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Job Description

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise data protection and security architectures across Azure and Databricks platforms, ensuring alignment with organizational security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Define and implement data security controls including encryption, tokenization, obfuscation, data masking, row-level security, attribute/column-level security, access governance, and data loss prevention (DLP) capabilities.
• Architect secure data platform solutions leveraging Azure security services, Databricks Unity Catalog, identity and access management controls, key management, auditing, monitoring, and compliance frameworks.
• Partner with business, security, compliance, architecture, and engineering teams to establish security patterns, standards, reference architectures, and implementation roadmaps for modern data platforms.
• Conduct security architecture reviews, threat assessments, data protection impact assessments, and control effectiveness reviews to identify risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Define enterprise-wide governance models for sensitive data classification, access management, data sharing, lineage, retention, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise for strategic initiatives involving cloud modernization, analytics platforms, AI/ML environments, and data product ecosystems.
• Lead client and stakeholder discussions related to platform security strategy, security architecture decisions, compliance requirements, and remediation planning.
• Establish security best practices and secure-by-design principles across the data platform lifecycle, including development, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Mentor engineering, architecture, and security teams while driving adoption of enterprise security standards and operational excellence.

We are seeking a visionary Principal Enterprise Security Architect to serve as the strategic and technical bridge between our security operations and CISO leadership, and enterprise infrastructure. Operating within the Corporate Information Security Office (CISO), you will collaborate directly with internal and external stakeholders to align corporate initiatives with robust cyber defense strategies. The primary focus of this role is to ensure the preservation and continuous enhancement of our security posture throughout our continuing infrastructure evolution process and into the ultimate architectural end-state. You will identify structural security gaps across our hybrid environment, comprising multiple physical data centers and multi-cloud environments, engineering resilient solutions to mitigate them, while using SI and LLM .

Experience Years: 10+ years' relevant experience
• Act as the primary security architecture advisor to US Government Client CISO ENG, translating deep technical risks and structural vulnerabilities into clear business-risk metrics.
• Lead collaborative design, threat modeling, and remediation sessions across the CISO office, Network Engineering teams, Endpoint Management teams, and external vendor/partner organizations.
• Formulate and author Enterprise Security Architecture roadmap, ensuring the security solution/technology investments align with CISO goals and business needs, in the areas of edge/network defense, cloud security, transport security, endpoint protection, and certificate lifecycle management. Using skillset along with vendor products to continue moving the enterprise security towards SI automation.
• Establish and enforce governance and security policies in the infrastructure.
• Manage and/or advise on planning and operation of all CISO Engineering Security Edge workstreams.
• Conduct rigorous, proactive architectural reviews of the global hybrid footprint to identify structural weaknesses through continuous monitoring.

Required Skills:
• Strong experience with SASE/SSE Convergence – SDWAN, (CASB), Secure Web Gateways (SWG), and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).
• 15+ years with strong experience with Edge and Perimeter Protection solutions and designs - IDS/IPS, WAF/WAAP, SDWAN remote security
• Strong experience with Network service security and infrastructure – DNS security, PKI and CAOps, Proxy
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust tenets and principles, and practical application of the principles.
• In-depth understanding of Security Framework Alignment: Map all infrastructure patterns to prevailing industry standards and best practices, specifically NIST CSF / SP 800-53 and the CIS Critical Security Controls.
• In-depth understanding of hybrid large scale enterprise: Strong history of assessing and securing complex enterprise environments spanning multiple physical data centers and comprehensive multi-cloud environments from various cloud service providers. (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• 10+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity and infrastructure, with 5+ years in a dedicated architecture role directly influencing architectural decisions and priority.
• 15+ years with hands-on architectural experience across the entire technical scope: PKI, NDR, NGFW, WAAP, EDR/XDR, and SIEM), IDS/IPS, DNS Protection, Proxy, Webproxy, Client, Loadbalancer, IP routing, Data Center designs
• Experience with development and application of governance policy and standards in application of security tools, and Security Governance process/workstream management, while working to leverage SI to automate processes
• Experience with security Incident response activities.
• Understanding AI application development methodology

Industry Certifications Required:
CCIE and CISSP.
Desired Training:
Microsoft Azure, GCP, AWS Fundamentals/Associate, Splunk, x-AI Fundamentals


Additional Provisions:
• Pass a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening, criminal history check and credit check.
• Once candidate's resume is approved and interview passed, the agency is responsible for providing drug screening. Failure to submit the drug screening results will delay the security clearance process.
• If a candidate is given an interim clearance, continuation of employment is then based on the candidate receiving a sensitive clearance.
• All candidates must be a US Citizen or permanent status Green Card holder.
• Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last five years. Military Service excluded. (Exception does not include military family members.)
• All overtime must be pre-approved in writing by the client manager or his/her designated representative.
• Agency will not be reimbursed for overtime charges without previous written authorization. Authorized overtime will be reimbursed at straight time.
• The enforced dress code is business casual, i.e., collared shirt with slacks for men, no skirts above the knee for women.

