Data Security & Tokenization Architect

Data Security Architect Contract Position Fully Remote - supporting EST hours Position Summary Our client is seeking a senior Enterprise Data Security Architect to lead the strategy and roadmap for modernizing data protection across a complex hybrid enterprise environment following a major acquisition. Responsibilities Assess enterprise data security architecture across on-premises and multi-cloud environments. Lead strategy for enterprise tokenization and sensitive data protection. Evaluate tokenization, encryption, vaulting, and data protection technologies. Conduct vendor evaluations, proof-of-concept activities, and build an implementation roadmap. Reduce attack surface through data minimization and retention strategies. Partner with Security, Data Engineering, Architecture, and Governance teams. Support Snowflake and modern analytics security initiatives. Required Experience 12+ years in Enterprise Security Architecture or Data Security. Proven enterprise tokenization implementations from strategy through deployment. Experience with encryption, tokenization, data vaults, key management, and data masking. Hybrid environments (On-Prem, AWS, Azure, GCP). Snowflake experience. Financial Services, Mortgage, Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, or other regulated industries.