Senior AI Security Architect – Data Security & DSPM at Eliassen Group
Nashville, TN
$90–$140/hrfrom the description
Jun 30, 2026
Nashville, TN
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A remote contract role focused on designing and owning end-to-end security architecture for an Agentic AI platform, while simultaneously leading data security posture management. Day-to-day work involves hardening AI workloads across Azure and AWS, deploying Microsoft Purview DSPM for AI, governing data classification and flows, and setting access-pattern standards for agent-to-API and agent-to-data interactions. Suited to a senior architect with deep Microsoft and multi-cloud security experience in regulated enterprise environments.
Senior level · Remote · Contract
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What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (9)
The role is posted by Eliassen Group, a staffing/consulting firm, on behalf of a Life Sciences client — the actual employer is the end client.
The rate of $90–$140/hr is stated as a W2 hourly rate; corp-to-corp arrangements may result in pay outside this range.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role blends security architecture (15-1212) with cloud/AI platform design work that could also map to 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) given its specialized Agentic AI and DSPM focus.
Copilot Studio is listed under the requirements section but framed with 'familiarity with … and other agent platforms,' indicating a softer gate — treated as preferred.
No overall years-of-experience floor is explicitly stated; seniority is inferred from the 'Senior' title and the scope of responsibilities (enterprise-scale, regulated environments, end-to-end ownership).
No degree requirement is stated anywhere in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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