Data Protection & Identity Manager
Listed on 2026-08-26
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IT/Tech
Information Security & Data Protection, Cybersecurity
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Job SummaryThe Data Protection & Identity Manager will own and advance Extreme's strategy forbothidentity governance across both human and non-human (AI agent) identities,as well as the enterprise-wide Data Loss Prevention (DLP) program. This role is pivotal totheestablishing control over ALL identities, enforcing DLP policies,protecting Extreme’sand stakeholderdate,thusreducing the organization'sexposure to credential theft, data exfiltration, and malicious activity.
The successful candidate will bring deep technical expertise, strong cross-functional collaboration skills, and the leadership to build scalable securityprogramsin afar-moving AI-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities Identity Governance & Non-Human Identity (NHI) Management- Design, implement, andoperatea unified Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) programcovering human, service account, and AI agent identities —with particular focus on controlling the rapidly growing population of AI agent identities, creating the appropriate governancestructure andguardrails based on best practice.
- Establish lifecycle management processes for AI agent identities, including provisioning, entitlement review, and decommissioning, mitigating exposure to credential theft and malicious activity
- Define and enforce least privilegeaccess models and zero-trust principles across all identity types
- Develop andmaintaina real-time inventory of AI agent identities, their access scopes, and associated risk profiles
- Partner with AI platform and engineering teams to embed identity security controls into agent deployment pipelines
- Lead regular access certification and entitlement review cycles across the enterprise
- Integrate the process for human identity management with theAI agent identities to create a cohesive strategy.
- Be a thought leader within Extreme on howthe adoption of AI agents can beutilizedto add value across the enterprise
- Own and mature the enterprise DLP strategy, policy framework, and toolset, ensuring coverage extends to AI-assisted and agent-driven data flows
- Drive full coverage of data tagging, classification, and sensitivity labelling across structured and unstructured data estates
- Define and enforce DLP policies for email, endpoint, cloud, and AI-assisted workflows
- Manage the DLP exception review process, ensuring risk-based approvals with appropriate audit trails
- Monitor DLP telemetry and investigate high-severity incidents in conjunction with the Security Operations Centre
- Report on DLPprogrameffectiveness, policy coverage, and incident trends to senior leadership and relevant regulatory stakeholders
The job requirements include but are not limited to the following.
- Hands-on experience designing and operating identity governance programs, including non-human and service account identity management
- Demonstratedexpertisein enterprise DLP tooling (e.g., Microsoft Purview, Symantec DLP, Zscaler) and policy development
- Experience with AI/ML platform security, including securing LLM-based agents, APIs, andautomationpipelines, ad MCP environments
- Strong understanding of zero-trust architecture, least-privilege principles, and privileged access management (PAM)
- Familiarity with data classification frameworks and sensitivity labelling at enterprise scale
- Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders without direct authority
- Strong analytical and risk assessment skills; ability to translate…
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