Sr. Data Security Analyst
About The Position
Consumers Credit Union is seeking a Senior Data Security Analyst to build, strengthen, and advance its enterprise data protection program. The role serves as a subject matter expert for Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), data classification, encryption, and data retention, helping protect and govern sensitive information across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments. The analyst partners with Cybersecurity, Legal, GRC, IAM, Infrastructure, Enterprise Systems, and other teams and takes ownership of critical security initiatives. The position follows a hybrid schedule, with three days per week at the corporate office in Lake Forest, Illinois. Candidates must be local to Northern Illinois or Southeast Wisconsin. Participation in an on-call rotation approximately once every five weeks is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Five or more years of experience in cybersecurity, data protection, compliance, or a related area is preferred.
- Alternatively, eight or more years of experience in cybersecurity, data protection, compliance, or a related area is preferred in lieu of education.
- Strong knowledge of data security concepts, including DLP, DSPM, classification, encryption, access governance, and retention.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview and Concentric AI.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to translate security and regulatory requirements into practical controls.
- Local Northern Illinois or Southeast Wisconsin candidacy is required.
- Ability to participate in an on-call rotation approximately once every five weeks.
Responsibilities
- Lead and enhance the DLP program, including policy administration, tuning, incident workflows, policy refinement, and stakeholder coordination.
- Implement and manage DSPM capabilities to discover, classify, and monitor sensitive data across SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS environments.
- Own and govern the enterprise data classification framework and support consistent adoption and implementation across departments.
- Partner with Infrastructure and Enterprise Systems teams to support enforcement of encryption, tokenization, and key management policies.
- Collaborate with Legal and GRC to ensure data retention policies align with regulatory and contractual requirements.
- Partner with IAM to strengthen data access governance, role-based access control (RBAC), and segregation of duties (SoD) related to sensitive data.
- Serve as a data security subject matter expert during audits, vendor assessments, compliance reviews, and other activities involving sensitive information.
- Stay current on regulatory and data security developments and recommend enhancements to programs, policies, and controls.
Benefits
- Annual bonus opportunity.
- Medical plan options, including High Deductible, HMO, and PPO, effective date of hire for eligible employees.
- Dental insurance, effective date of hire for eligible employees.
- Vision insurance, effective date of hire for eligible employees.
- Spending accounts, effective date of hire for eligible employees.
- Short-term disability coverage, effective date of hire for eligible employees.
- Long-term disability coverage, effective date of hire for eligible employees.
- Life insurance, effective date of hire for eligible employees.
- 401(k) savings plan participation available at any time.
- Pension plan enrollment following six months of employment and 1,000 hours of service, and upon reaching age 20.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
