Data Governance Specialist (Data Protection and Data Security)

Data Governance Specialist (Data Protection and Data Security)
Ameritas Life-Remote NE-NEREM
Information Technology
Full-time

This position is remote (NE, KS, IA, MO, or OH) and does not require regular in-office presence.

This position will play a crucial role in advancing our data governance capabilities, with a focus on Data Protection, Privacy, Security, and Test Data Management. The ideal candidate will have a passion for data and an expertise in data governance principles, strong analytical skills, and experience applying and enhancing data protection frameworks.

At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy, and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services.

What you do

• Collaborate with others to optimize a comprehensive enterprise level data protection service utilizing Test Data Management technology and Data Governance best practices.
• Implement Test Data Management frameworks, methodologies, and tooling to ensure the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of non-production data while adhering to data protection and privacy requirements.
• Monitor and optimize test data protection processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and minimize data-related risks.
• Develop, implement, and maintain data protection policies, standards, and controls to safeguard sensitive data from unauthorized access, disclosure, and misuse.
• Continuously look for improvement opportunities to increase the value and business outcome of the Data Governance function.
• Facilitate and lead meetings with data owners, data stewards, security, and compliance to identify and address data protection use cases and issues.
• Collaborate with data owners, security, compliance, software engineering and QA teams to identify and protect sensitive data assets in non-production environments.
• Build and maintain expertise on Data Protection and Data Governance tools and frameworks like Delphix Test Data Management and Collibra.
• Support change management efforts to improve data literacy across Ameritas.
• Demonstrate outstanding verbal and written communication skills when working with associates and external partners including presenting outcomes to various audiences.

What you bring

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• 1-3 years relevant experience required to include a combination of the following:

• Experience in data protection, data security, test data management, data governance, and business analysis roles within complex organizational environments.
• Understanding of data protection and security concepts, methodologies, and tools, including masking, encryption, access controls, vulnerability management, and security incident response.
• Experience with test data management practices, including data masking and synthetic data generation.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks, standards, and best practices, with experience in developing and implementing data governance policies, standards, and controls.
• Understanding of data governance principles, best practices, and industry standards.

• Experience with data governance tools and technologies desired. Experience with Delphix and/or Collibra strongly preferred.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business requirements into actionable data protection, security, and governance solutions desired.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality results in a dynamic environment required.

What We Offer

• Our company motto is "Fulfilling Life" and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
• Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
• We're committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.
• A total rewards package with all the comprehensive health and welfare benefits you'd expect, including competitive pay and incentives, 401(k), flexible work schedules and time off to care for yourself and others.
• Additional popular benefits, including tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment, an incentivized well-being program, adoption assistance, paid time off for volunteering, training, and career development opportunities.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we're committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.