Job Specifications
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RSM Cyber and Data Protection – Data Protection Engineer
To address the most critical needs of our clients, the RSM US LLP Cyber and Data Protection group, comprised of more than 350 professionals, is looking to further expand our growing team. This group includes experienced consultants located throughout the world dedicated to helping clients with preventing, detecting, responding, and recovering to cyber threats that may affect their critical systems and data. We serve a diverse client base within a variety of industries, and we are relied upon to provide expertise within areas of cyber testing, data security, architecture, governance and compliance, digital forensics, and transformation.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Cyber Transformation team as Data Protection engineer focused on future-ready technology enablement. This role requires a strategic thinker who can bridge business goals with technical execution, ensuring seamless integration across the entire data landscape. You will be an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality Data Protection cybersecurity solutions for client’s environments on-premises and cloud hosted. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for client engagement and relationship management while overseeing execution of Data Protection centric projects to drive data governance, strategy, and product implementation across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of client goals.
Responsibilities
Build strong partnerships and collaborate with stakeholders across multiple business units to ensure a robust, secure service posture from Data Protection governance to implementation across multiple products and services
Support client initiatives for Data Protection requirements gathering based on business objectives and regulatory adherence (including privacy)
Lead strategy and roadmap development to enable established requirements for Data Protection
Recommend, prioritize, design, and monitor the implementation of various Data Protection solutions
Educate, advise and influence decision-makers in the areas of Data Protection
Serve as a security subject matter expert resource across multiple cybersecurity infrastructure domains and as a Trusted Advisor to stakeholders across the organization
Stay abreast of technology and cyber trends and capabilities including Data Protection products, regulatory standards, and best practices for data management
Provide support to and mentor more junior team members
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field.
4+ years of experience in enabling Data Protection with technology within complex business environments
Experience working across numerous Data Protection products to enable governance (e.g., classification and handling), access controls, and encryption at-rest and in-transit
Configuration and enablement of data loss prevention across 5+ implementations
Demonstrated expertise in designing the interoperability of multiple Data Protection technical solutions
Establish real-time monitoring and alerting mechanisms to detect and respond to security incidents and anomalous data access or egress
Knowledge of the intricacies related to various data requirements based on regulations
Experience translating Data Protection challenges, capabilities, and mitigation techniques to an executive audience from a business risk perspective
Strong understanding of cybersecurity domains
Ability to work independently with minimum direction in a fast-paced environment as well as collaborate effectively while maintaining an "options before obstacles" mindset
Proven success in cross training and managing a team of future architects
Ability to think strategically and creatively
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Team player and strong partner
Avid and continuous learner
Preferred Qualifications
6+ years of experience in enabling Data Protection with technology within complex business environments
Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, SC-401)
Hands-on experience with numerous Data Protection solutions (e.g., Purview, Varonis, Fortra) tools
Familiarity with ethical AI practices, and compliance frameworks
Experience automating tests for LLM evaluation scenarios within CI/CD workflow
Proven experience security engineering of AI/ML solutions in complex environments, including production-grade sys
About the Company
RSM Canada is a leading global provider of assurance, tax, and consulting services, and is the Canadian member firm of RSM International. Through our integrated service model with RSM US, our team of first-choice advisors is led by industry-focused experts and supported by skilled and capable colleagues across Canada, the US and around the globe. Our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and employees to realize their full potential. At RSM, we strive to deeply understand the full pict...
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