Senior Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Architect & Engineer

Brown Brothers Harriman; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is seeking an experienced Senior Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Architect & Engineer to join our Cybersecurity organization. This dual-function role combines hands-on engineering with architectural design responsibilities in a highly regulated financial services environment.

You will build automated event monitoring and response pipelines that integrate with our security operations, collaborating with Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Engineering teams to protect sensitive

Qualifications

• 8+ years in information security with 5+ years in DLP architecture and leadership.
• Experience designing and deploying network, endpoint, and cloud DLP in large enterprises.
• Certifications such as CISSP/CISM/CCSP/GIAC are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and continuously improve enterprise DLP architecture across network, endpoint, email and cloud.
• Lead PoC evaluations, tool assessments, and architecture roadmap planning.
• Engineer end-to-end DLP monitoring pipelines and SIEM integration.
• Provide governance, metrics, and audit evidence for regulatory requirements.

Skills

DLP Architecture

Zscaler DLP

Security Architecture

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Security/IT

Master's degree in Cybersecurity or related field (preferred)

Tools

Proofpoint DLP

Microsoft Purview DLP

Microsoft Defender XDR

Splunk ES/SIEM

Job description

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership-it's our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what's next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Architect & Engineer to join our Cybersecurity organization. This dual-function role combines strong hands-on engineering execution with architectural design responsibilities. The successful candidate will play a key role in implementing, operating, and continuously improving our enterprise DLP program spanning network, endpoint, and cloud in a highly regulated financial services environment.

As a key technical contributor, the candidate will support the build-out of automated event monitoring and response pipelines that integrate with our broader security operations ecosystem. The role also requires close collaboration with Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Engineering teams to protect sensitive financial and customer data and support compliance with SEC, FINRA, PCIDSS, SOX, GDPR and other regulatory requirements.

Main Areas Of Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and continuous improvement of the enterprise DLP architecture across network, endpoint, email, and cloud channels.
• Apply architecture standards and integration blueprints for DLP tooling within the BBH's broader security ecosystem.
• Participate in DLP technology roadmap planning; evaluate emerging tools and capabilities and provide technical recommendations to the leadership.
• Assist in leading proof-of-concept (PoC) evaluations and vendor assessments.

Engineering & Implementation

• Deploy, configure, tune, and document DLP solutions across network egress points (web proxy, email gateway, API channels) and endpoint agents at enterprise scale.
• Support the development of DLP policies aligned with data classification frameworks and labeling taxonomies across all data channels.
• Build and maintain DLP policy rulesets, data dictionaries, and custom detectors for sensitive data types including PII, NPI, MNPI, and trading data.
• Conduct regular policy effectiveness reviews and false-positive tuning sessions.
• Engineer end-to-end event monitoring pipelines, integrating DLP alert telemetry into SIEM platforms for correlation, enrichment, and dashboarding.
• Develop automation workflows and playbooks to accelerate DLP incident triage, notification, and response.
• Lead the planning, execution, and implementation of DLP related changes, ensuring adherence to change management processes while documenting design decisions, configuration updates, testing results, deployment procedures, and rollback plans.

Operations & Governance

• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex DLP incidents, conducting root cause analysis and driving remediation in coordination with the VP of DLP.
• Contribute to the development of DLP KPIs and metrics, support production of operational dashboards and reporting inputs for quarterly risk reviews.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Privacy teams to translate regulatory obligations into DLP technical controls and audit evidence packages.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior DLP analysts and engineers on tooling, investigation techniques, and policy management.
• Support internal and external audits (SOX, PCI-DSS, regulatory examinations) by providing documentation, evidence, and technical walkthroughs.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive experience in information security, with a minimum of 5 years focused on Data Loss Prevention architecture, engineering, and operational leadership in large enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing both network DLP (web, email, cloud) and endpoint DLP (agent-based, EDR integrated) across large enterprise environments.
• Zscaler DLP - Required; demonstrated expertise in design, implementation, policy development, tuning, troubleshooting, and ongoing operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical and business risk into actionable recommendations to executive-level audiences and produce high-quality documentation.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline required.
• Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, or equivalent preferred.
• Relevant industry certifications are highly desirable, including but not limited to CISSP, CISM, CCSP, GIAC, Security+, or vendor-specific DLP certifications.

Nice To Have Attributes

• Candidates with deep expertise in multiple DLP platforms and a proven track record of leading enterprise DLP programs will be strongly preferred.
• Proofpoint DLP - Strongly Preferred; experience with data protection controls, policy configuration, incident management, and integrations.
• Microsoft Purview Information Protection & DLP – Preferred; experience implementing and managing endpoint, cloud, and Microsoft 365 DLP capabilities, including data classification and sensitivity labeling.
• Preference will be given to candidates with experience/skills in one or more of the following:
• Splunk (ES / SIEM) - Experience with developing security use cases, dashboards, correlation searches, alerting, and reporting.
• Microsoft Sentinel - Experience with integrating DLP telemetry, developing analytics rules, searches, alerting, reporting, and automating response workflows.
• Microsoft Defender XDR - Experience with leveraging endpoint, email, and cloud security signals to enhance data protection, insider risk detection and incident response capabilities.

Salary Range

NJ: $110,000-$160,000 base salary + annual target bonus

BBH and its affiliates compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck - providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being.

We value diverse experiences.

We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn't followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn't meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us. We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development - so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice - creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often - pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to-day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.