Overview
Data Protection Specialist Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at Fircroft
Title: Data Protection Specialist
Company: Fircroft
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Data Security Solutions Engineer to join our cybersecurity team. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in enterprise data protection technologies, including Forcepoint DLP, IBM Guardium, and Boldon James Classification solutions, with a strong understanding of data privacy, governance, and compliance frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
- Administer, configure, and optimize Forcepoint DLP policies across endpoint, network, email/web, and cloud environments.
- Manage content inspection rules, fingerprinting, OCR, and incident response workflows to protect sensitive information including PII, PCI, PHI, GDPR-regulated data, and intellectual property.
- Integrate DLP with email gateways, CASB, proxy, and security solutions to enforce enterprise data-sharing policies.
- Develop and maintain exception handling and escalation processes in coordination with business stakeholders.
IBM Guardium Data Protection
- Deploy, configure, and manage IBM Guardium for Database Activity Monitoring (DAM), compliance auditing, and real-time alerting.
- Implement and maintain data masking policies across production and non-production databases.
- Monitor database access controls, segregation of duties, and least-privilege access policies.
Boldon James Data Classification
- Implement and administer Boldon James Classifier solutions for email, document, and file classification.
- Define and maintain enterprise classification taxonomy, labeling standards, and enforcement policies.
- Integrate classification labels with DLP, encryption, Information Rights Management (IRM), and related security controls.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Develop operational procedures, standards, runbooks, and best practices for data security technologies.
- Support internal and external audits, compliance assessments, and regulatory reporting requirements.
- Translate regulatory and compliance requirements into enforceable technical security controls.
Operations & Continuous Improvement
- Collaborate with Data Management and Security teams to enforce enterprise data protection policies.
- Perform monitoring, tuning, troubleshooting, version upgrades, and optimization of data protection platforms.
- Conduct security gap assessments and recommend improvements to strengthen organizational data security posture.
- Support integration with SIEM, IRM, CASB, and ticketing platforms.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of experience in Data Protection, Information Security, or Privacy-related roles.
- Hands-on experience with:
- Forcepoint DLP (Endpoint, Network, Email/Web, Cloud)
- IBM Guardium Data Protection
- Boldon James Data Classification
- Strong understanding of:
- Data privacy and compliance frameworks
- Encryption technologies
- Information Rights Management (IRM)
- Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
- Database security and monitoring
- Experience integrating security tools with SIEM and ticketing systems.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant cybersecurity certifications are a plus (CISSP, CISM, CDPSE, Security+, etc.).
- Experience in regulated industries such as Banking, Government, Healthcare, or Energy is preferred.
