Data Security Engineer - 100% remote (EST)
Optomi, in partnership with a Fortune 500 company is looking to add a Data Security Engineer to the InfoSec Team to secure data in diverse environments. The Data Security Engineer will play a pivotal role in building and optimizing the organization’s data security posture. The role involves working on advanced security solutions, planning, design, deployment, and management of data security, and ensuring the protection of sensitive data across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments. The Data Security position demands deep technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate with multiple teams to enforce strong data security practices.
What You Will Do:
- Design, development, deployment and management of data security solutions within an enterprise environment.
- Implement and suggest robust security measures to protect data at rest and in transit across multiple environments, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Conduct regular data security assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and recommend remediations to improve data protection globally.
- Collaborate with data governance teams to define and implement policies that ensure data security and integrity.
- Develop and implement security automation tools and processes to continuously monitor, detect, and respond to data security threats.
- Assist in the evaluation and implementation of products and/or procedures to enhance security.
- Assist in data breach investigations and contribute to incident response strategies to minimize data security risks.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering growth and knowledge sharing within the team.
- Stay current with emerging data security regulations, trends, technologies, and threats to continuously evolve the organization’s security posture.
Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field or equivalent experience.
- 5 years of experience in information security with 3+ years’ technical hands-on experience in data protection solutions.
- Experience planning, deploying, managing and maintaining data security tools and programs in a large enterprise.
- Experience in data discovery, classification, monitoring and protecting sensitive data.
- Hands-on experience in data security technologies – Data Discovery, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), encryption and key management.
- Active Information Security Certification - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE), or equivalent (preferred)
- In-depth experience with data security controls and compliance standards for public cloud environments (preferred)
- Proficient in Data Protection Principles and Control Frameworks - CSA, NIST, PCI DSS, GDPR, and CCPA (preferred)
- Familiarity with Scripting Languages: Basic proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or Bash (preferred)