Data Protection Specialist
Odyssey Reinsurance Company (OdysseyRe) is the global reinsurance arm of Odyssey Group, one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance and specialty insurance. OdysseyRe offers a broad range of property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance products, providing capital and risk management solutions for clients to efficiently manage economic risk through a network of branch and representative offices across North America, Latin America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa), AsiaPacific and London. OdysseyRe is an equal opportunity employer with excellent benefits and a strong commitment to providing training and opportunities for our staff. We provide employees an innovative, enriching environment and take great pride in their career growth. OdysseyRe is rated A+ (Superior) by AM Best and AA- (Very Strong) by Standard and Poor’s. Odyssey Group is a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, which is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol FFH. Data Protection Specialist Position Summary: The Data Protection Specialist will focus on providing analysis and engineering support for the Data Protection Office. This includes primary responsibility of triaging Data Discovery events, DLP events, supporting data discovery efforts, gathering unique business sensitive data patterns, and implementing detection rules/policies for Auto Data Classification/DLP/File Level Encryption. The position will also serve as a backup to the Data Protection Lead. This is a 6 month contract-to-hire position, eligible for remote work in the United States. Essential Functions: Provide engineering support for Data Discovery, DLP, and Data Classification systems which include implementing detection rules, reducing false positive detections, deploying and maintaining tools. Analyze Data Discovery, DLP, and Data Classification events and formulate metrics to indicate areas of concern. Coordinate with business units to gather business requirements such as unique sensitive data patterns, whitelist of authorized entities, and establish controls with least business impacts. Building reports/automations to address key business concerns on data protection issues Assist in addressing Data Protection control audits. Skills, Knowledge & Abilities: Varonis SaaS engineering and analysis experience is a must Microsoft Purview, Netskope or other DLP engineering and analysis experience Microsoft Purview Information Protection engineering and analysis experience Familiar with Keyword, Regex, Exact Data Matching (EDM) methodology for policy development Power BI/Tableau experience is a plus Business Relationship Management experience General knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, CIS standards Education/Experience: Bachelor’s Degree preferred Minimum of 3-4 years of experience in Data Security and/or Data Governance #LI-Remote We are an E-Verify employer - all hired positions require successfully passing an E-Verify Check. Navigate the links below to learn more about careers at OdysseyRe. Workplace Initiatives Career Areas for Professionals A Rewarding Workplace Follow us on LinkedIn for company highlights