Data Security Engineer

What you’ll do

• Design and implement comprehensive data security architectures, with particular focus on database platforms (primarily SQL Server)

• Develop and maintain enterprise-wide encryption strategies for securing structured and unstructured data both in transit and at rest, both and both on-premise and in the cloud

• Enhance logging, monitoring and SecOps capabilities of enterprise databases and other data stores

• Configure and optimize Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions across data platforms and repositories to align to least privilege principles

• Implement Data Loss Prevention (DLP) strategies and controls

• Implement and maintain Information Rights Management (IRM) and Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions

• Design and implement data tokenization strategies where appropriate

• Secure data processing pipelines and ensure appropriate controls for data workflows

• Create and maintain data security documentation, including policies, procedures, and standards

• Collaborate with development teams to ensure security best practices in data handling

• Conduct vulnerability assessments of the firm’s database architecture and associated data storage and processing systems

• Assist in monitoring and managing security patching and upgrade processes for database platforms

What’s required

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or related technical field

• 6+ years of experience in data/database security engineering and governance

• Deep expertise in database security, particularly SQL Server

• Comprehensive understanding of data warehouse/data lake architectures and tools, particularly Databricks (required)

• Subject matter expertise in Object Storage (eg: S3, Azure Blob, etc) and related security

• Understanding of Active Directory Delegation (constrained vs. unconstrained) and associated best practices

• Experience with 3rd-party SQL Server security governance and monitoring products (eg: Idera, Solarwinds)

• Extensive knowledge of encryption technologies for both structured and unstructured data

• Broad knowledge of secure data/file sharing solutions and ETL workflows

• Experience designing and implementing data tokenization solutions

• Experience with data classification and DLP technologies

• Scripting/automation capabilities (eg: SQL, PowerShell, Python)

• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

Ivy league colleges education preferred or huge plus.

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