Senior Data Security Architect

Senior Data Security Architect

Posted: June 18, 2025 Job Type: Permanent Industry: Cybersecurity

eStreetSecurity is partnering with a major mutual life insurance company, actively seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Data Security Architect. This pivotal role will involve leading the design and implementation of robust data protection frameworks across their expansive enterprise. You’ll be instrumental in shaping the client’s overall data security posture, ensuring stringent compliance with global regulations, and safeguarding sensitive information throughout its entire lifecycle. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in advanced data security technologies, a strong understanding of emerging AI/ML security risks, and the proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive collaboration across diverse cross-functional teams.

Location & Compensation:

• Location: This is a hybrid role, requiring 3 days per week in the office. Potential office locations include Manhattan, NY; Stamford, CT; Holmdel, NJ; Bethlehem, PA; or Pittsfield, MA.
• Salary: USD $170,000 – $190,000 annually.

Please note: Our client is unable to sponsor visas now or in the future for this role. Candidates must be fully authorized to work in the United States.

Core Responsibilities:

As a Senior Data Security Architect, you will be a key leader in defining and executing the strategy to protect the organization’s most valuable asset – its data. Your responsibilities will include:

• Data Protection Strategy & Alignment: Designing and implementing comprehensive data protection strategies that are meticulously aligned with critical business objectives and evolving regulatory requirements.
• Secure Data Lifecycle Architecture: Developing and maintaining secure data lifecycle architectures, which encompass robust data classification methodologies, clear retention policies, and secure destruction procedures.
• Governance, Privacy & Audit Readiness: Leading initiatives in data governance, privacy protection, and ensuring a state of continuous audit readiness. This includes guaranteeing full compliance with regulations like HIPAA, CCPA, and other relevant jurisdictional privacy laws.
• Reference Architectures & Blueprints: Creating and maintaining detailed reference architectures and prescriptive blueprints for designing and deploying secure data environments across the enterprise.
• Executive Reporting: Providing high-level, executive-focused reporting on the organization’s data security posture, identified risks, and implemented mitigation strategies, effectively communicating complex concepts to senior leadership.
• Cloud Data Security Collaboration: Collaborating extensively with engineering, data science, and compliance teams to secure cloud data services. This includes platforms such as AWS, Databricks, and Snowflake, ensuring data remains protected in cloud-native environments.
• Data Protection Technologies Implementation: Implementing and managing a suite of data protection technologies, including encryption (in transit, at rest, in use), tokenization, data masking, and anonymization techniques.
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Oversight: Overseeing and optimizing Data Loss Prevention (DLP) programs and associated tools to prevent sensitive data from leaving authorized environments.
• Data Governance Platform Integration: Evaluating and integrating advanced data governance platforms such as Collibra, Informatica, and Microsoft Purview to enhance data discovery, quality, and policy enforcement.
• AI/ML Pipeline Security Leadership: Leading security efforts specifically for AI/ML pipelines. This critical area includes focusing on agentic security, robust model governance, and implementing protections against sophisticated threats like adversarial attacks, prompt injection, data leakage, and model inversion.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Partnership: Partnering strategically with external vendors and internal stakeholders to influence technology roadmaps, ensuring that future solutions align seamlessly with the organization’s security best practices and strategic vision.

Qualifications:

We’re seeking a highly seasoned professional with a deep technical background and proven leadership capabilities:

Required:

• Extensive Data Security Experience: A minimum of 8+ years of experience specifically in data security architecture or closely related roles.
• Data Protection Expertise: Proven expertise in advanced cryptography, comprehensive data protection strategies, and robust cloud security principles.
• AI/ML Security Knowledge: Strong, demonstrated knowledge of AI/ML security, including specific experience with Generative AI (GenAI) systems, Large Language Model (LLM) pipelines, and an understanding of emerging threats in the AI landscape.
• Cloud Data & MLOps: Hands-on experience with secure data lakes, building and securing MLOps pipelines, and designing/implementing cloud-native architectures.
• Compliance & Legal Understanding: Familiarity with various compliance frameworks and a strong understanding of legal considerations surrounding data jurisdiction and privacy.
• Executive Communication: Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to distill complex technical topics into clear, concise presentations suitable for executive leadership and non-technical audiences.
• Collaboration & Vendor Management: Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional collaboration efforts and effectively manage critical vendor relationships.

Preferred Certifications:

Candidates holding the following certifications will be highly regarded:

• CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• CISM – Certified Information Security Manager
• CCSP – Certified Cloud Security Professional
• CIPP/US – Certified Information Privacy Professional (US)
• GIAC Data Protection (GDAT)
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty

If you are a driven Senior Data Security Architect ready to lead critical initiatives within a global financial institution, and you meet these extensive qualifications, we encourage you to apply directly! We look forward to connecting with professionals who are eager to make a significant impact on data security.