Data Security Architect implementing enterprise-wide data protection solutions for global clients. Focusing on data discovery, classification, governance, and compliance across various platforms.
Responsibilities
Design and implement enterprise-wide mechanisms to discover where data resides across on-premises, cloud, SaaS, data lakes, and third-party environments.
Establish and maintain an authoritative data inventory covering structured and unstructured data.
Define and enforce standards to identify and classify data types, including confidential, regulated, proprietary, and intellectual property data.
Ensure classification scales across diverse data sources and platforms.
Identify and document data sources, data flows, and data lineage across systems.
Assess risk associated with data movement, duplication, and exposure.
Assess and govern how data is consumed by AI agents, ML models, and analytics platforms.
Evaluate risks associated with training data, inference data, prompts, and outputs.
Define controls to prevent unauthorized use of sensitive or IP data in AI workflows.
Evaluate and implement IP protection mechanisms, including data watermarking, tagging, and fingerprinting.
Ensure safeguards are in place to prevent data exfiltration, misuse, or IP leakage.
Define data protection architecture aligned with least privilege, zero trust, and defense-in-depth principles.
Partner with IAM, cloud security, and application teams to enforce access controls.
Drive integration with DSPM, DLP, encryption, and monitoring solutions.
Translate regulatory, legal, and contractual requirements into actionable data protection controls.
Support audits, risk assessments, and incident response with defensible data intelligence.
Establish metrics and reporting for data risk posture.
Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering, data, legal, privacy, and AI teams.
Lead architectural reviews and influence platform design decisions.
Mentor junior architects and security engineers.
Requirements
13–15 years of experience in data security, information protection, security architecture, or related roles.
Deep expertise in data discovery, classification, and access governance.
Strong understanding of cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS ecosystems.
Hands-on experience with DSPM, DLP, encryption, or data governance tools.
Solid understanding of AI/ML data pipelines and AI risk management.
Experience implementing IP protection techniques, including watermarking or tagging.
Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks (GDPR, SOX, privacy, IP protection).
Ability to translate complex technical risks into business-level insights.
Benefits
Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in-class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.
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