Senior Data Protection Engineer

Product HQ; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Experian in Hyderabad seeks a seasoned Information Security professional to design, manage, and operate cryptographic and data protection solutions across on‑prem and cloud environments. You will work with encryption, key management, PKI, and HSMs, ensuring end‑to‑end security and compliance.

Join a global team supporting 24x7 operations, driving automation, monitoring, and governance while collaborating with application teams to secure critical data throughout its lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 9+ years in Information Security/Cybersecurity or related field.
• Experience securing enterprise apps and databases (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Teradata).
• Hands-on with encryption, key management, PKI, certificate management, and cloud/on‑prem security policies.

Responsibilities

• Design, manage, and support cryptographic and Data Protection solutions (encryption, keys, PKI, certificates, HSMs, and cloud services).
• Perform day-to-day engineering/ops activities (encryption onboarding, platform builds, upgrades, troubleshooting, health checks).
• Collaborate with Data Protection Manager to identify security gaps and improve controls; drive automation and process enhancements.
• Ensure deployments are operationally ready with docs, monitoring, KPIs, governance, and change management.
• Support Data Protection roadmap, policies, audits, and certification initiatives; participate in 24x7 on-call support.
• Report to a Senior Manager.

Skills

Information Security

Cybersecurity

Data Protection

Cloud Security

Security Operations

Automation & Scripting

Tools

AWS Cloud Services

AWS CloudHSM

Thales CipherTrust Manager

Thales HSM

Splunk

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.

Job Description

• You will design, manage, and support cryptographic and Data Protection solutions, including encryption, key management, PKI, certificate management, HSMs, and AWS cloud services.
• You will perform day-to-day engineering and operations activities such as encryption onboarding, platform builds and upgrades, troubleshooting, health checks, infrastructure maintenance, and integration support.
• You will collaborate with the Data Protection Manager and stakeholders to identify security gaps, improve controls, and drive automation, upgrades, and process enhancements.
• You will ensure all implementations are operationally ready with proper documentation, monitoring, alerting, KPIs, governance, and change management before production deployment.
• You will support the Data Protection roadmap, security policies, audits, certification initiatives, weekly progress reporting, and participate in 24x7 rotational on-call support.
• You will report to a Senior Manager.

Qualifications

• You will bring 9+ years of experience in Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field, with a strong understanding of enterprise security practices.
• You will support and secure enterprise applications and databases, including platforms such as Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, and Teradata.
• You will have hands-on experience with encryption, key management, PKI, certificate management, file encryption, and security policy enforcement across cloud and on-premises environments.
• You will work with encryption and security solutions such as AWS Cloud Services, AWS CloudHSM, Thales CipherTrust Manager, Thales HSM, and cloud encryption technologies across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• You will partner with application and business teams to implement data protection solutions, manage encryption keys throughout their lifecycle, and leverage automation, scripting, monitoring, and observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus to enhance security operations in a global environment.

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we truly celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what truly matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, engagement, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's strong people first approach is award winning; Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries, FORTUNE Best Companies to work and Glassdoor Best Places to Work (globally 4.4 Stars) to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site to understand why.

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