Engineer IV - Data Security Team

Job Overview

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 03-Feb-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Position

Schedule:

Full-Time

Team Overview:
At Edward Jones, our Data Security team is developing controls, requirements and patterns that empowers the firm to innovate securely by embedding resilient, regulation-aligned security practices across all data environments, and fostering a culture where confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data are foundational to business success. In...

• Advise internal stakeholder teams to define and maintain classification schemas and metadata tagging policies.
• Advise in the deployment of tools to scan and identify sensitive data (PII, PHI, PCI, IP) across structured and unstructured sources.
• Test & evaluate, deploy, and management data security platform solutions.
• Work closely with development teams to support deployment of new data security‑related solutions for proof‑of‑concept efforts.
• Research technologies and data security capabilities.
• Participate in cross‑functional technical reviews as well as pre‑audit reviews.
• Communicate issues and compliance gaps to affected stakeholders, business areas, and vendors.
• Aid remediation efforts to correct internal and external data security related issues and compliance gaps.
• Document and maintain security policies, requirements, and patterns for use in ongoing support and future efforts that require modifications or upgrades to the infrastructure.

• 7+ years in data security, cybersecurity engineering, or cloud security roles.
• Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Telecommunications or Engineering preferred or related work experience.
• Hands‑on experience with data security engineering in a hybrid financial services environment (preferred).
• Hands‑on experience with data security platform technologies like Database Activity Monitoring, Data Discovery & Inventory, Data Access Governance, CASB, and DLP.
• Experience implementing data security controls, policies, or procedures for protecting data used in Machine Learning / Large Language Model (AI) systems (preferred).
• Experience supporting audits, risk assessments, and regulatory exams.
• Experience communicating and working with non‑technical stakeholders with the ability to translate technical risks into business impact for stakeholders.
• Knowledge of data protection encryption techniques (at rest, in transit, field‑level), tokenization, masking, and anonymization and data classification and tagging strategies for sensitive data.
• Understanding of zero trust architecture and identity‑aware data access.
• Understanding insider threat detection, UEBA, and anomaly detection techniques.
• Familiarity with GLBA, SOX, FFIEC, and NYDFS 500 regulations.
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800‑53 and NIST CSF.

Edward Jones’ compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short‑ and long‑term disability, basic life, and basic AD&DD coverage. Short‑ and long‑term disability, basic life, and basic AD&DD coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401(k) retirement plan, and tax‑advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account.

Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm’s Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.

Hiring Minimum: $101,700
Hiring Maximum: $173,200

While this role is posted as hybrid, if selected and accepted, you may retain your home‑based status. Edward Jones intends in good faith to continue offering the role as home‑based, though future business or regulatory needs may require on‑site work.

• Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our…