Senior Data Security Architect

Fastly ·United States, San Francisco, CA Remote Full-time Senior Security Job Description 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. Senior Data Security Architect 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, Business Systems, Finance) across Fastly to design and implement tooling to enforce our data requirements and meet our regulatory and customer data obligations. Fastly believes that protecting the data entrusted to us is everyone’s responsibility, and you’ll give the rest of the organization the tools and technical guidance to live up to that. You will be supported by a friendly security team, where you can learn and develop. We check our egos at the door. You’ll make sure our customers benefit from a service built to the highest security standards in the industry. We pride ourselves in our involvement in the larger security community and encourage our team to present at network and security conferences and participate in the open source community. We are a distributed security team with the commitment and tools in place to make it work. What You’ll Do: Define and drive technical security strategy across key data domains including data security, metadata management, data architecture, and data quality, as well as securing data across the entirety of its lifecycle Embed data security into system design and adoption, partnering with Product, Engineering, Business Systems, Finance, and IT to ensure new products, technologies, and workflows are implemented securely from the outset Identify, implement, and own the tooling that protects sensitive data at an enterprise level, including data discovery and inventory, and data loss prevention (DLP) Harden and configure corporate systems across IT, Analytics, and Business Systems platforms to reduce the risk of overly permissive access and poor data quality Assess and mitigate data-related risks in close partnership with the system and data owners who run Fastly’s corporate platforms Serve as the technical bridge between Fastly’s data governance and privacy policies and the engineering reality of enforcing them at scale Continuously improve data security postureby evaluating emerging threats, technologies, and architectural patterns Work Hours: This position will require you to be available during core business hours. Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements: This position is open to Hybrid And Remote Work Locations. The preferred locations for this position are: New York, NY Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However, we may be willing to consider remote candidates within the US. This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager. SF / LA Fair Chance Ordinance Statement Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Salary: The estimated salary range for this position is $181,220.00 to $217,464.00. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs. We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings? We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Family planning, mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program, Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident), a Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. For 2026, we offer 12 paid local holidays, 12 paid company wellness days. Why Fastly? We have a huge impact. Fastly is a small company with a big reach. Not only do our customers have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of open source projects and initiatives . Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand. We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful — every day. We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. Fastly employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about. We’re always looking for humble, sharp, and creative folks to join the Fastly team. Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws, Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. 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