Senior Security Engineer - Data Security Engineering

$132,900 - $160,300/Yr

Marriott International - Jackson, MS

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Jackson, MS

Accommodation

About the position

The Senior Engineer, Data Security Engineering will play a pivotal role in enhancing the organization's data security posture. This position involves developing and optimizing advanced security solutions, creating secure data architectures, and ensuring the protection of sensitive data across various environments including on-premise, cloud, and hybrid. The role requires deep technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and collaboration with multiple teams to enforce robust data security practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and manage data security solutions.
• Implement security measures to protect data at rest and in transit across multiple environments, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Conduct regular data security assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and recommend remediations to improve data protection.
• Collaborate with data governance teams to define and implement policies that ensure data security and integrity.
• Develop and implement security automation tools and processes to continuously monitor, detect, and respond to data security threats.
• Assist in the evaluation and implementation of products and/or procedures to enhance security.
• Design, track, and aggregate data security KPIs and risk metrics.
• Assist in data breach investigations and contribute to incident response strategies.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of progressive infrastructure and/or security engineering experience.
• 3+ years' technical hands-on experience in data protection solutions.
• 2+ years' experience planning, deploying, managing and maintaining data security tools and programs in a large enterprise.
• 2+ years' experience in data discovery, classification, monitoring and protecting sensitive data.
• 2+ direct and hands-on experience with data security technologies such as Data Discovery, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), encryption and key management.

Nice-to-haves

• Active Information Security Certification - CISSP or CDPSE or equivalent.
• In-depth experience with data security controls and compliance standards for public cloud environments.
• Proficient in Data Protection Principles and Control Frameworks - CSA, NIST, PCI DSS, GDPR, and CCPA.
• Familiarity with Scripting Languages: Basic proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Effective Communication and Collaboration skills across technical and business teams.
• Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving Abilities for addressing complex security challenges.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health care flexible spending account
• Dependent care flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Accident insurance
• Adoption expense reimbursements
• Paid parental leave
• Educational assistance
• 401(k) plan
• Stock purchase plan
• Discounts at Marriott properties
• Commuter benefits
• Employee assistance plan
• Childcare discounts