Lead Data Privacy Engineer — Privacy by Design Leader

CVS Health; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 106,605 - 284,280; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health in Denver, Colorado is seeking a Lead Data Privacy Engineer to advance enterprise data protection capabilities, designing scalable privacy solutions that balance protection with business innovation.

You will partner with cybersecurity, engineering, legal and compliance to embed privacy-by-design, perform risk assessments, and drive governance, analytics and automation across data environments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Privacy Engineering, Security Engineering, Data Protection, Cybersecurity, or related technical disciplines.
• 5+ years designing and implementing enterprise data protection capabilities.
• 5+ years hands‑on experience developing solutions using Python, Java, Go, or similar.
• 5+ years working in cloud and DevSecOps environments, including CI/CD and IaC.
• 3+ years leading enterprise privacy/data protection initiatives with cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, prioritization, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise data protection and privacy engineering across data environments.
• Design, deploy, and optimize Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) including encryption, tokenization, anonymization, DLP and governance.
• Partner with engineering, product, legal, compliance, and cybersecurity to embed privacy-by-design principles and scalable architectures.
• Conduct privacy risk assessments, privacy impact assessments, threat modeling, and control evaluations.
• Drive governance, metrics, automation, and advanced analytics to strengthen privacy posture and operational efficiency.

Skills

Privacy Engineering

Security Engineering

Data Protection

Regulatory Knowledge

Programming (Python/Java/Go)

Cloud & DevSecOps

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DLP tools

Encryption

Tokenization

Job description

CVS Health in Denver, Colorado is seeking a Lead Data Privacy Engineer to advance enterprise data protection capabilities, designing scalable privacy solutions that balance protection with business innovation.

You will partner with cybersecurity, engineering, legal and compliance to embed privacy-by-design, perform risk assessments, and drive governance, analytics and automation across data environments.