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About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Data Security Architect responsible for designing, reviewing, and governing security architectures to protect the firm's data assets across various environments. You will collaborate with multiple teams to embed data protection controls throughout the data lifecycle, ensuring alignment with enterprise security standards, regulatory requirements, and risk management objectives.

Responsibilities

Design and maintain enterprise data security architectures, standards, and reference patterns across cloud, SaaS, on-premises, analytics, and hybrid environments.
Define security requirements and architecture controls for data classification, encryption, tokenization, masking, privacy, retention, secure data sharing, and cryptographic key management.
Conduct security architecture reviews for data lakes, data warehouses, analytics platforms, cloud data services, enterprise applications, and large-scale data ecosystems.
Partner with engineering, cloud, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to embed security controls into enterprise data platforms and services.
Define cryptographic architecture requirements including key management systems (KMS), Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), secrets management platforms, certificate lifecycle management, and encryption standards.
Assess data security risks and develop mitigation strategies aligned with enterprise security policies and regulatory requirements.
Provide subject matter expertise on data protection technologies, encryption, key management, cryptographic controls, secure data architectures, and enterprise data governance.
Evaluate emerging data security technologies, threats, and industry trends to support future-state architecture strategies.

Requirements

Deep expertise in data security architectures, data protection controls, and enterprise information security principles.
Strong understanding of cloud-native data platforms, enterprise data lakes, data warehouses, analytics platforms, and large-scale data ecosystems.
Experience with encryption, tokenization, data masking, privacy controls, secure data-sharing architectures, and enterprise key management solutions.
Strong knowledge of cryptographic technologies including KMS, HSMs, PKI, secrets management, certificate management, and enterprise encryption strategies.
Experience securing structured and unstructured data across cloud, SaaS, and hybrid environments.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk assessment skills with the ability to balance security, compliance, and business needs.
13 years or more of experience in data security, security architecture, cloud security, information protection, cryptography, or related technology disciplines with at least 8 years of hands-on cybersecurity experience preferred.
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale data protection and security architectures in complex global environments.
Deep expertise in data classification, data protection, encryption, tokenization, masking, privacy controls, data governance, and secure data lifecycle management.
Strong understanding of cloud data platforms and services across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
Experience securing enterprise data lakes, data warehouses, analytics environments, and large-scale data ecosystems.
Deep expertise in cryptographic key management systems, Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), enterprise PKI, secrets management platforms, and encryption lifecycle management.
Experience conducting architecture reviews, threat modeling, risk assessments, and security design evaluations for data-centric platforms and services.
Familiarity with privacy regulations, data residency requirements, and security frameworks applicable to highly regulated environments.
Professional certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CDPSE, CIPP, SABSA, TOGAF, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, or equivalent certifications are highly desirable.
Experience within financial services or other highly regulated industries is preferred.
Experience supporting enterprise data modernization, cloud transformation, data governance, and information protection initiatives.
Ability to work effectively with data engineering, analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, and business teams in a global environment.
Limited travel may be required based on business needs.

Skills

Data security architectures
Data protection controls
Enterprise information security principles
Cloud-native data platforms
Enterprise data lakes
Data warehouses
Analytics platforms
Large-scale data ecosystems
Encryption
Tokenization
Data masking
Privacy controls
Secure data-sharing architectures
Enterprise key management solutions
KMS
HSMs
PKI
Secrets management
Certificate management
Enterprise encryption strategies
Cloud security
Information protection
Cryptography
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Architecture reviews
Threat modeling
Risk assessments
Security design evaluations
Privacy regulations
Data residency requirements
Security frameworks
CISSP
CCSP
CDPSE
CIPP
SABSA
TOGAF
AWS Security Specialty
Azure Security Engineer
Data modernization
Cloud transformation
Data governance
Information protection

Location

Primary location specified

Work Type

Hybrid
Standard business hours with flexibility to support global stakeholders across multiple time zones.

Experience Level

Senior
13 years or more of experience in data security, security architecture, cloud security, information protection, cryptography, or related technology disciplines with at least 8 years of hands-on cybersecurity experience preferred.

Salary/Compensations

$120,000 - $202,500 Annual

Benefits

Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
Paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
Access to our Employee Assistance Program
Incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards
Eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans

About the Company

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability.
We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most.
Join us in shaping the future.

Equal Opportunity

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.