Senior DLP Engineer

Wintrust Financial Corporation • Rosemont, IL

1d • $117,000 - $158,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Engineer is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and optimizing Wintrust's enterprise data protection controls across Microsoft Purview, Proofpoint, and CrowdStrike platforms. This role works closely with the Senior DLP Engineer and Insider Risk team to protect sensitive information, improve detection accuracy, support investigations, and enhance the organization's overall data protection capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus 3+ years of experience in information security, cybersecurity, compliance technology, or IT Infrastructure
• 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting DLP, data protection, information protection, insider risk, or security monitoring technologies
• Experience administering one or more of the following preferred: Microsoft Purview DLP, Proofpoint DLP, CrowdStrike Data Protection/Insider Risk capabilities
• Experience supporting data classification, data labeling, or information governance initiatives preferred
• Experience operating within a financial services, healthcare, or other highly regulated environment

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain DLP policies across Microsoft Purview, Proofpoint, CrowdStrike, email, endpoint, cloud, and collaboration platforms
• Configure and tune DLP detections using sensitive information types, dictionaries, classifiers, regex, EDMs, IDMs, and contextual conditions
• Perform policy testing, validation, deployment, and change management activities
• Review and analyze DLP alerts to identify potential policy violations, data exposure events, and insider risk indicators
• Support Insider Risk investigations by providing technical analysis related to data movement, exfiltration attempts, and policy violations
• Develop scripts and automation to improve DLP administration, reporting, and operational efficiency
• Support integration efforts between DLP tools and security platforms such as ServiceNow, SIEM, and case management systems

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment
• Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Transportation and Commuting Benefits
• Banking Benefits
• Pet Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree