We are looking for a Data Security Analyst to join a financial services organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this role, you will help shape and uphold enterprise data governance practices, with a strong emphasis on identifying, classifying, and safeguarding unstructured information. This position combines strategic oversight with hands-on responsibility for the security technologies that support data protection and loss prevention efforts. You will work closely with security leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to strengthen compliance, reduce information risk, and improve data handling standards across the business.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and enforcement of data governance frameworks, standards, and controls that support secure information management across the organization.
- Oversee initiatives to discover, classify, and protect unstructured data, ensuring sensitive information is handled according to business and regulatory expectations.
- Administer and enhance data protection and data loss prevention solutions, including tools such as Varonis or comparable platforms.
- Partner with security, compliance, and business teams to assess information risk and implement practical safeguards that reduce exposure.
- Establish meaningful security and governance metrics, then monitor and report on performance to support ongoing improvement.
- Translate regulatory obligations into operational data security practices and help maintain alignment with applicable compliance requirements.
- Support the maintenance and optimization of security monitoring and related controls that contribute to broader enterprise data integrity and protection goals.
- Advise stakeholders on policy adherence, secure data usage, and governance best practices to strengthen the organization’s security posture.
- 7+ years of experience in data security, information security, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated expertise in data governance, data classification, and protection of unstructured data within an enterprise environment.
- Hands-on experience with Varonis or a similar data security platform, along with familiarity with data loss prevention technologies.
- Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements relevant to data protection in a financial services setting.
- Experience creating, tracking, and reporting on security or governance metrics and key performance indicators.
- Solid knowledge of information risk management, enterprise security controls, and cyber security policy development.
- Familiarity with SIEM tools, application security concepts, and data integrity principles; CompTIA Security+ certification is a plus.