Principal Data Security Architect - Ports North : Job Details

Principal Data Security Architect

Ports North

Job Location : New York,NY, USA

Posted on : 2025-04-30T00:39:17Z

Job Description :

We have partnered with our client in their search for a Principal Data Security Architect.

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Leadership:
    • Help lead and guide the data security team, leveraging broad IT expertise in data security & AWS Cloud to address critical gaps within their data security-cloud infrastructure security division.
    • Collaborate with key stakeholders to define and implement a strategic roadmap for enhancing their data security posture of their AWS Cloud environment.
    • Take a lead role in maturing the existing cloud security team, ensuring the team is well-equipped to handle the evolving challenges in data & cloud security.
  • Security Architecture and Engineering:
    • Design and architect robust data security solutions tailored to their AWS Cloud ecosystem, focusing on fully securing the environment.
    • Leverage 5-7+ years of hands-on expertise within AWS Cloud tools/technologies to design and implement data security solutions, ensuring adherence to best practices.
    • Prioritize and implement security measures across DevOps/Infrastructure, and data/information security, addressing vulnerabilities and potential threats (heavy emphasis on data encryption).
  • Data Encryption and Data Lake Security:
    • Extensive experience architecting data security solutions to cover AWS Cloud environment (plus: multi-cloud experience - Azure and/or GCP).
    • Utilize prior Data Encryption expertise & advanced AWS Data Lake security experience to implement and enhance security measures around their data lake, ensuring the protection and integrity of sensitive information.
  • Team Leadership and Communication:
    • Lead the data security team, demonstrating strong leadership qualities, effective communication, and team-building skills.
    • Design roadmaps/blueprints for new data security solutions, including creating deliverables, delegating tasks, setting clear expectations/milestones, and ensuring the data security team operates in alignment with best data/cloud security practices.
    • Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders, providing guidance on security matters, and fostering a collaborative and proactive security culture within the organization.
  • Additional Expectations: The Principal Data Security Architect should have proficiency with AWS Cloud/DevOps technologies, and a strong preference for experience with Wiz security tooling. The role requires not only technical expertise but also the ability to communicate complex security concepts to a diverse audience and to drive a culture of continuous improvement in cloud security practices.

    • Skills Required

    • Advanced Data Security background (hands-on Data Encryption & Data Lake Security experience)
    • Previous Experience with:
      • AWS Lake Formation, AWS Glue, S3, Kubernetes, ETL
      • Proven knowledge with DSPM (Data Security Posture Management) & CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management)
      • Plus: Multi-cloud experience (Azure and/or GCP)
    • Proven leadership qualities, communication skills, and team-building capabilities, with previous principal or senior-level security roles.
    • Plus: Widespread advanced security background (cloud security, server networking, DevOps, software security, & data/information security). Strong plus: Wiz security tooling experience.

    Education & Work Experience

    • 5-7+ years of professional experience
    • Bachelor's Degree (preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology/Cyber Security, or related field)

    Title:

    • Principal Data Security Architect (Contract-to-Hire)

    Location:

    • Remote (working EST hours)

    Client Industry:

    • Healthcare / Health Insurance

    Pay:

    • $95-100/hr

    Ref ID:

    • 1669136
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