Information Security Engineer Sr - Data Loss Prevention; DLP

Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low‑income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon

B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient‑centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine;
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth);
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Senior Information Security Engineer supports the organization’s cybersecurity efforts by assisting with security projects, access control, and continuous monitoring of the IT environment. This role plays a key part in incident response, auditing, and threat detection, while also maintaining up‑to‑date documentation and supporting compliance initiatives. The analyst collaborates across departments, resolves help desk tickets, and contributes to the development of a secure infrastructure.

Through ongoing training and professional development, the analyst ensures alignment with evolving security standards and best practices.

Degrees / Work Experience / School

Education:

Bachelors of Science in Information Technology or related field (And) Five Years Work Experience related industry experience (clinical or business).
(Or)
High School Diploma or GED (And) Nine Years Work Experience related industry experience (clinical or business).

Security + (or) Cisco security certifications GIAC (or) CISSP upon hire or one of these must be obtained within 6 months of accepting position.

Four Years Work Experience in a security and compliance role. Ability to evaluate and review a range of information systems and applications to include Windows, Unix, IBM, Cisco.

We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Purview DLP Engineer to design, implement, and manage our data loss prevention strategy. As a key member of the security team, you will be responsible for safeguarding sensitive information across the enterprise, including Microsoft 365 workloads (Exchange, SharePoint, One Drive, Teams), endpoint devices, and cloud apps. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to identify data risks, create, and refine DLP policies, and respond to incidents.

The candidate should be able to work in a hybrid model and be ready to come to office when needed.

Typical duties may include:

• Configuring & Managing DLP Solution:
  Develop, test, and deploy DLP policies and rules based on business, regulatory (HIPAA, PCI etc.), and compliance requirements.
• Actively monitor the Microsoft Purview compliance portal for alerts and events. This involves investigating, triaging, and responding to DLP incidents, distinguishing between true positives and false positives.
• Analyze, review, and fine‑tune DLP rules to improve accuracy, reduce false positives, and minimize disruptions to legitimate business workflows.
• Onboard and configure endpoint devices to prevent data loss (e.g., restricting data copying to USB drives, printing, or uploading to personal cloud storage) via Microsoft Intune or Defender for Endpoint.
• Work with vendors to upgrade, patch, and maintain DLP infrastructure, including agent deployment and management consoles.
• Understand LLMs and the importance of DLP to safeguard data from getting compromised.

• Being able to…