Data Security Engineer

Posted on April 11, 2024

Location

Remote
4594

Position Details

Full-Time

Job Summary

Beacon Technologies is seeking a Data Security Engineer for our client partner. As an experienced professional in our client's Cyber Security organization, you will have strong passion to ensure we keep our client safe today whilst enabling the future through data security solutions. The Data Security and Protection team is responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of Data Security processes and supporting technologies with the aim to identify sensitive data, detect and prevent misuse, unauthorized access and/or improper handling of sensitive data. The DS Engineer is a technical specialist and key contact for customers of the Data Security Operations and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) services. You will influence the development of a motivated capability focused on analyzing, designing, developing, and delivering the data security solutions built to stop adversaries and strengthen our operations. You’ll use your leadership skills to give guidance, best practice advice and support across all our business and technology groups. You’ll deploy best practices, new policies, and emerging trends to strengthen our strategic data security roadmap.

This role will have an ability to shape the future for data security and oversee its deployment and implementation. With a global technology presence and security being a critical function embedded across all business and technology channels, this role will ensure strong and consumable data security services are available globally and aligned to business objectives. This is a senior role requiring subject matter expert called upon to assist in making and driving key decisions.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Be a key contributor for the delivery and uplift of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) service.
  • Develop and tune Data Security Policies and provide technical support to the monitoring of alerts generated from the DLP systems and other technologies.
  • Support the (DLP) Data Loss Working Groups by providing SME input while collaborating with various Technology Services to support data loss events, data security governance and major incident management.
  • Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to maintain and improve data security and enhance knowledge and information sharing.
  • Work collaboratively with other members of the Data Security team to improve detection fidelity and coverage to meet increasing business DLP objectives.
  • Provide operational best practice guidance on the enhancement of the DLP service.
  • Support of DLP standard operating procedures (to include triage and investigation, escalation of policy breaches and potential/actual instances of data leakage, monthly DLP report production and quality control) where technical SME input may be required.
  • Develop relationships with key partners including Compliance, HR, Privacy, and other DLP stakeholders by meeting operational objectives and improving coverage and accuracy.
  • Contribute to technical integration of cloud and collaborative technologies onto the data security platforms.
  • Contribute to development and integration of controls to protect the unstructured data including the implementation of data access revalidation capability.
  • Support the delivery of overarching data security SOAR and SIEM capability to elevate the data security service integration with business and data owners.
  • Enhance awareness of data security within stakeholder community.
  • Liaise across multiple skill groups to influence and advise on data security services and to identify areas where a common approach to security could benefit our client.
  • Ensure that high standards of service are maintained and developed to enable continuous improvement and effective response to stakeholder feedback.
  • Positively promote the team to develop the team profile and that of the wider cyber security and IT functions.

Required Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Required Experience:

  • 8 years’ experience in cyber security with breadth across all key domains.

Preferred Competencies/Skills:

  • Strong understanding cyber security and familiarity with current trends/developments.
  • Strong understanding of secure implementation and management of security domains most especially data security, data loss prevention and data access revalidation and associated technologies.
  • Understanding of business and technical cyber security and risk management concepts.
  • Effectively present thoughts to key stakeholders.
  • Flexible and able to apply skills to multiple types of technology solutions.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Able to communicate technical information to business users.
  • Excellent customer service focus.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Able to proactively manage customer expectations.
  • Strong written and communication skills and excellent customer interfacing skills.

 

About Beacon Technologies

Are you looking to advance your career in information technology? Beacon Technologies offers career advancement opportunities, extensive training, and excellent benefits including paying for health and dental premiums for salaried employees. In addition to providing interesting opportunities, Beacon Technologies provides that old fashioned, personal touch, so you feel like a part of the Beacon team.

Beacon Technologies, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer with a functioning Affirmative Action Plan. It is the policy of Beacon Technologies, Inc. to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, ethnicity, ancestry, disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Beacon Technologies, Inc. prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.