Cybersecurity Data Protection Engineer

Job Description

Who We Are Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world.

The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities.

Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally.

This is a hands-on security position working within the Information Security group and with the internal IT department s position’s core focus is to ensure consistent, measurable end-to-end delivery of security services. The successful candidate will work to develop and deploy capabilities, ensuring enterprise systems and data are protected with the security controls and tools required to meet policy and compliance requirements.

We are looking for candidates who have a passion for cybersecurity, threat detection, risk mitigation and response. This role is responsible for designing, implementing and managing Data Protection and Data Security solutions in support of the CAA data protection program. Primary focus is on safeguarding structured and unstructured data stored across SaaS applications, Cloud storage solutions, and custom developed applications.

The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Microsoft’s data security ecosystem, including Microsoft Purview, Endpoint DLP and adjacent data security solutions.

• Develop a comprehensive plan on the management of structured and unstructured data in an enterprise environment with a focus on business enablement.
• Partner across technology teams to create practical best practices for implementation of Microsoft Purview solutions including
• Data Loss Prevention
• Data Security Posture Management
• Information Protection
• Insider Risk Management
• Data Lifecycle Management
• Conduct data discovery, classification and risk assessment across managed data repositories – One Drive, SharePoint, SaaS, and custom developed solutions storing company data.
• Integrate data protection controls with security and workflow toolsets such as SIEM, EDR, Service Now/JIRA.
• Configure, deploy and manage Endpoint DLP policies to prevent or monitor data exfiltration across company devices or BYOD.
• Partner with business groups to review workflows, producing output to enhance security processes in support of those workflows.
• Ensure the security considerations identified are implemented and the solutions are configured securely.
• Coordinate with IRM leadership to develop and deliver key security metrics to ensure technical security controls are meeting desired objectives; ensuring the measurable effectiveness of CAA’s technical controls.

• A minimum of 6 years in Information Technology
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in data protection, Data Loss Prevention or information security engineering
• Experience in an enterprise environment with exposure to broader technology and business teams
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant field of work
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISA/CISM, Microsoft Certified Information Protection…