Data Security Engineer - SME

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ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS:

1. Lead the design, implementation, and management of data governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and internal policies.
2. Develop and maintain data discovery and classification processes to identify and categorize sensitive data across the organization.
3. Build and manage a comprehensive data inventory, ensuring accurate tracking of all data assets and their associated security controls.
4. Implement and manage encryption technologies to protect data at rest, in transit, and during processing, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
5. Collaborate with business and technical teams to integrate data security practices into application development and data management processes.
6. Conduct security risk assessments focusing on data protection, identifying potential vulnerabilities, and recommending mitigation strategies.
7. Establish and enforce data handling and retention policies, ensuring secure and compliant storage, usage, and disposal of data.
8. Monitor and analyze data access patterns to detect and respond to unauthorized data activities, working closely with incident response teams.
9. Stay informed of emerging trends, threats, and technologies in data security, and continuously assess the organization's data security strategy for improvements.
10. Provide training and guidance to team members on data security best practices, ensuring consistent application across the organization.
11. Participate in third-party assessments related to data security, ensuring that vendors and partners meet the organization's data protection standards.

Data governance, Data discovery, Data inventory, data encryption, Microsoft purview, dlp, forcepoint, PaloAlto DLP

Data governance, Data discovery, Data inventory, data encryption, Microsoft purview, dlp, forcepoint, PaloAlto DLP

1. Strong expertise in data classification, discovery, and governance tools and methodologies.
2. Proficiency in encryption technologies, key management, and secure data storage solutions.
3. In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements related to data security (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA) and experience implementing compliant data protection measures.
4. Ability to conduct data security risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies.
5. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a strong focus on protecting sensitive data.
6. Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across multiple teams and communicate complex data security concepts effectively.
7. Strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive data.
8. Self-motivated and proactive in identifying opportunities to improve the organization's data security posture.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.