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Peak Performers · 1 week ago

Principal Solutions Architect III

Cumberland, RI

Contract

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$135.17/hr - $135.17/hr

10+ years exp

Peak Performers has partnered with a national utilities company to assist in their search for a hybrid Principal Solutions Architect III. In this role, you will define and implement robust data protection frameworks, bridging traditional tools with modern AI-centric practices, while ensuring compliance with various regulations.

Employment

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Define and own the data protection strategy across structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. Align with regulatory, legal, and business mandates (e.g., NERC, SOX, CCPA, GDPR)

Architect and deploy Azure Purview for data classification, and insider risk management policies

Lead secure implementation of AI Data Pipelines (RAG, Vector DBs), TDE for SQL workloads, and explore applicability of Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) and Differential Privacy (DP) for AI/LLM pipelines

Develop strategies for legacy data de-duplication, archiving, and migration. Evaluate long-term retention risk and optimize lifecycle policies

Implement and manage DLP rules across email, endpoints, cloud storage, and collaboration platforms (e.g., Microsoft 365, SharePoint)

Provide architectural guidance to product teams and AI/ML engineers. Author security patterns, threat models, and playbooks

Evaluate and integrate third-party tools for data discovery, monitoring, and tokenization. Drive automation around classification and response

Define DSPM Strategy and Architecture

Define Data Incident Protocol and Playbook

Qualification

Data protection strategyAzure PurviewAI Data PipelinesCryptographic standardsSANS/GIACCISSPDSPM platformLegacy data cleanupRisk assessmentAI safety interestCommunication

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, and/or a related field or an equivalent level of experience on a year on year basis

10+ years in information security or data architecture roles

SANS/GIAC, CISSP, or Azure Security certification

Strong understanding of cryptographic primitives and modern data security standards (AES, SHA, TLS, etc.) as well as an understanding of proposed quantum ready cryptography standards

Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence technical and executive stakeholders

Demonstrated ability to assess risk trade-offs between security, usability, and operational efficiency

Deep interest in AI safety, responsible data stewardship, and future-proofing sensitive workloads