Data Governance and Security Engineer
Data Governance and Security Engineer
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Job Description
MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing young energetic global IT-Engineering services company with clients across the US. We provide technology solutions to various clients like Uber Robinhood Netflix Airbnb Google Sephora and more! More recently we have expanded to working internationally in Canada China Ireland UK Brazil and India. Through our culture of innovation we inspire build and deliver business results from idea to outcome. We keep our clients on the cutting edge of the latest technologies and provide solutions by using industry-specific best practices and expertise.
We are excited to be continuously expanding our team. If you are interested in this position please send over your updated resume. We look forward to hearing from you!
Job Title: Data Governance and Security Engineer
Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Data Governance and Security Engineer to help manage and protect the organizations data assets using Azure Purview and Varonis. This role is responsible for implementing and maintaining data classification discovery and access policies across the enterprise. The ideal candidate will be familiar with both governance and security principles and can bridge the gap between privacy compliance and operational risk.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the deployment configuration and administration of Azure Purview for data cataloging classification and lineage tracking
- Monitor data access and user behavior through Varonis investigating anomalies and recommending mitigations
- Define and enforce data governance policies including data classification retention and stewardship
- Collaborate with data owners legal compliance and IT to ensure regulatory requirements (e.g. GDPR HIPAA CCPA) are met
- Maintain an up-to-date inventory of sensitive data and ensure proper access controls are in place
- Work with security and cloud teams to design and implement protection measures for structured and unstructured data
- Provide actionable reports and dashboards to stakeholders using both Azure Purview and Varonis insights
- Support incident response related to data access loss or policy violations
- Conduct periodic audits of data permissions and user roles
- Educate business units on secure data handling labeling and sharing practices
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Information Systems Data Management or related field
- 5 years of experience in data governance information security or risk/compliance roles
- Hands-on experience with Azure Purview (data cataloging scanning classification)
- Proficiency in using Varonis for data access monitoring and security alerting
- Strong understanding of data privacy regulations (e.g. GDPR HIPAA CCPA FERPA)
- Familiarity with Azure services RBAC and Microsoft Information Protection (MIP)
- Excellent analytical investigative and documentation skills
- Strong communication skills to interface with IT compliance and executive teams
Preferred Certifications:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals or Azure Security Engineer Associate
- Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US or CIPP/EU)
MatchPoint Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Employment Type
Full Time
