Lead I - Software Engineering

Axelon Services Corporation

Aliso Viejo, CA(remote)

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Access Control, Amazon Web Services (AWS), CCSP - Cisco Certified Security Professional, CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Cloud Computing, Cross-Functional, Cryptography, Data Analysis, Data Warehousing, Ecosystems, FCC (Federal Communications Commission), Forensic Science, GCP (Good Clinical Practices), Incident Response, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Internet Security, Maintain Compliance, Mentoring, Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Windows Azure, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Requirements Management, Risk, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Security Architecture, Security Compliance, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Software Engineering, Threat Modeling, Threat and risk analysis (TRA), Warehousing
LOCATION
Aliso Viejo, CA
POSTED
3 days ago


Pay Rate: $64 - $69/hr



Work Mode: Remote



Summary:

  • We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Data Platform Security Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of security across our data platform ecosystem.
  • This role serves as the authoritative voice on data security architecture and works cross-functionally with engineering, data, compliance, product, and cybersecurity teams to ensure the data infrastructure is secure, resilient, and compliant with regulatory requirements.


Responsibilities:

  • Architect and own end-to-end security frameworks for data platforms, including data lakes, data warehouses, streaming pipelines, and analytics platforms.
  • Define and enforce data security standards, including access control, encryption at rest and in transit, data masking, and tokenization.
  • Lead threat modeling and risk assessments for data platforms and drive remediation efforts.
  • Design and implement IAM strategies, including RBAC, ABAC, and least-privilege access models.
  • Establish and mature data classification policies and security tiers.
  • Embed security across the full data lifecycle: ingestion, transformation, storage, consumption, and archival.
  • Define security requirements for cloud-native data services across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Design audit logging, lineage tracking, and monitoring solutions to support incident detection, forensics, and compliance reporting.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory and security frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, SOX, USGCB, FCC Decree.
  • Mentor engineers and act as a subject matter expert in secure data platform design.
  • Evaluate and recommend security tools and vendors.
  • Communicate security architecture decisions and risk posture to technical and executive stakeholders.


Requirements:

  • Experience in Data Platform Security Architecture (Lakes, Warehouses, Streaming).
  • Proficiency in Cloud Data Security across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Knowledge of IAM, RBAC, ABAC, and Zero Trust Security Models.
  • Expertise in Data Encryption, Masking, Tokenization, and Secrets Management.
  • Familiarity with Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric Security.
  • Understanding of Compliance & Regulatory Frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, SOC2, SOX).
  • Experience with Audit Logging, Monitoring, SIEM, and Incident Response.
  • Knowledge of Data Streaming Security (Kafka, Spark).


Preferred Skills:

  • CISSP / CCSP / AWS Security Specialty / Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer (at least one preferred).

About the Company

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Axelon Services Corporation