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About the role
As the Senior Data Security Architect, you will be Fastly's technical authority on protecting sensitive data across our corporate and production systems. Your goal is to translate our data governance requirements into technical controls that are built directly into the systems and pipelines that touch our most sensitive data. You'll partner with Product, Engineering, Legal, and System Owners (e.g.
What they're looking for
- 8+ years of experience in security engineering, data security, or data architecture, with a track record of owning enterprise-scale data protection work end-to-end
- Hands-on experience implementing and running data discovery/classification, DLP, or comparable data protection tooling
- Strong grounding in system and data architecture, data modeling, and the secure handling of data across its lifecycle
- Demonstrated ability to design and influence security architecture at scale, balancing risk, usability, and business velocity
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, capable of building buy-in across technical and non-technical stakeholders alike
- Strong systems thinking and the ability to operate across ambiguity, scale, and organizational boundaries
More about this role
Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the Internet. The platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet, to be programmable, and to support agile software development. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including GitHub, Yelp, Paramount, and JetBlue.
We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us.
Posting Open Date: July 27th, 2026
Anticipated Posting Close Date*: September 30th, 2026
*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
As the Senior Data Security Architect, you will be Fastly's technical authority on protecting sensitive data across our corporate and production systems. Your goal is to translate our data governance requirements into technical controls that are built directly into the systems and pipelines that touch our most sensitive data. You'll partner with Product, Engineering, Legal, and System Owners (e.g. IT, Analytics,...
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