Senior Analyst, Data Protection
American Tower - Boston, MA
Hiring: Senior Analyst, Data Protection Company: American Tower Location: Boston, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 15:09:21 Target Skills & Keywords : Compliance, Emotion, Encryption, REST, TestNG About the job Experience: •6+ years of experience in Information Security with a focus on Data Loss Prevention, Data Classification, Data Protection, or Information Protection required. Required Skills: •What You Can Offer Us •Design, implement, and maintain DLP policies across DLP Technologies for endpoints, email, network/web, cloud applications, collaboration platforms, and data repositories. •Conduct regular policy tuning and rule optimization to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy. •Lead testing, validation, and deployment of new DLP controls and policy updates. •Manage DLP incident workflows, escalations, and exception processes. •Identify emerging data protection risks and implement proactive monitoring controls. •Coordinate rollout of sensitivity labels and rights management/encryption controls across Microsoft 365 and integrated business applications through testing, documentation, communications and end user training. •Monitor label adoption, effectiveness, and compliance with corporate data handling requirements. Qualifications: •What You Need to Succeed •Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent work experience) in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business Administration, Legal/Privacy, and/or related field required. •6+ years of experience in Information Security with a focus on Data Loss Prevention, Data Classification, Data Protection, or Information Protection required. •CISSP, CISM, CIPP, Microsoft Security certification, or equivalent certifications preferred. •Applied hands-on capability in DLP and Data Classification Technologies such as Microsoft Purview Information Protection, Microsoft Purview DLP, Endpoint DLP, Network/Web DLP platforms, Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Defender for Cloud Apps and Microsoft 365 security technologies required. •Experience designing, testing, implementing, managing and optimizing enterprise DLP, data classification and sensitivity labeling policies and controls into Data Protection/DLP technology platforms required. •Experience analyzing DLP incidents and data loss use cases, as well as developing policies and mitigation strategies required. •Experience working with engineering teams to implement and optimize DLP, data classification, and data protection controls required. •Practical experience utilizing enterprise-scale technology rollouts and change management initiatives in a global environment required. •In-depth knowledge of data security, regulatory compliance, privacy requirements, and information governance required. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!