• CCIE and CISSP.
• Desired Training:
• Microsoft Azure, GCP, AWS Fundamentals/Associate, Splunk, x-AI Fundamentals

Role : Principal Data Protection & Security Architect

Location : Iselin, NJ (Hybrid)

Rate: $70/hr to $75/hr

Job Description

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise data protection and security architectures across Azure and Databricks platforms, ensuring alignment with organizational security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Define and implement data security controls including encryption, tokenization, obfuscation, data masking, row-level security, attribute/column-level security, access governance, and data loss prevention (DLP) capabilities.
• Architect secure data platform solutions leveraging Azure security services, Databricks Unity Catalog, identity and access management controls, key management, auditing, monitoring, and compliance frameworks.
• Partner with business, security, compliance, architecture, and engineering teams to establish security patterns, standards, reference architectures, and implementation roadmaps for modern data platforms.
• Conduct security architecture reviews, threat assessments, data protection impact assessments, and control effectiveness reviews to identify risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Define enterprise-wide governance models for sensitive data classification, access management, data sharing, lineage, retention, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise for strategic initiatives involving cloud modernization, analytics platforms, AI/ML environments, and data product ecosystems.
• Lead client and stakeholder discussions related to platform security strategy, security architecture decisions, compliance requirements, and remediation planning.
• Establish security best practices and secure-by-design principles across the data platform lifecycle, including development, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Mentor engineering, architecture, and security teams while driving adoption of enterprise security standards and operational excellence.

Required Skills & Experience

• 12+ years of experience in Data Security, Information Security, Cloud Security, Data Architecture, or related technical leadership roles.
• Deep hands-on expertise in Databricks security architecture, including Unity Catalog, RBAC/ABAC, data masking, row-level security, secure data sharing, lineage, and governance capabilities.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure security services, including Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Azure Key Vault, Managed Identities, Private Link, Networking, Storage Security, and Monitoring solutions.
• Proven experience implementing enterprise data protection controls such as:
  • Encryption at rest and in transit
  • Customer-managed keys (CMK)
  • Tokenization
  • Data masking and obfuscation
  • Row-level and column-level access controls
  • Data classification and governance
  • Data loss prevention (DLP)
• Strong understanding of data privacy, regulatory, and compliance frameworks including GDPR, CCPA, PCI-DSS, SOX, GLBA, HIPAA, or similar regulatory standards.
• Experience securing modern cloud-based data platforms involving Databricks, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Snowflake, or other enterprise analytics platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to develop security reference architectures, governance frameworks, security standards, and implementation roadmaps.
• Experience conducting security assessments, architecture reviews, threat modeling, and risk management activities for enterprise data platforms.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred), CI/CD, secrets management, and cloud-native security practices.
• Excellent stakeholder management, consulting, communication, and presentation skills with the ability to engage in senior technology and business leadership.
• Experience working in highly regulated industries such as Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, or similar regulated environments preferred.

Preferred Certifications

• Databricks Certified Professional (Data Engineer and/or Security/Governance-related credentials)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
• CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, SABSA, or equivalent security certifications

Job Description

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise data protection and security architectures across Azure and Databricks platforms, ensuring alignment with organizational security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Define and implement data security controls including encryption, tokenization, obfuscation, data masking, row-level security, attribute/column-level security, access governance, and data loss prevention (DLP) capabilities.
• Architect secure data platform solutions leveraging Azure security services, Databricks Unity Catalog, identity and access management controls, key management, auditing, monitoring, and compliance frameworks.
• Partner with business, security, compliance, architecture, and engineering teams to establish security patterns, standards, reference architectures, and implementation roadmaps for modern data platforms.
• Conduct security architecture reviews, threat assessments, data protection impact assessments, and control effectiveness reviews to identify risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Define enterprise-wide governance models for sensitive data classification, access management, data sharing, lineage, retention, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise for strategic initiatives involving cloud modernization, analytics platforms, AI/ML environments, and data product ecosystems.
• Lead client and stakeholder discussions related to platform security strategy, security architecture decisions, compliance requirements, and remediation planning.
• Establish security best practices and secure-by-design principles across the data platform lifecycle, including development, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Mentor engineering, architecture, and security teams while driving adoption of enterprise security standards and operational excellence.