Data Protection & Governance Engineer

Dentons US LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k

Profit sharing

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Dentons US LLP is seeking a Data Protection and Management Engineer in Chicago to build and operate technical controls that keep client and matter data confidential and properly labeled. This hands-on role focuses on DSPM, DLP, retention, and insider risk management across the firm’s data estate.

You will own daily DSPM operations, collaborate with Records, IT and GC teams, and drive security policy management, access controls, and defensible disposition. Travel and on-call work may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or related field.
• 4+ years in data protection, information security, or related infrastructure discipline.
• Hands-on experience with data loss prevention, data classification, or insider risk tooling.
• Experience with Purview and related data lifecycle tools.

Responsibilities

• Operate the DSPM platform and onboard data sources across Microsoft 365, file shares, and cloud infra.
• Remediate data exposure with cross-functional teams and track remediation to closure.
• Configure retention labels and policies, support defensible disposition and legal holds.
• Reduce redundant data and support decommissioning of legacy repositories.
• Support security policy management for DMS and access controls.
• Operate Insider Risk and Information Rights Management and apply guardrails for AI tools.
• Automate policy deployment, labeling, and reporting; explore AI for classification workflows.
• Occasional off-hours work and on-call rotations; limited travel may be required.

Skills

Data protection

Data governance

DSPM

DLP

Insider risk

Retention labeling

Policy management

Scripting & automation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Varonis

Cyera

BigID

Netwrix

iManage Work

Threat Manager

Job description

Dentons US LLP is seeking a Data Protection and Management Engineer in Chicago to build and operate technical controls that keep client and matter data confidential and properly labeled. This hands-on role focuses on DSPM, DLP, retention, and insider risk management across the firm’s data estate.

You will own daily DSPM operations, collaborate with Records, IT and GC teams, and drive security policy management, access controls, and defensible disposition. Travel and on-call work may be required.