Senior Data Security & Governance Lead

Consumers Credit Union, Illinois; Lake Forest (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) plan

Pension plan after six months

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Consumers Credit Union in Lake Forest, IL seeks a Senior Data Security Analyst to advance our enterprise data protection program across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments. You will lead DLP efforts, implement DSPM capabilities, govern data classification, and collaborate with Legal, GRC, IAM, and Infrastructure teams.

You will ensure data retention and encryption policies are enforced, coordinate audits, and stay ahead of regulatory changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, data protection, compliance, or a related area preferred.
• Experience in Lieu of Education: 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, data protection, compliance, or a related area preferred.
• Strong knowledge of data security concepts, including DLP, DSPM, classification, encryption, access governance, and retention.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview and Concentric AI.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate security and regulatory requirements into practical controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead and enhance our DLP program, including policy administration, tuning, incident workflows, policy refinement, and stakeholder coordination.
• Implement and manage DSPM capabilities to discover, classify, and monitor sensitive data across SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS environments.
• Own and govern our enterprise data classification framework, supporting consistent adoption and implementation across departments.
• Partner with Infrastructure and Enterprise Systems teams to support the enforcement of encryption, tokenization, and key management policies.
• Collaborate with Legal and Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) to ensure data retention policies align with regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Partner with Identity and Access Management (IAM) to strengthen data access governance, RBAC, and SoD related to sensitive data.
• Serve as a data security subject matter expert during audits, vendor assessments, compliance reviews, and other activities involving sensitive information.
• Stay current on regulatory and data security developments and recommend enhancements to our programs, policies, and controls.

Skills

Data security concepts

DLP

DSPM

Access governance

RBAC

SoD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or Computer Science

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Concentric AI

Job description

Consumers Credit Union in Lake Forest, IL seeks a Senior Data Security Analyst to advance our enterprise data protection program across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments. You will lead DLP efforts, implement DSPM capabilities, govern data classification, and collaborate with Legal, GRC, IAM, and Infrastructure teams.

You will ensure data retention and encryption policies are enforced, coordinate audits, and stay ahead of regulatory changes.