Staff Data Security Engineer

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated

Staff Data Security Engineer driving design and implementation of enterprise data protection capabilities. Collaborating across teams and safeguarding sensitive data at RGA.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $126,710 - $188,840 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive the design and implementation of enterprise data protection capabilities across Microsoft 365, endpoints, and cloud platforms
Protect sensitive data across its full lifecycle
Discover, classify, and secure data while reducing enterprise risk
Work across multiple technologies and teams to ensure data security controls are scalable
Collaborate with IT, Legal, Compliance, and business stakeholders to ensure sensitive data is identified, classified, and protected
Design, deploy, and tune DLP policies across Microsoft Purview DLP
Configure and manage labeling policies, trainable classifiers, and exact data match for sensitive data types
Integrate DLP capabilities with the Defender suite
Monitor DLP incidents, conduct root-cause analysis, and drive policy refinement
Partner with data owners across business units to ensure proper classification of structured and unstructured data assets

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in arts/sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent experience
6+ years of experience in information security, with at least 4 years focused on data security, DLP or DSPM
Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Purview DLP, including policy creation, scoped deployments, adaptive protection, and incident management
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Defender XDR suite: Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender for Identity, and Defender for Office 365
Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Sentinel, including custom analytic rules, KQL query development, workbooks, and SOAR playbooks
Experience with Varonis Data Security Platform for data access governance
Familiarity with DSPM concepts and tooling
Solid understanding of data classification frameworks and Microsoft Purview Information Protection
Experience implementing DLP across multiple vectors: email, endpoint, cloud applications, and network
Knowledge of relevant compliance frameworks and regulations: ISO 27001/27701, SOC 2 and NIST-aligned compliance and security frameworks
Proven experience with email authentication standards (DMARC, SPF, DKIM) and their implementation in Microsoft 365.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
retirement plans
annual bonus plan
long-term equity incentive plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

data protectiondata loss prevention (DLP)data securityMicrosoft Purview DLPMicrosoft Defender XDRMicrosoft SentinelKQL query developmentVaronis Data Security Platformdata classification frameworksemail authentication standards

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingroot-cause analysispolicy refinement

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeISO 27001ISO 27701SOC 2