
Information Risk and Data Protection Analyst
SOLV Energy
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Diego • California • Oregon • United States
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Salary
💰 $85,333 - $104,533 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Own the company’s data loss prevention (DLP), insider risk, and information governance programs.
- Design, implement, and manage controls to protect sensitive data, reduce insider risk, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Partner with IT, Cybersecurity, Compliance, and Legal to ensure data protection policies are enforced and adopted.
- Develop, implement, and maintain data protection policies, procedures, and controls to prevent unauthorized data movement.
- Configure, tune, and monitor Microsoft Purview DLP, Insider Risk Management, and Information Protection policies.
- Analyze DLP and insider risk alerts, escalating incidents as necessary.
- Conduct risk and gap assessments on data handling practices, turning results into action plans.
- Track and report metrics on DLP/Insider Risk effectiveness.
- Assist in responding to regulatory audits and customer security requests.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 3+ years of experience in information security, data protection, or insider risk management.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview (DLP, Information Protection, Insider Risk Management) or equivalent enterprise platforms.
- Proven knowledge of data governance and compliance frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, SOX, NERC CIP).
- Strong understanding of data lifecycle management, cloud data security, and insider threat detection.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and tune DLP policies to reduce false positives and improve incident response efficiency.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to translate technical risks into business impact.
- Strong collaboration skills for working across IT, Legal, Compliance, and HR teams.
Benefits
- Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance.
- Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan.
- Vacation, sick and holiday pay.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
data loss preventioninsider risk managementinformation governancedata protection policiesrisk assessmentsMicrosoft Purviewdata lifecycle managementcloud data securityincident responsedata governance
Soft skills
communication skillscollaboration skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solvingattention to detail
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Information TechnologyBachelor’s degree in CybersecurityISO 27001NIST complianceSOX complianceNERC CIP