(USA) Senior Data Assurance Engineer

Position Summary...

As a Senior Data Assurance Engineer, you will lead efforts to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and security of sensitive data through advanced data loss prevention and information assurance practices. This role involves guiding incident response, enhancing data protection protocols, and collaborating with stakeholders to identify and mitigate cyber risks. You will also develop and maintain operational procedures, mentor team members, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. Your expertise in cybersecurity principles, data mining, and automation will support Walmart's commitment to safeguarding critical information and driving operational excellence.

What you'll do...

About the team:

The DAC team comprises experienced engineers dedicated to Data Loss Prevention, protecting sensitive PCI, HIPAA, customer, business, and associate data globally. This team serves as a vital defense layer, employing advanced tools and collaborating with Information Security teams. Focus areas include incident management, cyber risk evaluation, and information assurance to ensure data security and integrity. The team prioritizes automation and software development to strengthen protection measures. Operating within a structured environment, members support continuous improvement and maintain effective stakeholder engagement to uphold high standards of data protection and operational excellence.

What you'll do:

We are expanding our team and looking for a Senior Data Assurance Engineer to build and maintain automation and AI-assisted initiatives to improve signal quality, scalability, and operational efficiency, aligning with modern Data Loss Prevention (DLP) practices that emphasize noise reduction and actionable insights over raw alert volume. You will be a hands-on technical contributor responsible for building, tuning, and maintaining DLP detection logic, classification rules, and protection policies across endpoints, email, and cloud platforms. You will collaborate with Information Security, Infrastructure, Data Governance, Privacy, and business teams to understand data flows, implement controls, and support audits and risk assessments.

What you'll bring:

• Build and maintain automation workflows to streamline policy deployment, alert triage, reporting, and remediation activities using scripting and API integrations.

• Create and maintain operational dashboards and metrics that measure control effectiveness, alert quality, response times, and risk trends.

• Implement and manage enterprise DLP controls across endpoint, email, network, SaaS, and cloud platforms.

• Develop, test, and tune data classification and detection rules to improve accuracy, reduce false positives, and enhance risk-based alerting.

• Ability to independently drive technical tasks and support broader initiatives.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see . Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart ( .

Herndon, Virginia US-10710: The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00 - $216,000.00

Bentonville, Arkansas US-09050: The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock

?

?

?

?

?

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity or related area and 3 years' experience in data assurance at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.Option 2: 5 years' experience in data assurance at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Certification in Security+, Network+, GISF, CISSP, or CCSP, Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or related area and 1 year's Exposure of leading/ working on Information Security / Cybersecurity Projects, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart's accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location...

2245 Monroe St, Herndon, VA 20171, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.