Senior Data Protection Engineer

Your Opportunity

The Engineering Lead, Security Development & Engineering of Data Protection will be a technical expert with deep knowledge of structured and unstructured data, data in motion and data at rest technologies, as well as knowledge of public/private/hybrid cloud infrastructures, security controls and implementation strategies. This position will be a proven technical leader capable of driving unified data security architectures for the enterprise, and the adoption of well designed, architected and secure applications. The Lead for Security Development & Engineering is a driven, self-starter individual contributor and team-player, and a partner to the business and operations teams.

What you are good at

• Help develop and sustain an enterprise-wide security model for data protection platforms that spans preventative and detective controls.
• Partner with teammates to implement processes and technologies that reduce data exposure deficiencies, and help develop creative reporting mechanisms including metrics/key themes that communicate risk to business owners and leadership.
• Participate in development and implementation of security design & architecture principles and standards.
• Participate in the development and communication of Encryption and Data monitoring security Standards and Training.
• Be visible in the development and infrastructure communities at Schwab.
• Build and sustain good working relationships with development and infrastructure teams, and involve them in the overall application and Data Security Technology strategy.
• Work with and influence business contacts in regards to technology controls, risk mitigation techniques related to application and data security.
• Participate in defining secure structured/unstructured and data at rest/data in motion control design and deployment, secure configuration, and implementing appropriate technology solutions, controls and practices as needed.
• Conduct research to identify new attack vectors facing application, data and cloud services. Serve as a core team member of the Security Design team.
• Participate in driving data protection strategies and standards that support data and application security.
• Demonstrate a commitment to integrity, process improvement, and customer satisfaction.

What you have

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or demonstrated equivalent experience required
• 7-10 years of experience in various security and technology domains
• Extensive experience in developing security architecture solutions for financial environments is a major plus
• Subject matter expertise in data protection provider security.
• Fluent in application security and development processes.
• Must have excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively across project teams.
• Must demonstrate a keen understanding of security as a business enabler.
• CISSP or SANS - GIAC certification preferred, however consideration will be given to those that have certifications in technology platforms (Oracle, Microsoft, Redhat, etc.) as well.

"In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities."

Why work for us?

Own Your Tomorrow embodies everything we do! We are committed to helping our employees ignite their potential and achieve their dreams. Our employees get to play a central role in reinventing a multi-trillion-dollar industry, creating a better, more modern way to build and manage wealth.

Benefits: A competitive and flexible package designed to empower you for today and tomorrow. We offer a competitive and flexible package designed to help you make the most of your life at work and at home-today and in the future.

TD Ameritrade, a subsidiary of Charles Schwab, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At TD Ameritrade we believe People Matter. We value diversity and believe that it goes beyond all protected classes, thoughts, ideas, and perspectives.