Position Purpose:

- The Data Protection Specialist maintains a secure and secure tooling environment for engineers by enforcing security policies and procedures.
- This position will be responsible for investigating & identifying improper security practices and collaborating with teams to clean up sensitive security data across Client's engineering tools.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

- Drive data protection cleanup initiatives and socially promote these programs as part of the overall engineering business culture.
- Proactively collaborate with engineering teams related to data protection & cleanup activities.
- Conduct risk analysis and security assessments within our engineering tools to identify and evaluate risk to the client, when prioritizing cleanup timelines.
- Create clear project Scope statements, and build supporting plans which effectively factor in resource availability, task durations, and related dependencies.
- Check progress regularly against the plan and adjust to optimize execution. Recommend alternative opportunities to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
- Document progress against the project plan throughout the project.
- Present status updates to the team and immediate manager.



Status reports are expected to be concise summaries, tailored to the audience.
- Adept at using Jira & Confluence for project management, including backlog grooming, task scheduling, and dependency tracking.

Must Haves:

- Adept at using Jira & Confluence for project management, including backlog grooming, task scheduling, and dependency tracking.
- Intermediate to advanced communication and facilitation skills.
- Knowledge of security secrets (API Keys/token, SSH Keys/tokens, OAuth Tokens, PGP/PKC Private Keys, etc.)

Preferred Requirements:

- Preferred Education: Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree.
- Preferred Work Experience: 5+ years’ experience in large enterprises leading projects.
- Key Skills and Competencies: Intermediate to advanced communication and facilitation skills.
- Ability to assess and prioritize security risks.
- Ability to effectively and efficiently work with team members across business units.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality in all areas of the business, both personal and professional.

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📌 Data Protection Specialist (Mississauga)
🏢 Collabera
📍 Mississauga