Expert Data Protection Engineer

The Data Protection team secures Experian’s data through encryption, key management, and certificate services across on-premises systems and the cloud. As the technical authority for our cryptographic infrastructure, including hardware security modules (HSMs), appliances, and AWS cryptographic services, you will guide encryption strategy and work with teams across the company to build it into their projects. At Experian, we believe great work happens when people come together. We’re focused on attracting talent in and around our designated hub locations who are open to collaborating with colleagues in person. Aligning employees to these talent markets helps foster collaboration, strengthen team connections, and support long-term career growth within Experian. You will report to the Data Protection Manager, and reside in or near one of our collaboration hubs: Costa Mesa, CA; San Jose, CA; Allen, TX; Austin, TX; Franklin, TN; New York, NY; Schaumberg, IL; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Seattle, WA You will have opportunity to: • Lead several Data Protection infrastructure projects at once, keeping solutions aligned with business goals, timelines, and quality standards • Advise management on encryption, key management, and cryptographic services strategy for on-premises and cloud environments • Serve as the subject matter expert for encryption, key management, and certificate lifecycle management • Partner with application, cloud, security operations, audit, and compliance teams to design and build Data Protection capabilities into larger technology projects • Engineer and run Data Protection systems, including encryption onboarding, builds, upgrades, troubleshooting, daily health checks, and maintenance • Set standards for integration, key lifecycle management, and operational readiness (documentation, monitoring, and alerting), and keep documentation fully current • Find gaps in Data Protection controls and close them through upgrades, reconfiguration, or automation, while helping shape the team’s roadmap • Prepare for and present in security audits, support security policy review, and take part in a rotating on-call schedule • 10+ years of experience in information security engineering or a related field, including time as a subject matter expert or technical advisor to management • 6+ years of experience with IT applications and systems • 3+ years of experience with databases such as Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, or Teradata • Hands-on experience with encryption technologies, including file encryption, encryption key lifecycle management, and security policies, and guiding development teams on encrypting data on-premises or in the cloud • Experience with AWS cloud services and AWS CloudHSM, Thales HSM, or other key management solutions • Experience designing and implementing encryption strategies across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, including customer-managed keys and third-party HSM integration, and documenting encryption strategy with business teams • Experience designing and building automated solutions, and working with monitoring tools such as Splunk, Grafana, or Prometheus • Reside in, or near the designated Collaboration Hub(s) for this role. Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian’s people first, inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; World’s Best Workplaces™ 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related s