# Team Lead, Data Security - Northeast region (Remote)

**Company**: GuidePoint Security
**Location**: Remote
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

GuidePoint Security is seeking a Team Lead – Data Security to serve as a senior technical and strategic resource within their newly created Data Security Consulting Practice.

The role blends strategic advisory responsibilities with deep technical expertise,guiding clients through the development of secure data architectures, platform enablement, and integration of leading data protection and security solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

- Client Engagement & Leadership: Act as the primary technical lead on client data security engagements, overseeing design, delivery, and implementation of strategic data protection solutions.

- Data Security Strategy Development: Collaborate with customer stakeholders to assess current data protection posture and develop tailored data security strategies aligned to business, compliance, and transformation goals.

- Architecture & Design: Design and document enterprise data security architectures including data discovery, classification, encryption, tokenization, and access control across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

- Tooling & Platform Enablement: Lead assessments and integrations of data security platforms such as DLP, DSPM, CASB, and insider risk management tools across client environments.

- Implementation Oversight: Provide technical oversight for solution deployments, policy configurations, and integration of security tooling into existing client infrastructures.

- Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of consultants and engineers; assign tasks, review deliverables, and ensure technical excellence and consistency across engagements.

- Client Advisory & Evangelism: Act as a trusted advisor to customer executives and technical teams,educating on best practices, regulatory impacts, and emerging data protection technologies.

- Continuous Improvement & R&D: Research and recommend emerging tools, frameworks, and automation approaches to enhance client data security maturity and consulting methodologies.

Qualifications:

- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field; or equivalent experience.

- Experience: 8+ years in information security, with 3+ years focused on data security or protection; 3+ years in a client-facing consulting or technical lead capacity; proven experience developing and implementing data security strategies across complex enterprise environments.

- Technical Expertise: Hands-on experience with leading data protection platforms (Proofpoint, Netskope, Cyera, Cyberhaven, BigID, Symantec DLP, Varonis, etc.); strong understanding of encryption, key management (KMS/HSM), tokenization, data masking, and structured/unstructured data protection; experience with security automation, APIs, and integration (Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or Ansible); deep understanding of data governance and compliance frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST).

- Soft Skills: Exceptional client communication and presentation abilities; proven leadership and mentorship capabilities within consulting or project delivery teams; ability to manage multiple engagements and translate business outcomes into technical execution plans.

Benefits:

- Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)

- Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans)

- Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans

- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program

- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance

- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment

- Pet Benefit Option

## Skills

### Required
- data security
- encryption
- key management
- tokenization
- data masking
- security automation
- APIs
- integration
- Python
- PowerShell
- Terraform
- Ansible
- GDPR
- CCPA
- HIPAA
- ISO 27001
- NIST

### Nice to have
- Proofpoint
- Netskope
- Cyera
- Cyberhaven
- BigID
- Symantec DLP
- Varonis

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