Principal Data Security Engineer Dallas or Detroit metro

Comerica; Auburn Heights (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Comerica is seeking a Principal Data Security Engineer to lead the protection of data and systems against cyber threats. The role requires expertise in developing security protocols, incident response, and strong collaboration within technology and operations teams. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in providing technical leadership and risk management.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and implementing security protocols.
• Strong background in data protection and risk management.
• Expertise in cybersecurity tools and systems integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident response efforts and oversee cybersecurity solutions.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to enhance security protocols.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and audit requests.

Skills

Data Security

Risk Management

Incident Response

Cybersecurity Solutions

Encryption

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Principal Data Security Engineer Dallas or Detroit metro

Principal Data Security Engineer Dallas or Detroit metro

Comerica Auburn Hills, United States Apply now Posted 2 months ago Permanent Competitive

Principal Data Security Engineer Dallas or Detroit metro

Comerica Auburn Hills, United States Apply now

Principal Data Security Engineer Dallas or Detroit metro

Principal Data Security Engineer

The Data Security Engineering team is responsible for safeguarding data and systems against various threats, including unauthorized access, data breaches, and cyberattacks. This includes the engineering, deployment, and advanced support of critical control systems, security platforms, and associated workstreams or processes. The Cyber Engineering teams collaborate closely with peers within the Cyber Defense Organization and Technology teams to enable and support Comerica's systems.

The ideal candidate will have experience developing and implementing security protocols and encryption to protect data both at rest and in transit. The ideal candidate will have experience enforcing DLP policies across a wide array of systems containing both structured and unstructured data.

The Principal Data Security Engineer is accountable for the successful delivery of department-wide engineering efforts for distributed and complex systems. They are recognized as platform and domain experts across the business with a demonstrated history of cross-functional partnership and solutions design. The role is focused on providing technical leadership in the application of data security solutions and keeping in-touch with innovation in their target knowledge domain. The role will be expected to exhibit strong execution of projects of high to very high complexity in partnership with their assigned project resources. The Principal Cybersecurity Engineer is expected to provide direct support as a delegate of their Cybersecurity Engineering Manager in the areas of Risk Management, Third-Party Risk Management, Model Risk Management, and Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning.

Position Responsibilities:
Cybersecurity Engineering

• Provide expert-level analysis, solutions, and implementation plans based on the strategic roadmaps of their target knowledge domain.
• Partner with Risk Coordinators, and Audit partners to ensure the continual success of function-level Audit requests and identify areas of improvement in Engineering principles.
• Perform pinnacle-level incident and security response support in coordination with their Cybersecurity Engineering Manager and junior staff members.
• Accountable to the delivery of risk issue or control gaps in conjunction with their Cybersecurity Engineering Manager and oversees the execution of strategic remediation plans.
• Participate in the strategic planning of their target knowledge domain in partnership with Cybersecurity Architecture and their Cybersecurity Engineering Manager.
• Ensure the continuous improvement of security platforms or tools within their target domain.

Communication and Collaboration

• Socialize and refine feedback on risk identification mechanisms, gap analysis processes, roadmap creation, and knowledge management for the Cyber Engineering teams.
• Provide oversight to resource management with vendors, operations members, and partnering with functional management to push continual improvement in all areas of their domain.
• Maintain effective relationships with Cybersecurity Architecture and assists with the refinement of proposed design patterns.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders across the business to develop security solutions for existing and new business problems.
• Coordinate complex changes necessary to support enhancements to Cyber Engineering services.
• Collaborate with other Engineering and Operations teams within both the Cyber and Technology organizations to troubleshoot and respond to events, as directed by business processes.
• Present strategic roadmaps, project deliverables, risk issue closures, and other materials to members of Snr. Management and the Business as needed.

Department Sustainability and Innovation

• Maintain a pulse on changes within their target domain and ensures that areas of innovation, or critical risks, are evaluated in partnership with Cyber Architecture and other Engineering leads.
• Coordinate with their Cybersecurity Engineering Manager to develop sustainable business processes, roadmaps, and complex system enhancements to reduce risk and administrative burden.

Planning and Administration

• Assist management with the growth and development of their junior staff as a key deliverable in their transition of knowledge and innovation.
• Identify - evaluate projects/programs/initiatives - design processes that enhance - rationalize existing and upcoming solutions.
• Review and propose alternate solutions to non-standard solutions if/as applicable to meet business - applications needs.
• Review, identify - manage requirements for moderate solutions and do a cost value, feasibility, and risk analysis as appropriate.
• Assist - provide guidance on complex/ large project/program planning phases - process. Direct and/or indirect management responsibility for large to enterprise size projects /programs/initiatives/services with high complexity across multiple functional area(s).
• Keep management informed of status of on activities through accurate, timely, and appropriate reporting.
• Actively participate in committees representing the department and/or planning unit.
• Keep abreast of leading-edge technologies in the Cybersecurity engineering space.

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