Data Privacy Engineer
About The Position
The Illinois Tollway is seeking a Data Privacy Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise data privacy and protection capabilities. The role serves as a strategic partner to Information Technology Security, Data Governance, Legal, and business stakeholders, ensuring privacy requirements are embedded in Tollway systems, applications, and data lifecycle. The engineer will champion Privacy by Design, develop technical privacy controls, support regulatory compliance, and strengthen the Tollway’s data governance, cybersecurity, AI governance, and data privacy programs while enabling responsible, data-driven innovation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Information Management, Data Science, or a related field from a four-year accredited university.
- Five or more years of experience in one or more of the following: Data Privacy, Privacy Engineering, Data Governance, Information Security, or Data Protection.
- Experience implementing enterprise privacy or security technologies.
- Experience conducting privacy assessments and translating regulatory requirements into technical solutions.
- Experience implementing Microsoft Purview capabilities.
- Experience supporting AI governance initiatives.
- Experience implementing Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Insider Risk Management, or Information Protection solutions.
- Experience with data quality, metadata management, and data lineage tools.
- Knowledge of data protection regulations and best practices.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise data privacy controls across structured and unstructured data environments.
- Embed Privacy by Design principles into application development, cloud solutions, data platforms, and AI initiatives.
- Develop technical standards and guidance for protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Sensitive Personal Information (SPI), payment information, and operational data.
- Design and implement Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs), including data masking, tokenization, encryption, pseudonymization, and anonymization.
- Document privacy requirements throughout the data lifecycle to support enterprise data governance.
- Assist in developing privacy metrics, dashboards, scorecards, and compliance reporting.
- Support compliance with applicable federal, state, and industry regulations and standards, including PIPA, DPPA, BIPA, PCI-DSS, the NIST Privacy Framework, State of Illinois cybersecurity standards, and applicable federal transportation regulations.
- Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and privacy risk assessments.
- Map data flows to identify collection, storage, processing, sharing, and retention of sensitive information.
- Partner with the cybersecurity team on privacy threat modeling and risk analyses.
- Recommend technical and administrative safeguards to mitigate identified privacy risks.
- Support third-party privacy reviews and vendor risk assessments.
- Partner with Tollway stakeholders to implement privacy controls and guidelines for AI solutions.
- Evaluate emerging technologies for privacy implications and recommend appropriate safeguards.
- Advise project teams throughout procurement, solution design, and implementation.
- Build relationships with business stakeholders to promote responsible data use.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
