Senior Staff Engineer – Cybersecurity Data Protection Engineer; HYBRID

Senior Staff Engineer – Cybersecurity Data Protection Engineer (HYBRID) role at GEICO

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Senior Staff Engineer – Cybersecurity Data Protection is responsible for leading the organization’s efforts to identify, assess, and evaluate potential vulnerabilities and threats to the organization’s information systems and sensitive data. This includes conducting regular data risk assessments, recommending controls and countermeasures to mitigate identified risks, and monitoring the effectiveness of the implemented security measures. The role also acts as an expert and mentor for other data protection engineers in the organization and may be involved in developing and managing the overall data security and protection program.

• Develop and implement data protection strategies and initiatives, including classification and handling, data access controls, inventory, encryption, and retention.
• Work closely with other stakeholders to enforce data protection related policy and respond to regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain data security policies, procedures, standards, and ensure that they are followed by the entire organization.
• Create and maintain data inventories and data flows, and manage data sharing controls.
• Drive the design and implementation of data access controls, ensuring only authorized access to sensitive data.
• Co‑develop and implement data retention policy and procedures, ensuring compliance with internal policy and external regulations.
• Enforce data encryption standards and strategies to secure data at rest and in transit.
• Lead incident response efforts related to data breach and work with stakeholders to mitigate impact.
• Lead and conduct regular data risk assessments to identify potential vulnerabilities and threats to the organization’s data and information systems.
• Stay abreast of new developments in the field of cybersecurity and ensure that the organization’s risk assessment and data security processes are aligned with industry standards and best practices.
• Act as an expert and mentor for other data protection engineers in the organization, providing guidance and support on data protection methodologies, techniques, and best practices.
• Manage and supervise the work of other data protection engineers, including reviewing and approving their work when needed.
• Represent the organization in external meetings and interactions with clients, stakeholders, and other industry experts.

• Proven experience with data discovery, classification, handling, access, inventory, and retention.
• Proven experience with data protection technologies, such as encryption, tokenization and data loss prevention tools.
• Familiar with programming languages such as Python, Java, or .NET.
• Experience with designing and implementing data security solutions for enterprise environments.
• Experience in managing and supervising other Data Protection Engineers.
• Experience in developing and managing data protection programs focused on data discovery, data inventory, data risk assessments, and encryption for both structured and unstructured data.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity laws, regulations, and best practices.
• Knowledge of data security frameworks, standards, and protocols.
• Strong understanding of data privacy laws and regulations (e.g., NYDFS, PCI, etc.).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate with management and other stakeholders.
• Ability to excel in fast‑paced, startup‑like environment.

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with focus on data protection and privacy.
• 4+ years of experience in open‑source frameworks.
• 3+ years of experience with architecture and design.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)

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