Lead Information Security Engineer at Mastercard advancing data security capabilities and participating in compliance initiatives. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure effective data management and protection.
Responsibilities
Support and evolve enterprise data classification and protection standards, ensuring sensitive data is consistently identified, labeled, and handled appropriately
Design, implement, and maintain DLP controls to detect, prevent, and respond to unauthorized data sharing or exposure across email, endpoints, collaboration tools, cloud services, and network channels
Contribute to Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) efforts by helping discover where sensitive data resides, who has access to it, and whether it is properly protected
Partner on data security governance activities, including policy alignment, exception handling, metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives
Support audit and regulatory responses (e.g., evidence gathering, control mapping, and issue remediation) in collaboration with Risk, Privacy, and Corporate Security stakeholders
Help define and track KPIs and KRIs to provide visibility into data security effectiveness, coverage, and risk trends
Act as a strong cross functional partner, balancing security, compliance, and business enablement while supporting Mastercard’s Zero Trust data strategy
Requirements
Successful track record in identifying ways to modify the security program (data loss prevention) to keep up with the ever-changing technology & security landscape.
Experience leading initiatives focused on enterprise data classification, DLP, and/or DSPM
Familiarity with enterprise data security concepts, cloud and SaaS environments, and modern collaboration platforms
Comfort working across audit, risk, privacy, and technology teams
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain security concepts clearly to diverse audiences
A mindset focused on outcomes, continuous improvement, and enabling the business securely
Ability to design, govern and communicate controls, not just operate tools (with understanding of industry security standards: NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800 53 / 800 171, ISO/IEC 27001 & 27002, Zero Trust, and more)
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