Senior Data Security Engineer

Job Description

Work Arrangement

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, Austin or Roswell three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

As a Data Security Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our organizations data assets. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to implement and maintain robust security measures, identify, and mitigate data security risks, and respond to security incidents.

In this role you will be accountable to govern data movement at rest and in motion to ensure how it is monitored aligns with the GM data management strategy. This role is also responsible to effectively manage data monetization activities across the GM data ecosystem. Accountable to define policies and govern compliance for data (structured, unstructured, and streamed) for enterprise data assets that are being hydrated or shared internally or with 3rd parties. Ultimately this role will accelerate data risk management across the federated data mesh and data value stream.

What Youll Do

Develop and implement data security strategies, policies, and procedures to protect the organizations data assets.

Conduct regular assessments and audits of data systems and infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities and recommend security enhancements.

Collaborate with IT teams to design and implement secure data architectures, networks, and systems.

Monitor and analyze data security logs and alerts to detect and respond to security incidents in a timely manner.

Investigate and resolve data incidents, including conducting forensic analysis and implementing remediation measures.

Implement and manage access controls, authentication mechanisms, and encryption protocols to safeguard data.

Stay updated on the latest data security threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices, and proactively recommend security enhancements.

Conduct security awareness training for employees to promote a culture of data security and compliance.

Collaborate with external vendors and partners to ensure the security of data shared or accessed by third parties.

Participate in incident response planning and exercises to ensure effective incident management and recovery.

Maintain documentation of data security policies, procedures, and incident response plans.

Collaborate with compliance teams to ensure data security practices align with relevant regulations and standards.

Provide guidance and support to IT teams and business units on data security best practices and compliance requirements.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.

7 years’ experience in enterprise organizations where analytics, data, and insights fueled key growth

Strong knowledge of data security principles, best practices, and industry standards.

Familiarity with data encryption, access controls, authentication mechanisms, and network security protocols.

Strong knowledge of data pipeline technologies and tools, such as Kafka, Hive, Spark, Python Airflow, PowerBI or similar.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

Masters degree is a plus.

Experience leading teams for a Fortune 500 company.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

#LI-SS

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;

• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;

• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;

• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;

• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;

• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

GM is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. GM is committed to providing a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and advancing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, all practices and decisions relating to terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment are made without regard to an individuals protected characteristics. For purposes of this policy, “protected characteristics” include an individuals actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, weight, height, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at Careers.Accommodations@GM.com or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.​

We are leading the change to make our world better, safer and more equitable for all through our actions and how we behave. Learn more about:

Our Company (https://search-careers.gm.com/en/working-at-gm/)

Our Culture

How we hire​​​​​​​ (https://search-careers.gm.com/en/how-we-hire/)

Our diverse team of employees bring their collective passion for engineering, technology and design to deliver on our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. We are looking for adventure-seekers and imaginative thought leaders to help us transform mobility.

Explore our global location s

The policy of General Motors is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individuals age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, General Motors is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at Careers.Accommodations@GM.com .In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.