Architect, Enterprise AI Solutions

Blackbaud, Inc. • $117K — $157K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in IT with enterprise-scale solutions
  • 5+ years in Information Security or Security Architecture
  • Experience securing cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Strong expertise in data protection technologies
  • Familiarity with AI/ML systems and generative AI platforms
  • Understanding of AI risks (e.g., prompt injection, data exfiltration)
  • Experience with security for APIs, microservices, and data pipelines
  • Proven consensus-building across stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate on the security vision and strategy for AI
  • Design secure solutions for AI/ML platforms
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in AI security architecture
  • Develop security guardrails for enterprise AI usage
  • Evaluate third-party AI solutions for security alignment
  • Stay updated on AI/ML security threats and strategies
  • Integrate security into AI development pipelines
  • Define current vs. future AI security architectures
  • Promote secure AI practices within the organization
  • Contribute to security architecture reviews without delaying progress
  • Mentor on secure design patterns for AI and traditional solutions

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Remote-flexible workforce
  • Wellness Programs
  • 401(k) program with employer match
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Generous Parental Leave
  • Donations for Doers
  • Pet insurance, legal and identity protection
  • Tuition reimbursement program
Full Job Description
Blackbaud is looking for an experiencedAI Security Solution Architect to help drive and securely enable the enterprise's AI strategy. The candidate will focus on embedding security into AI/ML platforms, generative AI use cases (e.g., LLMs), and data pipelines-ensuring that emerging AI capabilities are leveraged responsibly while protecting enterprise and customer data. This role is accountable for translating evolving AI and security trends into practical, differentiated solutions that enhance our security posture and business outcomes.

As a member of the Cyber Security team, you will operate in a fast-paced, agile environment and collaborate across architecture, engineering, and business teams to ensure security requirements are integrated into both traditional and AI-enabled solutions.

What You Will Be Doing
  • Collaborate with business and technology partners to prioritize and deliver on the security vision and strategy, with a strong focus on secure AI enablement
  • Design secure, scalable, and resilient solutions across AI/ML platforms, generative AI tools, and data ecosystems, proactively identifying integration risks and architectural gaps
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in AI security architecture, advising on topics such as model security, prompt injection risks, data leakage, and AI supply chain risks
  • Develop and implement security guardrails for enterprise AI usage, including data handling policies, access controls, model governance, and usage monitoring
  • Evaluate and assess third-party AI solutions and vendors, ensuring alignment with Blackbaud's security standards and acceptable risk levels
  • Stay current on emerging technologies and threats, especially in AI/ML security, adversarial AI, and LLM vulnerabilities, and translate them into actionable strategies
  • Partner with engineering teams to integrate security controls into AI development pipelines (MLOps / LLMOps), including secure model deployment and runtime protections
  • Define and communicate current state vs. future state AI security architectures, driving roadmap development to mature enterprise AI security capabilities
  • Evangelize secure AI practices across the organization, helping establish a culture of responsible AI development and use
  • Contribute to security architecture reviews for AI-enabled initiatives, ensuring risk-based decision making without becoming a delivery bottleneck
  • Mentor and guide engineers and architects on secure design patterns for both traditional and AI-driven solutions


What we'll expect you to have
  • 8+ years of experience in Information Technology, including designing and implementing enterprise-scale solutions
  • 5+ years of experience in Information Security or Security Architecture
  • Demonstrated experience securing cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern application architectures
  • Strong expertise in data protection technologies (CASB, DLP, encryption, key management, tokenization, data discovery, etc.)
  • Experience designing and securing AI/ML or data-driven systems, including exposure to Generative AI / LLM platforms, MLOps / LLMOps pipelines, and model lifecycle management and governance
  • Understanding of AI-specific risks, including prompt injection and data exfiltration, model poisoning and adversarial inputs, training data exposure and privacy risks
  • Experience implementing security controls for APIs, microservices, and data pipelines supporting AI workloads
  • Proven ability to work across stakeholders and drive consensus on complex architectural decisions
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to translate security and AI risks into business-relevant outcomes


Preferred Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience deploying or securing enterprise AI platforms or copilots
  • Familiarity with AI governance frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF, ISO AI standards)
  • Experience with security telemetry, monitoring, and anomaly detection in AI systems
  • Knowledge of identity and access patterns for AI services, including service identities and token-based access
  • Industry certifications including CISSP, CCSP, CRISC, GIAC, AWS, Azure, or GCP certifications, and/or AI/ML-related certifications


The starting base pay is $117,200.00 to $157,500.00. Blackbaud may pay more or less based on employee qualifications, market value, Company finances, and other operational considerations.

Benefits Include:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Remote-flexible workforce
  • Wellness Programs
  • 401(k) program with employer match
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Generous Parental Leave
  • Donations for Doers
  • Pet insurance, legal and identity protection
  • Tuition reimbursement program

About Blackbaud, Inc.

Blackbaud is a cloud computing provider that serves the social good community—nonprofits, foundations, corporations, education institutions, healthcare organizations, religious organizations, and individual change agents. Its products focus on fundraising, website management, CRM, analytics, financial management, ticketing, and education administration. Blackbaud's flagship product is a fundraising SQL database software, Raiser's Edge. Revenue from the sale of Raiser's Edge and related services accounted for thirty percent of Blackbaud's total revenue in 2012. Other products and services include Blackbaud Enterprise CRM, Altru, Financial Edge, Education Edge, Blackbaud NetCommunity, eTapestry, Luminate Online, Luminate CRM, Friends Asking Friends. In addition, Blackbaud offers consultancy services to nonprofit organizations. Blackbaud was founded in 1981 by Anthony Bakker. The company is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. It has regional offices in Austin, Texas; Plano, Texas; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Bedford, New Hampshire. Internationally, Blackbaud has offices in London, England; Sydney, Australia and Glasgow, Scotland. Michael Gianoni is Blackbaud's CEO.
Learn more about Blackbaud, Inc.
Size
3,600 employees
Market Cap
$3 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$7.7 million
Founded
1981
5 Year Trend
+4.9%
Revenue
$913.2 million
NASDAQ
BLKB
* Ladders Estimates

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