Sr Cybersecurity Engineer- Data Security/ Data Protection

We are seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to play a key role in advancing our enterprise Data Security program. The ideal candidate is a technically strong security professional who thrives in a collaborative environment, leads complex initiatives, and influences security outcomes across the organization.

- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, data security, or security engineering within a large enterprise. - Solid understanding of data protection technologies, cloud security, secure application development, and security architecture principles. - Strong experience with security governance, risk management, compliance, and participating in the audit processes. - Experience driving process transformation, automation, and workflow modernization using scripting, APIs, or AI-enabled technologies. - Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technical teams and drive cross-functional initiatives. - Practical experience with cloud platforms, DevSecOps practices, and security automation tools. - Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or equivalent are a plus.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

- Lead initiatives to improve enterprise data security compliance and control effectiveness. - Partner with application, engineering, and architecture teams to create automation, tools, and materials that will increase the adoption of data security capabilities and secure design practices. - Drive the modernization of data security compliance review processes through automation, workflow optimization, and AI-enabled solutions. - Lead data security exception request reviews, continuously identify opportunities to reduce exception rates through increasing the use of data security capabilities. - Develop and maintain operational metrics, dashboards, and reporting to measure program effectiveness and support risk management. - Support the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of security capabilities. - Coordinate and lead Data Security audit response activities, ensuring timely responses, high-quality response materials and effective remediation of findings. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, efficient, and user-friendly data security capabilities. - Mentor team members and contribute to the continuous improvement of team processes, standards, and technical capabilities.