Data Security & Privacy Engineer

About the role

We are looking for a Data Security & Privacy Engineer to design, implement and manage enterprise‑wide data protection solutions. The role will focus on identity and access management, encryption, security monitoring and privacy controls across cloud platforms, ensuring data confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Key responsibilities

• Design and deploy data security and privacy controls across the organization’s cloud and on‑premise environments.
• Manage IAM solutions on GCP, Azure or AWS, enforcing least‑privilege access and role‑based policies.
• Implement data protection measures such as encryption, key management, data masking, tokenization and Data Loss Prevention.
• Configure and operate security monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel) for threat detection and incident response.
• Support security assessments, audits and regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Define, maintain and enforce data security policies, standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, application and data teams to secure data throughout its lifecycle.
• Investigate security events, conduct root‑cause analysis and coordinate remediation activities.
• Drive privacy projects including sensitive data discovery, classification and protection.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology or a related field.
• 3 – 11+ years of experience in data security, privacy engineering or related roles.
• Proven experience implementing IAM solutions on major cloud platforms.
• Hands‑on experience with encryption, key management and data loss prevention technologies.

Required skills

• Identity & Access Management (IAM) – GCP, Azure, AWS
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions
• Encryption and Key Management Services (KMS)
• Data masking, tokenization and anonymization techniques
• Security monitoring and SIEM tools – Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel