Data Protection & DLP Design Expert KSA

We are seeking a Data Protection & DLP Design Expert to protect organizational data from leakage and ensure that backups and data protection mechanisms are securely designed and governed. The role focuses on translating data classification requirements into practical, enforceable controls and reviewing existing data protection measures against industry best practices and NCA ECC standards.

• Translate data classification into practical controls — defining what data is sensitive and how it must be protected.
• Design DLP (Data Loss Prevention) coverage across endpoints, email, web, and cloud, as applicable.
• Ensure DLP integration with key tools, including Email Gateway, MDM, endpoint agents, and proxy/CASB solutions where used.
• Review current DLP and backup/data protection setups against best practices and NCA ECC; recommend improvements.
• Define secure baselines, including policy settings, exception handling, tuning, encryption alignment, and retention policies.
• Define SOC/SIEM monitoring and response use-cases, such as suspected data exfiltration and policy violations.
• Deliver evidence artifacts for audits, along with runbooks, SOPs, and training/knowledge transfer materials.