IT Data Protection Security Engineer - Senior Manager

The Boston Consulting Group GmbH; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boston Consulting Group is seeking an experienced IT Data Protection Security Engineer for its Information Protection team in London. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years in security engineering, including experience with data loss protection tools and cloud security practices. This role involves collaboration with various teams to enhance the security infrastructure and contribute to a diverse, global team.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 8+ years in security engineering with data loss solutions.
• Experience in managing DLP tools and cloud security techniques.
• Ability to work in distributed environments across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

• Engaging with teams to implement data security solutions.
• Supporting vendor assessments and improving data protection services.
• Creating technical roadmaps and contributing to team effectiveness.

Skills

Data security techniques

Communication skills

Agile work management

Negotiation skills

Stress management

Education

Related security certifications

Tools

Symantec DLP

MS Defender

Azure

Job description

Locations: Canary Wharf | Boston | Atlanta

Who We Are

BCG pioneered strategy consulting more than 50 years ago, and we continue to innovate and redefine the industry. We offer multiple career paths for the world's best talent to have a real impact on business and society. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and where we are headed next. We count on your authenticity, exceptional work, and strong integrity. In return we are committed to supporting you in discovering the most fulfilling career journey possible-and unlocking your potential to advance the world. Our team called Global Services (GS) provides corporate support to business areas such as Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing and IT. This diverse team of experts, operators and specialists represent all levels from Partner to entry level staff, operating across the globe in multiple countries. Global Services is in short, the backbone of BCG.

What You'll Do

Join Us in BCG Worldwide IT! We are seeking an exceptional data protection expert to play key role in our growing Information Protection team, as an IT Data Protection Security Engineer.

You will be part of a growing team, providing world class Security Engineering, Architecture and Operations, driving and supporting improvements globally to our Information Protection Portfolio.

You will be:

• Engaging collaboratively with application development, data protection, information security, and risk management teams to understand and implement data security solutions.

• Supporting vendor assessments, including proof of concepts & security technologies research

• Continuously improving data protection services based on input from a diverse network of internal and external stakeholders, technology teams and security industry at large

• Creating and maintaining technical service roadmaps for our data protection services

• Contributing to both architectural and operational effectiveness of the Secure Data team.

YOU’RE GOOD AT

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English is required; command of additional languages will be considered a plus

• You can successfully interface and connect with skilled technologists and non-technical stakeholders, including members of the C-suite

• Ability to work in an Agile environment leveraging strong work management, organizational and planning skills

• You have an ability to work well independently, as well as part of a geographically dispersed team bringing a sense of urgency to the tasks at hand

• Must have well-honed and credible influencing skills including the ability to negotiate and gain consensus between involved parties where competing priorities exist

• You’re able to effectively handle difficult and stressful situations with poise, tact and patience, while demonstrating a sense of urgency.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum 8+ years of data loss solutions and/or security engineering experience with large scale globally distributed implementations

• Extensive experience in data-at-rest and data-in-transit, data security techniques and methodologies

• Experience of using relevant DLP tools such as Symantec DLP, Zscaler CASB, MS Purview & similar

• Experience in managing DLP IM Management and have good understanding of end-to-end IM processes

• Experience of working with MS Defender and Intune.

• Experience of using relevant IRM/Data Classification/Data Discovery tools

• Extensive experience in a globally distributed environment spanning multiple platforms such as AWS, Azure and GCP

• Experience of cloud security techniques in a DevSecOps and agile working environment

• Experience in understanding and capturing requirements, continuously improve and develop technical policies and processes

• Experience leading and mentoring fellow team members, across internal and vendor teams.

Desirable

• Familiarity with Secrets Management and/or Certificate Lifecycle Management
• Familiarity with cryptographic key management, PKI lifecycle management
• Familiarity with Cloud Security Posture Management & Cloud Workload Protection
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of infrastructure as a code and concepts
• Understanding of systems configuration orchestration
• Related security certifications (e.g. CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, SABSA, ITIL etc.)

Who You'll Work With

You will be part of a diverse and dynamic team of protection specialists located across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, working in a highly collaborative environment with like-minded colleagues

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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