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About the role

As a Secure AI Architect, you will make an impact by helping organizations confidently adopt AI through secure, compliant, and well-governed foundations. You will be a valued member of client-facing delivery teams, working collaboratively with technical and executive stakeholders to assess AI readiness, identify risk and control gaps, and define pragmatic governance and security approaches for AI at scale.

This role focuses on short, high-impact consulting engagements—typically 1–2 days—where you will bridge security architecture, compliance, data governance, and responsible AI within Microsoft’s cloud and AI ecosystem.

In this role, you will:

• Lead customer workshops to assess AI readiness across identity, data protection, governance, and compliance

• Define and articulate AI governance frameworks covering policy, access controls, data protection, and risk management

• Translate security and compliance capabilities into actionable technical and business recommendations

• Advise on the secure enablement of generative AI solutions including Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry

• Design practical approaches for data boundary enforcement, labeling, data loss prevention, and prompt‑safety controls

• Review identity and access models for AI workloads, including MFA, Conditional Access, privileged identity management, and just‑in‑time access

• Recommend monitoring, auditing, and incident response strategies for AI misuse, abuse, or data leakage

• Present findings, risks, and prioritized next steps to IT and business leaders with clear business and regulatory implications

Work model:

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Canada. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work‑life balance through our wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on project needs and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered:

• 5+ years of experience in cloud security, compliance, or security architecture, ideally within enterprise environments

• Proven experience advising enterprise customers on the secure adoption of Microsoft 365 and AI workloads, including Copilot, Copilot Studio, and AI Foundry

• Deep hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Fabric governance, AI Foundry, and Microsoft 365 administration

• Practical experience with Microsoft Entra, Defender for Cloud Apps, and Azure Policy for security and governance enforcement

• Strong understanding of responsible AI principles, privacy by design, and regulatory alignment (GDPR, ISO, NIST)

• Demonstrated ability to lead short, outcome-driven consulting engagements and communicate effectively with senior leaders

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex security and governance concepts

These will help you stand out:

• Prior consulting or customer-facing experience with a major Microsoft partner

• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks, model risk management, and data-driven decisioning

• Working knowledge of Azure AI, AI Foundry, and Microsoft Fabric security and compliance configurations

• Experience developing RACI models, acceptable-use policies, or AI risk registers

• Exposure to FinOps or cost optimization practices within Microsoft 365 and Azure environments

Required certifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC‑100)

• Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator (SC‑401)

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ‑500)

Bonus:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI‑102) or equivalent

We’re excited to meet professionals who are passionate about secure and responsible AI adoption and can deliver measurable impact in a client-facing consulting environment. Don’t hesitate to apply even if you meet most—but not all—of the requirements. We value transferable experience, strong judgment, and the ability to bring clarity to emerging technologies.

Salary and Other Compensation :

Applications will be accepted until May 03, 2026.

The annual salary for this position is between $ 120,000 - $ 140,000 CAD depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

• 401(k) plan and contributions

• Long-term/Short-term Disability

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.