
Senior Security Engineer II – Cybersecurity Data Protection Engineer
CDW
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $132,000 - $190,600 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serve as a hands‑on senior engineer responsible for executing, scaling, and operationalizing CDW’s data security capabilities in partnership with architecture and leadership teams.
- Own the engineering implementation and day‑to‑day operation of CDW’s data protection platforms, with a primary focus on Microsoft Purview.
- Design, deploy, and continuously improve Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and data access controls across cloud, SaaS, endpoint, and hybrid environments.
- Engineer and operationalize data classification and labeling by defining sensitivity schemas, classification taxonomies, and enforcement patterns.
- Build, tune, and maintain detection logic including Regular Expressions, EDM classifiers, and custom pattern‑matching to identify and protect sensitive data.
- Lead data discovery and inventory efforts across structured and unstructured data sources to identify exposure and risk.
- Own the engineering execution and operation of CDW’s Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) capabilities, translating findings into actionable remediation.
- Analyze data exposure trends, leakage paths, and emerging threats, and produce metrics and insights that inform security priorities and decisions.
- Design and implement data protection architectures that scale across enterprise environments, focusing on secure implementation and practical delivery.
- Validate and enforce encryption, access controls, and data movement restrictions aligned to Zero Trust principles.
- Integrate data security controls with identity, endpoint, network, cloud, and SIEM platforms to improve visibility and reduce risk.
- Support data‑related security incidents and investigations, contributing to containment, remediation, and control improvements.
- Improve detection and response by correlating signals across Purview, DSPM, DLP, SIEM, and endpoint platforms.
- Drive operational excellence through automation, process improvement, and repeatable security engineering workflows.
- Act as a technical mentor and subject‑matter expert for data protection engineering, providing actionable guidance to Legal, Privacy, Cloud, Identity, and Architecture partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of hands‑on cybersecurity engineering experience, with a strong focus on data security, OR 11+ years of information technology experience, to include 7+ years of hands‑on cybersecurity engineering experience, with a strong focus on data security.
- Deep, hands‑on experience with Microsoft Purview, including deploying and operating Information Protection and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) controls at scale.
- Proven experience with data discovery, classification, labeling, and data inventory management across structured and unstructured data.
- Demonstrated ability to own the engineering execution and operational maturity of enterprise data security programs in partnership with architecture and leadership teams.
- Strong track record engineering scalable, automated, and secure data protection solutions in complex enterprise environments.
- Experience developing and operating data protection capabilities focused on data discovery, data inventory, data risk assessment, and encryption across multiple data types.
- Hands‑on experience operating or integrating with Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) platforms.
- Experience designing and implementing data protection architectures that scale across cloud, SaaS, endpoint, and hybrid environments.
- Ability to integrate data security controls with identity, endpoint, network, cloud, and SIEM platforms to improve visibility and risk reduction.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify data exposure patterns, assess risk, and translate findings into actionable remediation.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical data security concepts into business‑relevant outcomes.
- Skilled at building rapport and establishing effective partnerships across Legal, Privacy, Cloud, Identity, and Architecture teams.
- Strong problem‑solving and collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Commitment to continuous improvement, security process engineering, and operational excellence.
- Ability to stay current with emerging trends in data security, cybersecurity, and AI, ensuring data protection controls remain effective and relevant.
- Familiarity with applicable data security frameworks, standards, and regulatory requirements, including GDPR, PCI, and SOX.
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a plus.
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), a plus.
- Experience with AWS, GCP, or other cloud service providers beyond Microsoft, a plus.
Benefits
- Annual bonus target of 10% subject to terms and conditions of plan
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Hard Skills & Tools
cybersecurity engineeringdata securitydata protectiondata loss prevention (DLP)data classificationdata labelingdata inventory managementdata security posture management (DSPM)encryptiondata risk assessment
Soft Skills
analytical skillscommunication skillsproblem-solving skillscollaboration skillscontinuous improvementoperational excellencebuilding rapportestablishing partnershipstechnical mentoringtranslating technical concepts
Certifications
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)