Senior Data Security Policy Engineer – DLP

Unleash data protection excellence — engineer resilient security policies that safeguard critical information at scale!

Krakow-based opportunity with hybrid work model, including up to 4 remote days per week.

As a Senior Data Security Policy Engineer, you will be working for our client, a global financial services organization focused on protecting sensitive data and strengthening cyber resilience. You will help engineer, optimize, and support data security controls across technologies including Data Loss Prevention, encryption, security infrastructure, and vulnerability management.

Your main responsibilities:

• Engineer and optimize data security policies to ensure controls are fulfilled and aligned with risk appetites.
• Collaborate with lines of business and stakeholders to understand data protection requirements and identify control gaps.
• Design, create, and continuously refine policies for DLP and other data security tooling.
• Onboard lines of business into new data protection policies and controls.
• Support innovation and development initiatives in data protection engineering.
• Manage the migration of new tooling into business-as-usual operations and support the handover to service teams.
• Configure and operate DLP and data scanning solutions, including Symantec, Trellix, and MIP.
• Provide production support, management information, and key risk indicator reporting for senior stakeholders.

You're ideal for this role if you have:

• At least 5 years of experience in Data Security Engineering.
• Degree-level education in IT or IT Security.
• Hands-on experience with DLP products such as Symantec DLP, Zscaler, Trellix, or Proofpoint DLP.
• Experience deploying data discovery tools.
• Practical experience creating, analyzing, and updating data security policies.
• Knowledge of Data in Motion and/or Data at Rest security.
• Experience working with Agile methodologies, project planning, and project management.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into delivery plans.

It is a strong plus if you have:

• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISA, or CISM.
• Experience using Confluence and Jira for project and production support activities.
• Knowledge of the cyber threat landscape and threats affecting financial services.
• Experience training, developing, and mentoring less experienced cybersecurity analysts.

Language Required for the role: Fluent English.

Eligibility for the role: Only candidates with an existing legal right to work in Europe will be considered for this role.

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