Lead Security Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a Lead Security Engineer to strengthen enterprise data protection capabilities for a motor freight forwarder in Johns Creek, Georgia. This contract opportunity is ideal for a security specialist who can shape and execute strategies for discovering, classifying, and safeguarding sensitive information across cloud and on-premises environments. The role will partner with technical and business stakeholders to improve governance, support compliance efforts, and elevate the organization’s ability to detect and respond to data-related threats.

Responsibilities:
• Develop and lead enterprise data protection programs that improve how sensitive information is identified, categorized, and secured across multiple environments.
• Design and implement scalable controls for data governance, labeling, encryption, and key management to reduce risk and support business operations.
• Oversee investigations involving data security events, coordinate remediation activities, and help strengthen response processes based on findings.
• Integrate security telemetry from protection platforms into monitoring and detection solutions to improve visibility into potential data loss activity.
• Direct proactive threat hunting efforts focused on unauthorized data movement, exfiltration risks, and suspicious user behavior.
• Partner with compliance, infrastructure, cloud, and business teams to align protection strategies with regulatory and operational requirements.
• Assess security technologies and external vendors, providing recommendations on solutions that support data protection and governance objectives.
• Mentor security team members and provide technical leadership on enterprise initiatives, best practices, and program maturity improvements.• 5–6+ years of experience in cybersecurity with a strong background in enterprise data protection and security engineering.
• Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Purview, including enterprise-scale implementations for data discovery, classification, labeling, or eDiscovery.
• Strong experience with data loss prevention technologies, with Zscaler preferred, and a solid understanding of the full data governance lifecycle.
• Working knowledge of tools and platforms such as Varonis, cloud security technologies, threat hunting solutions, and data classification platforms.
• Experience with encryption approaches, key management concepts, and securing sensitive data across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional security initiatives, manage stakeholders, and communicate effectively with technical teams and executive audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including mentoring team members and guiding investigations through resolution.