Sr DLP Security Operations

Job Description

We have a position for a Sr DLP Security Operations with one of our clients in New Hyde Park, NY for an initial contract duration of 5 months. No third party candidates considered for this position.

The Cybersecurity Operations Analyst – DLP is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) within the organization. This role focuses exclusively on developing and maintaining DLP policies, tuning DLP systems for optimal performance, and continuously monitoring DLP activities to prevent and detect unauthorized data access or transfer

Key Responsibilities

Security Monitoring

• Lead the expansion and continuous improvement of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) initiatives across the

organization, including international operations, ensuring robust policy enforcement and alignment

with regulatory requirements

• Monitor, investigate, and respond to potential data loss events from both internal and external sources,

ensuring swift containment and remediation

• Administer, tune, and maintain DLP technologies for on-premise, cloud, SaaS, and endpoint

environments to ensure robust policy enforcement

• Develop, update, and enforce DLP policies and operational playbooks to address evolving data

protection risks and regulatory requirements

• Utilize threat intelligence to adapt DLP controls in response to new tactics, techniques, and procedures

(TTPs) that target sensitive or regulated data

• Review and approve new system deployments to ensure integration with DLP monitoring and

compliance requirements

• Document DLP incidents, investigations, and remediation steps to support regulatory audits and

continuous process improvement

• Collaborate with IT and security teams to automate DLP alerts and responses for faster threat mitigation

• Provide off-hours support to address urgent DLP incidents and maintain 24/7 data protection coverage

Incident Response

• Monitor and review DLP alerts across email, web, endpoint, and cloud.

• Identify and prioritize real incidents vs. false positives.

• Investigate user activity and data movement related to alerts.

• Determine if incidents are accidental, negligent, or malicious.

• Escalate high-risk cases to Legal, HR, or Security leadership.

• Take action to contain active threats (e.g., disable sharing, isolate devices).

• Document all findings, actions, and outcomes in the case tracking system.

• Recommend user coaching or awareness training when needed.

• Propose improvements to DLP rules to reduce noise and increase accuracy.

• Track and report incident trends and metrics (volume, type, resolution time).

Collaborate with IT, Legal, HR, and business units during investigations.

• Support audits, compliance checks, and policy updates as needed.

Emerging Threats Monitoring

• Obtains information and stays up-to-date on the latest threats and security trends in a fast and efficient

way to keep the enterprise environment protected.

Service Desk and Incident Management

• Assists in the investigation and resolution of security issues.

• Do you have any upcoming PTO that we should be aware of? N/A
• Has a candidate already been identified? No
• Are you ok with H1B's or USC/GC only? US only based in either ATL (6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd. Atlanta, GA 30328) or NY
• Do candidates need to be local to interview? Would be nice but no.
• If yes, will they be required onsite? Yes they will be required onsite 2-3 days out of the week.
• Onsite requirements? 5 days/week or Flex Onsite Schedule 2-3 days per week/month?
• Potential to Extend? Yes
• Potential to Convert FTE? Yes
• Target Years of Exp: 3-5 Yrs
• Top 5 Must Haves: TBD