Senior Security Engineer, Data

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POSITION TITLE Senior Security Engineer, Data This role is not available for Sponsorship.

POSITION LOCATION Richmond

This position is available to Virginia residents as Richmond, Virginia in-office applicants
* A Hybrid schedule of both Remote and In-Office days is required. In office days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with working hours targeting our core business hours of 9am-5pm EST.YOUR ROLEProtecting sensitive enterprise data requires continuous visibility, governance, and enforcement across increasingly complex environments. As a Senior Security Engineer, Data, you will play a key role in operationalizing and scaling the organization’s data security program.

You will be responsible for managing and improving data discovery, classification, and protection capabilities. This includes tuning controls, validating effectiveness, and ensuring alignment with enterprise governance, risk, and compliance expectations. In this role, you will operate with a high degree of independence, partner with business and technical stakeholders, and contribute directly to reducing data exposure risk while enabling secure business operations.

What you will be doing

Own day-to-day operation of data security platforms

Perform onboarding of new data sources and maintain scanning coverage across environments

Continuously tune classification rules and validation processes to improve accuracy

Optimize DLP policies and enforcement mechanisms to balance protection and usability

Identify overexposed, misclassified, or unprotected sensitive data and drive remediation

Conduct analysis of data exposure risks and recommend mitigation strategies

Validate effectiveness of data protection controls (e.g., DLP, encryption, labeling)
Support data-related incident investigations and provide root cause analysis

Work with application, data, cloud, and business teams to improve data protection outcomes

Guide stakeholders on data classification, labeling, and handling best practices

Participate in working groups and governance forums to align on data security strategy

Coordinate with SOC, Identity, and Privacy teams for integrated security operations

Identify opportunities to automate data discovery, classification, and response workflows

Improve operational processes for onboarding, tuning, and governance

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