Act Digital is an international technology and cybersecurity consulting company supporting major organizations across digital transformation, cyber defense and security operations.Within our cybersecurity activities, we support large enterprise and financial-sector clients on topics including:SOC operationsOffensive securityPurple teamingWe are currently looking for a DLP Engineer to join a major insurance-sector environment in Montreal.About the RoleAs a DLP Engineer, you will help design and strengthen data loss prevention capabilities against modern data exfiltration risks.This role combines DLP engineering, data governance and incident response activities. The objective is not only to deploy DLP policies, but also to continuously test and improve their effectiveness against realistic data leakage scenarios.You will work closely with SOC, Compliance and IT teams to strengthen data protection coverage and governance maturity across the environment.Main responsibilities include:Reviewing and improving existing DLP policies and use casesDeveloping recent detection logic and data classification rulesValidating DLP effectiveness through testing and simulated exfiltration scenariosIdentifying protection gaps across endpoint, network,



cloud and email environmentsMapping sensitive data flows across the organizationImproving detection quality and reducing false positivesSupporting continuous improvement of monitoring and incident response capabilitiesQualifications3-5 years of experience in cybersecurityExperience in DLP, Data Protection, SOC or Data GovernanceHands-on experience deploying or administering DLP solutionsExperience working in enterprise or regulated environmentsStrong understanding of data classification and data leakage risksRequired SkillsDLP and data protection technologiesDLP policy development and tuningData classification frameworksLog analysis and event correlationRegulatory compliance fundamentals (GDPR, PCI-DSS)Scripting skills (Python, PowerShell and/or Bash)Windows security and Active Directory knowledgeStrong analytical and investigation capabilitiesPreferred SkillsExperience in financial or highly regulated environmentsExperience with data governance or classification programsExperience with detection-as-code methodologiesKnowledge of insider threat methodologiesFamiliarity with cloud environments (M365, AWS, Azure, GCP)Knowledge of modern exfiltration techniques and data flow mapping

📌 Dlp Engineer (Montreal)
🏢 act digital
📍 Montreal