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Information Security Professional - DLP (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office)

AT Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac

Information Security Professional - DLP (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office)

McLean, VA

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you'll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.

Position Overview:

Consider this opportunity if you're interested in applying your knowledge and experience to a challenging environment and joining a team of dedicated and highly supportive individuals in a DLP policy engineer role! The Cyber DLP team at Freddie Mac has an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to bring their passion and relevant background to support the mission of protecting Freddie Mac data at an Analyst II level.

Our Impact:

Our team is responsible for:

• Continuously increasing DLP coverage across the organization via multiple tools

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• Maintaining an effective end-to-end process for turning around intake requests received from partners across the organization

• Defining technical content-based inspection rules in DLP tools, ensuring detections get routed to monitoring/response processes in accordance with defined internal procedures and controls

• Creating new and maintaining existing process documentation

• Defining metrics and supporting reporting needs across the organization

• Addressing risks and open issues that apply to our process

Your Impact:

• Define new and enhance existing DLP policies/rules to continuously increase DLP Program coverage via multiple detection technologies in accordance with established processes

• Tune DLP policies on a continuous basis and apply exclusions to existing policies in accordance with established processes to maintain a mature set of policies within the scope of the DLP Program

• Support the Cyber DLP team in further expanding upon the established DLP Program by defining additional processes / controls for continuous risk reduction/issue remediation purposes, and to meet the objectives of the DLP Program

• Partner with required stakeholders to remediate DLP design, process, and technology gaps

• Partner with Cyber Security Operations teams as needed to enhance DLP monitoring / response on an ongoing basis

• Provide support in defining and building upon metrics to measure effectiveness and efficiency of the Program, and support reporting needs across the organization

• Build, develop, and maintain relationships with internal and external partners and vendors to formulate DLP solutions for Freddie Mac

• Support the team in governance, risk and audit activities as required

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in the Cyber Security/Information Technology industry

• 2+ years of DLP policy definition and analysis experience in on prem and cloud technology (desired)

• Ability to communicate effectively, persuasively, and credibly with internal management and partners / stakeholders

• Experience working with Splunk (desired)

• Ability to adapt, work in and thrive in a frequently changing environment

• Excellent teaming skills

• Certifications relevant to the Cyber Security industry (desired)

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Excellent collaborator and fantastic teammate

• Multi-task, prioritize, and (sometimes) expect the unexpected. Actively contribute to providing solutions and be open and flexible to change.

• View obstacles and gaps as an exciting challenge, focus on providing detailed solutions to solving problems

• Relationship builder inside and outside of Cyber Security

• Stay current on technology that impacts the industry

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you'll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

CA Applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Notice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. If interested in learning more, please visit www.BountyJobs.com and register with our referral code: MAC.

Time-type:Full time

FLSA Status:Non-Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $85,000 - $127,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.

Client-provided location(s): McLean, VA, USA
Job ID: Freddie_Mac-JR13907
Employment Type: Other