Data Protection Engineer: Encryption, DLP & Cloud Security

JW Affinity IT; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JW Affinity IT is seeking a security engineer to design and implement controls protecting data across its lifecycle. You will focus on encryption, DLP, key management, data classification, and cloud security in collaboration with privacy, security, infrastructure, and application teams.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field and 5–7 years of security engineering experience with emphasis on data protection, automation of security operations, and secure data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in cybersecurity, computer science, or related field.
• 5–7 years of security engineering experience focusing on data protection.
• Strong knowledge of encryption, key management, DLP, data classification, database security, cloud security, IAM, logging, and secure data transfer.
• Experience integrating controls across hybrid environments and automating security operations.

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and supports controls that protect district data throughout its lifecycle.
• Engineers encryption, data loss prevention, key and secrets management, database and cloud data protections, classification, monitoring, and access controls.
• Partners with privacy, security, infrastructure, and application teams.

Skills

Security engineering

Data protection

Encryption

IAM

DLP

Data classification

Cloud security

Logging

Secure data transfer

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field

Job description

JW Affinity IT is seeking a security engineer to design and implement controls protecting data across its lifecycle. You will focus on encryption, DLP, key management, data classification, and cloud security in collaboration with privacy, security, infrastructure, and application teams.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field and 5–7 years of security engineering experience with emphasis on data protection, automation of security operations, and secure data