Senior Security Engineer: DLP, AI & Cloud Risk

Rochester Institute of Technology; City of Rochester (NY); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Rochester Institute of Technology is seeking a Security Engineer III to lead complex cybersecurity initiatives, oversee DLP and data classification via Microsoft Purview, and advance the university's security strategy within a hybrid work model requiring weekly on-campus presence.

You will partner with Data Hub stakeholders, manage third-party risk, mentor colleagues, and contribute to incident response.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5 years of related cybersecurity experience.
• CISSP or equivalent certification preferred.
• Experience with security frameworks and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead vulnerability scanning and penetration testing.
• Investigate application security and perform risk assessments.
• Support incident responses and root cause analysis.
• Design and deploy complex enterprise security solutions.
• Define security architecture and manage tooling and reporting.
• Document security processes and procedures.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat analysis

Incident response

Project leadership

Security governance

Cloud and AI risk

Vulnerability management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Rochester Institute of Technology is seeking a Security Engineer III to lead complex cybersecurity initiatives, oversee DLP and data classification via Microsoft Purview, and advance the university's security strategy within a hybrid work model requiring weekly on-campus presence.

You will partner with Data Hub stakeholders, manage third-party risk, mentor colleagues, and contribute to incident response.