Data Security Engineer

Insight Global is hiring for our client's Information Security team that is seeking a seasoned professional to advance their Data Loss Prevention (DLP) program. As a Data Security Engineer, you will design, implement, and maintain technical data protection solutions—primarily within Microsoft Purview—to safeguard sensitive information across a large-scale hybrid environment. This role involves close collaboration with IT teams, business stakeholders, and vendors to identify risks, enforce data handling policies, and ensure regulatory alignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, configure, and maintain DLP policies and labeling solutions across endpoints, email, cloud, and network environments using Microsoft Purview.
• Build out new and continuously improve current DLP policies based on customer feedback, business needs, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage configuration, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of DLP and data classification policies.
• Integrate DLP solutions with SIEM, CASB, endpoint protection, and other security platforms.
• Monitor and optimize technical components of the Data Protection program, tuning DLP rules to reduce false positives and manage exceptions.
• Drive change management for DLP and data protection initiatives, ensuring smooth adoption and compliance.
• Collaborate with security, IT, and business teams to understand data flows, integrate Purview capabilities, and align controls with business needs.
• Partner with vendors to ensure alignment with industry best practices for data protection.
• Analyze data protection risks in both persistent and transit layers; design sustainable mitigation strategies.
• Document complex process flows and communicate technical details to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Stay current with emerging threats, technologies, and regulatory changes; recommend updates to DLP strategy.
• Develop and execute test plans for DLP solutions across multiple environments (development, staging, production) to ensure robust deployment and minimize risk.

Pay varies $55/hr - $65/hr based upon experience and fit for the role.

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• 5+ years of experience in data loss prevention/data security engineering
• 2+ years of experience in a senior-level engineering role
• Microsoft Purview Information Protection (MIP Labels & MS Data Loss Prevention)
• Enterprise (large organization) Data Loss Prevention (DLP) administration and configuration.
• Experience leading large DLP initiatives (built from scratch/migrations)

• Integration of DLP with SIEM, CASB, and endpoint protection platforms.
• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
• CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft O365

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.