AVP, Data Protection Engineer (L10)

Synchrony Financial; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 5,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Synchrony Financial in Hyderabad is seeking an AVP, Data Protection Engineer to lead enterprise data protection and discovery initiatives. You will work with cyber security teams and business stakeholders to shape strategy, roadmap, and governance for safeguarding sensitive data.

You will develop data discovery classifiers, KPIs/KRIs, and Tableau dashboards to monitor protection performance and risk, ensuring compliance with PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and related standards.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing DLP policies and rules.
• Strong data protection and data management background.
• Ability to develop and monitor KPIs and KRIs for protection controls.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison to establish Data Protection policies and rules.
• Define intent, roadmap, and strategy for data protection program.
• Develop dashboards in Tableau to visualize protection metrics.
• Stay current with threat landscape and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Data Protection

DLP policies

Data Discovery

Tableau

KPI/KRI

Policy Governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Risk Management

Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems

Tools

Tableau

Job description

Organizational Overview:

The AVP, Data Protection Engineer within the Information Security organization will be responsible for contributing and supporting an enterprise-wide data discovery program to safeguard and secure the organizations data.

Role Summary/Purpose:

In this role, this individual will be part of the Data Protection Engineering team for Information Security, working with the cyber security teams and key business stakeholders to help define Data Protection strategy and roadmap and influencing teams to deliver best in class data protection service. You will be responsible for the development and implementation of data discovery classifiers to address and reduce the risk of data exfiltration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the liaison between Line of Business Units and Data Protection engineers to establish new Data Protection policies and rules and/or rule refinementSupport the Data Protection product owner defining the intent, roadmap, and strategy to ensure execution and delivery of the data protection and data discovery roadmap.


• Acting as a subject matter expert to assist with solving data protection challenges.


• Develop, define, and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) to measure, monitor, and report on the effectiveness of data protection controls, facilitating continuous risk mitigation.


• Collaborate with key stakeholders to create and maintain dashboards in Tableau that visualize KPIs and KRIs, providing actionable insights into data protection performance.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• Accountable for designing and building effective DLP policies and rules to protect and safeguard the organization's data.


• Support the Data Protection product owner defining the intent, roadmap, and strategy to ensure execution and delivery of the data loss prevention roadmap.


• Support development and management of Data Loss Prevention metrics.


• Stays current with emerging threat landscape and develops/enhances capabilities and strategies to safeguard the business from data exfiltration.


• Acting as a subject matter expert to assist with solving data loss prevention problems, especially as it relates to the Data Protection security service.


• Partners closely with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of sensitive data to protect for data loss prevention capabilities.


• Serves as a data loss prevention expert, trusted advisor, and central point of contact for IT and business stakeholders.


• Assists with the development of standards, best practices, and guidelines for the organization's policies, standards, and procedures.


• Ensures that as part of designing and building efficient cyber security capabilities these capabilities are achieving industry best practices, compliance and regulatory requirements such as PCI-DSS, HIPAA, etc.


• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Desired Skills/Knowledge:

• Demonstrate an understanding of business needs and commitment to delivering high-quality, prompt, and efficient service to the business.


• Fundamental knowledge of Data Loss Prevention and Data Discovery tools.


• Partners closely with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of sensitive data to protect for data discovery capabilities.


• Proven ability to define, track, and manage KPIs and KRIs related to data protection and risk management.


• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau to develop dashboards that effectively communicate data protection metrics to stakeholders.

Eligibility Criteria:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field OR in lieu of a degree, a High School Diploma/GED and minimum 5 years equivalent work experience. Minimum 3 years of experience in data protection and data management.

WORK TIMINGS :

(This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility and Choice offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs. Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details.)

For Internal Applicants:

Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying. Inform your manager and HRM before applying for any role on Workday. Ensure that your professional profile is updated (fields such as education, prior experience, other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format). Must not be any corrective action plan (First Formal/Final Formal, PIP). L8+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.

Grade/Level:

10

Job Family Group:

Information Technology.