Data Security Principal Architect

Ppl Corporation

The Role

Overview

Strategic leader designing data protection frameworks across cloud and AI pipelines

Key Responsibilities

  • azure purview
  • dlp management
  • ai pipelines
  • dspm strategy
  • data protection
  • tool integration

Tasks

-Provide architectural guidance to product teams and AI/ML engineers. Author security patterns, threat models, and playbooks. -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). -Define DSPM Strategy and Architecture. -Complies with all policies and standards. -Architect and deploy Azure Purview for data classification, and insider risk management policies. -Implement and manage DLP rules across email, endpoints, cloud storage, and collaboration platforms (e.g., Microsoft 365, SharePoint). -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. -Define Data Incident Protocol and Playbook. -Evaluate and integrate third-party tools for data discovery, monitoring, and tokenization. Drive automation around classification and response. -Develop strategies for legacy data de-duplication, archiving, and migration. Evaluate long-term retention risk and optimize lifecycle policies.

Requirements

  • cissp
  • azure synapse
  • llm security
  • 10+ years
  • cryptography
  • dspm

What You Bring

-SANS/GIAC, CISSP, or Azure Security certification. -Working knowledge of structured data protection in data lakes or Azure Synapse. -Experience contributing to LLM security or responsible AI design patterns. -10+ years in information security or date architecture roles. -Demonstrated ability to assess risk trade-offs between security, usability, and operational efficiency. -Experience with legacy data cleanup initiatives, e.g., tape archive migration. -Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence technical and executive stakeholders. -Previous experience with utilities or highly regulated industries. -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. -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. -Experience with DSPM platform.

The Company

About Ppl Corporation

-Headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, it operates across Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Rhode Island. -Structured into three regulated segments—Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island—it delivers both electricity and natural gas. -Over recent years, it has invested more than $14 billion (up to $20 billion by 2028) to modernize its grid and strengthen infrastructure. -Typical projects include transmission upgrades, smart-grid technology deployment, and large-scale infrastructure resilience enhancements. -Its grid modernization efforts have earned national recognition, including over 50 J.D. Power awards for customer satisfaction. -Notably, after spinning off non-regulated generation in 2015 and selling UK operations in 2021, it refocused on U.S. utilities and acquired Rhode Island Energy in 2022.

Sector Specialisms

Electric Distribution

Electric Transmission

Gas Distribution

Gas Transmission

Regulated Generation

Power Generation

Wholesale Energy Sales

Retail Energy Supply

Ancillary Services

Renewable Energy Solutions