Data Specialist
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Paramount Computer Systems seeks a Data Specialist with 8+ years of experience in data security roles, focusing on DLP, Data Classification, and IRM solutions. You will provide operational coverage, manage incidents, enhance services, and enforce policies.
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Responsibilities
- Provide first line triage for alerts, user queries and basic incidents; execute runbooks, escalate per SLA
- Perform detailed analysis, tuning, rule creation, and remediation of incidents across DLP, classification, and IRM platforms
- Lead advanced investigations, root cause analysis, complex incident containment, custom rules/scripts, integration with SIEM/SOAR
- Own incident lifecycle for data security events: detection → investigation → containment → remediation → recovery → post‑incident review
- Identify opportunities to improve detection fidelity, reduce false positives, and enhance user experience
- Lead tuning, content updates (classification patterns, DLP fingerprints, policy sets), and automation to optimize operations
- Develop and maintain playbooks, runbooks, and operational runbooks for repeatable tasks
- Collaborate with governance and legal teams to design, review, and update data security policies
- Oversee deployment, configuration, hardening, patching, backup and monitoring of DLP, classification, and IRM servers/applications
- Architect and validate solution designs, secure configurations and network integrations for data security tools
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field
- 8+ years' experience in data security roles, with hands on experience across DLP, Data Classification, and IRM solutions
- Proven L1–L3 operational background: triage, remediation, advanced tuning and integrations
- Experience managing DLP products (e.g., Forcepoint, Symantec/Digital Guardian, McAfee DLP)
- Experience with classification tools (Boldon James or similar, Titus)
- Experience with IRM (Seclore, Purview) and related ecosystem integrations
- Strong server/platform administration skills (Windows/Linux), virtualization and cloud exposure (Azure/AWS)
- Knowledge of encryption, PKI, HSMs, and secure key management
- Familiarity with SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel), EDR, email gateways, and MDM integrations
- Solid understanding of CIS, NIST, ISO27001 frameworks and data privacy regulations
- Excellent troubleshooting, scripting (PowerShell, Python), and automation skills
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Operational Coverage
- Provide first line triage for alerts, user queries and basic incidents; execute runbooks, escalate per SLA
- Perform detailed analysis, tuning, rule creation, and remediation of incidents requiring technical troubleshooting across DLP, classification, and IRM platforms
- Lead advanced investigations, root cause analysis, complex incident containment, custom rules/scripts, integration with SIEM/SOAR, and vendor engagement for bug fixes/feature requests
Incident & Issue Management
- Own incident lifecycle for data security events: detection → investigation → containment → remediation → recovery → post‑incident review
- Maintain an issues register/deviation tracker; prioritize, assign ownership, and track SLA driven resolution
- Produce incident reports, RCA, and recommendations; implement corrective and preventive actions
Service Enhancement & Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to improve detection fidelity, reduce false positives, and enhance user experience
- Lead tuning, content updates (classification patterns, DLP fingerprints, policy sets), and automation to optimize operations
- Develop and maintain playbooks, runbooks, and operational runbooks for repeatable tasks
Policy Review & Enforcement
- Collaborate with governance and legal teams to design, review, and update data security policies and acceptable use frameworks
- Implement and enforce policies via DLP/classification controls, IRM, encryption and endpoint integrations
- Ensure auditability and evidence collection for compliance and regulatory requirements
Platform & Server Management
- Oversee deployment, configuration, hardening, patching, backup and monitoring of DLP, classification, and IRM servers/applications (on‑prem and cloud)
- Ensure high availability, capacity planning, performance optimization, and disaster recovery readiness
- Manage integrations with identity, endpoint, email, storage and cloud services (e.g., Microsoft 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Box, OneDrive)
Architecture, Design & Enhancement
- Architect and validate solution designs, secure configurations and network integrations for data security tools
- Produce high/low level design documents, solution architecture diagrams, and technical specifications
- Conduct threat modelling and security reviews for proposed changes impacting data flows
Transition & Transformation
- Lead technical transition activities for onboarding, migrations, or vendor replacements (discovery, cutover plans, rollback plans)
- Drive transformation initiatives (cloud enablement, SaaS adoption, automation, CI/CD for policies)
- Ensure knowledge transfer, create HLD/LLD, runbooks, training materials and handover to operations
Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting
- Liaise with SOC, IT ops, endpoint, identity, legal/compliance, data owners, and business units
- Provide regular operational and executive reporting (KPI dashboards for incidents, coverage, false positives, policy enforcement, classification coverage)
- Support audits, compliance assessments and third‑party reviews
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field (Master’s or relevant certifications preferred)
- 8+ years’ experience in data security roles, with hands on experience across DLP, Data Classification, and IRM solutions
- Proven L1–L3 operational background: triage, remediation, advanced tuning and integrations
- Experience managing DLP products (e.g., Forcepoint, Symantec/Digital Guardian, McAfee DLP), classification tools (Boldon James or similar, Titus), IRM (Seclore, Purview), and related ecosystem integrations
- Strong server/platform administration skills (Windows/Linux), virtualization and cloud exposure (Azure/AWS)
- Knowledge of encryption, PKI, HSMs, and secure key management (Thales or similar)
- Familiarity with SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel), EDR, email gateways, and MDM integrations
- Solid understanding of CIS, NIST, ISO27001 frameworks and data privacy regulations
- Excellent troubleshooting, scripting (PowerShell, Python), and automation skills
- Strong communication skills and experience working with cross functional teams and senior stakeholders
Desirable Certifications
- CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or equivalent
- Vendor specific DLP/IRM certifications (Forcepoint/Symantec/Boldon/Seclore)
- Azure/AWS certifications, Microsoft 365 security certifications
- ITIL Foundation
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