AVP Data Loss Prevention Engineer

Synchrony

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On-site
Location
Atlanta, GAStamford, CTChicago, ILOrlando, FLNew York, NYCincinnatiBaltimore, MDCharlotte, NCBentonville, AR
Salary
$100,000–$170,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
8 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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About Synchrony

Synchrony is a premier consumer financial services company and one of the nation’s largest providers of private-label and co-branded credit cards, alongside promotional financing and FDIC-insured savings products.

Synchrony currently has 17 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $150,000–$250,000 across 11 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · AVP Data Loss Prevention Engineer

The AVP, Data Loss Prevention Engineer joins the Data Protection Engineering team within the Information Security organization to drive an enterprise-wide data loss prevention program. This role involves designing and building effective DLP policies and rules to identify, detect, and protect sensitive data from exfiltration. The engineer will support the product owner in defining the roadmap and strategy, manage data loss prevention metrics, and serve as a subject matter expert for IT and business stakeholders. Key responsibilities include developing standards, best practices, and guidelines while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements such as PCI-DSS and HIPAA. The position requires technical expertise in security and IT systems, strong interpersonal skills to influence cross-functional teams, and the ability to communicate complex technical issues to diverse audiences clearly.

What you'll do

  • Design and build effective DLP policies and rules to protect and safeguard organizational data.
  • Support the definition of the data loss prevention roadmap, intent, and strategy.
  • Develop and manage data loss prevention metrics to track program effectiveness.
  • Monitor the emerging threat landscape to enhance capabilities against data exfiltration.
  • Act as a subject matter expert to solve complex data loss prevention problems.
  • Partner with stakeholders to align sensitive data with data loss prevention capabilities.
  • Develop standards, best practices, and guidelines for organizational security policies.
  • Ensure security capabilities meet industry best practices and regulatory requirements like PCI-DSS and HIPAA.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience in Information Security, Engineering, Application Development, or a related field.
  • High School Diploma/GED and 7 years of equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in a data loss prevention role.
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
  • Ability to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
  • Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required.
  • Demonstrated technical expertise in existing security and IT systems (preferred).
  • Strong interpersonal skills with experience influencing others cross-functionally (preferred).

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