Security Engineer - DLP and Insider threat

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We are looking for a Security Engineer to join our cybersecurity team and strengthen our data protection and detection capabilities. In this role, you will design, implement, and optimize Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, build and tune detections within SIEM platforms, and automate security processes to improve efficiency and resilience. You will collaborate closely with incident response, cloud security, and detection engineering teams to ensure enterprise systems remain secure while supporting business operations.

• →Innovate and automate tasks using Empower approved AI service where possible
• →Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • →Engage with Legal and HR regarding ITM incidents with the guidance and leadership of other senior team members
  • →Gather supporting material and evidence for use during investigations and review this information with senior team members
• →DLP Operations & Decision-Making:
  • →Conduct release reviews for routine release requests by following established processes
  • →Escalate requests when the request is not routine
• →Deploy, manage, and optimize enterprise DLP solutions (Proofpoint, Microsoft Purview) across endpoints and cloud environments

• →Perform weekly threat hunting to identify gaps in DLP protections, as well as the greater security posture as a whole
• →Monitor for, and escalate events where Insider Threat activity has been found
  • →Situations such as anti-sleep programs being used, employee fraud, or use of unapproved/potentially dangerous applications
• →Manage and create labels and labeling schemes for business project needs using both sensitivity labels and retention labels
• →Work to integrate new and upcoming solutions such as Proofpoint AEDLP (Tessian)

• →Design, tune, and validate rules in Proofpoint DLP to be sent to Splunk Enterprise Security to support threat detection and incident response
• →Automate security workflows using PowerShell, Python and AWS services (Lambda, CloudFormation/CDK, DynamoDB, SQS, S3)
• →Integrate security tools with SIEM/SOAR platforms to enhance visibility and response capabilities
• →Work cross-functionally with security operations, detection engineering, and IT to improve security posture and processes for insider threat management

• →Excellent communication skills for collaboration with Legal, HR, and executive stakeholders

• →Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Cybersecurity, (or related field), or equivalent experience

• →AWS Solutions Architect Associate (or equivalent experience)
• →4+ years of experience in security engineering, detection engineering, or data protection
• →Hands-on experience with DLP technologies (Proofpoint, Microsoft Purview) and SIEM platforms (Splunk ES)
• →Strong Python and PowerShell scripting skills with experience in automation and cloud-native development
• →Familiarity with networking fundamentals, and Linux environments
• →Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to drive security improvements and cost-saving initiatives

This job operates in a professional office environment.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required to perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract.