Senior Data Security Engineer

Ready To Go Further? Position Summary

Designs and advances enterprise data protection strategies to safeguard sensitive information across organizational systems and platforms. Leads data loss prevention and cloud access security programs while driving enterprise-wide data security and regulatory compliance initiatives.

• Leads the design and implementation of enterprise data loss prevention and cloud access security strategies and technical roadmaps.
• Oversees complex data protection investigations and coordinates cross-functional remediation efforts with legal and compliance partners.
• Develops data discovery, classification, and protection programs across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Integrates data protection telemetry into enterprise detection platforms and conducts proactive threat hunting focused on data exfiltration risks.
• Establishes data protection policies, standards, and performance metrics and reports program effectiveness to senior leadership.
• Evaluates encryption, data governance, and security monitoring technologies and leads vendor assessments and tool selection efforts.
• Mentors data security analysts and facilitates training exercises to strengthen incident preparedness and response capabilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or a related field
• 5+ years of data security engineering or related experience
• Prior experience leading cross-functional security programs and delivering measurable risk reduction
• Strong knowledge of cloud security controls, encryption methods, key management practices, and data governance frameworks
• Proficiency in data loss prevention, cloud access security technologies, and enterprise data protection architectures

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