Senior Data Platform Security Architect

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My name is Pavan and I work with SPAR Information System., I have a great opportunity for you, please find the job details below, if you are interested in applying please send me your updated resume and best time for you to discuss about this opportunity in details.

Senior Data Platform Security Architect

Location: Remote

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Data Platform Security Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of security across our data platform ecosystem. This role serves as the authoritative voice on data security architecture and works cross functionally with engineering, data, compliance, product, and cybersecurity teams to ensure the data infrastructure is secure, resilient, and compliant with regulatory requirements.


Key Responsibilities

Architect and own end to end security frameworks for data platforms, including:
Data lakes, data warehouses, streaming pipelines, and analytics platforms
Technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Kafka, and Spark
Define and enforce data security standards, including:
Access control
Encryption at rest and in transit
Data masking and tokenization
Secrets management
Lead threat modeling and risk assessments for data platforms and drive remediation efforts
Design and implement IAM strategies, including:
Role based access control (RBAC)
Attribute based access control (ABAC)
Least privilege access models
Establish and mature data classification policies and security tiers
Embed security across the full data lifecycle:
Ingestion, transformation, storage, consumption, and archival
Define security requirements for cloud native data services across:
AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (multi cloud and hybrid environments)
Design audit logging, lineage tracking, and monitoring solutions to support:
Incident detection
Forensics
Compliance reporting
Ensure compliance with regulatory and security frameworks, including:
GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, SOX, USGCB, FCC Decree
Mentor engineers and act as a subject matter expert in secure data platform design
Evaluate and recommend security tools and vendors (DSPM, DLP, etc.)
Communicate security architecture decisions and risk posture to technical and executive stakeholders

Required Qualifications

8+ years of experience in information security
4+ years of experience in data platform or cloud data security architecture
Deep expertise in securing modern data platforms, including:
Cloud data warehouses
Data lakes and lakehouse architectures
Real time streaming systems
Strong knowledge of IAM and zero trust principles across:
AWS IAM
Azure AD / Entra ID
Google Cloud Platform IAM
Hands on experience with:
Encryption technologies
KMS / HSM
Data masking and tokenization
Experience with security and compliance frameworks, including:
GDPR, CCPA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, SOX, NIST CSF, USGCB, FCC Decree
Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as:
Python, SQL, Bash (or similar)
Experience with:
SIEM tools
DSPM platforms
DLP solutions
Vulnerability scanners
Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical risk into business context

Preferred Qualifications

Security certifications:
CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Experience with:
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi)
DevSecOps practices
Exposure to data governance tools:
Collibra, Alation, Apache Atlas
Experience working in regulated industries:
Financial Services, Telecommunications
Familiarity with privacy enhancing technologies (PETs):
Differential privacy
Federated learning