Senior Data Architect - Platform Security
6 - 10 years
United States
Contract
Remote
1 month ago
About the role
Strictly W2 Only - No C2C
Job Title: Senior Data Platform Security Architect
Location: Remote
Duration: 8 Months Contract
Work Type: Remote
Only USC's and Permanent Residences are accepted.
Key Responsibilities
Must Haves
Nice to Have
Certifications: (At-least one is mandatory)
Job Title: Senior Data Platform Security Architect
Location: Remote
Duration: 8 Months Contract
Work Type: Remote
Only USC's and Permanent Residences are accepted.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise data platform security architecture .
- Define and implement security frameworks for data platforms , including: Data lakes, Data warehouses, Streaming pipelines, Analytics platforms
- Architect security for modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Kafka, and Spark .
- Establish enterprise data security standards , including encryption, data masking, tokenization, and secrets management.
- Design and implement Identity & Access Management (IAM) frameworks using RBAC, ABAC, and zero-trust models .
- Lead threat modeling, risk assessments, and remediation strategies across enterprise data platforms.
- Implement data governance and lifecycle security across ingestion, transformation, storage, analytics, and archival layers.
- Define cloud security architectures for data platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments .
- Implement monitoring, audit logging, and security observability for data environments.
- Enable incident detection, forensics analysis, and compliance reporting across enterprise data infrastructure.
- Ensure adherence to regulatory and compliance standards including GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, SOX, and other industry frameworks.
- Mentor engineering teams and provide technical leadership for secure data architecture design .
- Evaluate and recommend enterprise security tools such as DSPM, DLP, and SIEM platforms .
Must Haves
- 10ā15 years of overall experience in cybersecurity, cloud security, or enterprise data platform architecture.
- 8+ years of experience in information security architecture .
- 4+ years of experience designing security for modern data platforms , including:
- Data lakes / lake house architectures, Data warehouses, Streaming platforms
- Strong expertise securing platforms such as: Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Kafka / Spark streaming systems
- Strong experience implementing cloud data security across AWS, Azure, and GCP (multi-cloud) .
- Deep expertise in IAM and Zero-Trust security models , including: RBAC, ABAC
- Least-privilege access control
- Hands-on experience implementing: Data encryption (at rest and in transit), Data masking and tokenization, Secrets management solutions
- Experience implementing security monitoring, SIEM integration, and incident detection frameworks .
- Strong experience with regulatory compliance frameworks such as: GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, SOX
- Strong scripting or automation skills using Python, SQL, Bash, or similar tools .
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical security risks into business impact .
Nice to Have
- Experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code security practices using Terraform or Pulumi .
- Experience integrating DevSecOps security practices into CI/CD pipelines .
- Experience with data governance platforms such as:
- Collibra
- Alation
- Apache Atlas
- Experience working in regulated industries such as Financial Services or Telecommunications.
- Familiarity with privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) including:
- Differential privacy
- Federated learning
Certifications: (At-least one is mandatory)
- CISSP
- CCSP
- AWS Security Specialty
- Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer