Senior Data Security Engineer — Hybrid (Richmond)

Genworth; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k)

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Gym membership

EAP resources

Family leave

Life Insurance

Job summary

Genworth is seeking a Senior Security Engineer, Data in Richmond, VA, to operate data security platforms and drive governance across enterprise data protection. You will lead classification, tagging, and encryption efforts while coordinating with SOC, Privacy, and IT teams.

The role emphasizes reducing data exposure risk, onboarding new data sources, and refining DLP and labeling controls to enable secure business operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience in data security, cybersecurity, or related domain.
• Hands-on with at least one data security platform or DLP solution.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day operation of data security platforms.
• Onboard new data sources and maintain scanning coverage across environments.
• Tune classification rules and validation to improve accuracy.
• Balance protection and usability by optimizing DLP policies.
• Identify misclassified or overexposed data and drive remediation.

Skills

Data security platforms

DLP solutions

Data classification

Governance & compliance

Linux

Kubernetes

Cloud environments

Security frameworks (NIST/ISO CIS)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IS

Tools

BigID

Varonis

Spirion

Microsoft Purview

Forcepoint

Symantec

Job description

Genworth is seeking a Senior Security Engineer, Data in Richmond, VA, to operate data security platforms and drive governance across enterprise data protection. You will lead classification, tagging, and encryption efforts while coordinating with SOC, Privacy, and IT teams.

The role emphasizes reducing data exposure risk, onboarding new data sources, and refining DLP and labeling controls to enable secure business operations.