Team Lead, Data Security - Northeast region (Remote)

The role

This person will lead client engagements focused on designing and implementing enterprise data security strategies, architectures, and tooling integrations. They will serve as a senior technical and strategic resource within the Data Security Consulting Practice.

What you will do

• Act as the primary technical lead on client data security engagements
• Collaborate with customer stakeholders to develop tailored data security strategies
• Design and document enterprise data security architectures
• Lead assessments and integrations of data security platforms
• Provide technical oversight for solution deployments and policy configurations
• Lead and mentor a team of consultants and engineers
• Act as a trusted advisor to customer executives and technical teams
• Research and recommend emerging tools, frameworks, and automation approaches

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field; or equivalent experience
• 8+ years in information security
• 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
• Strong understanding of encryption, key management (KMS/HSM), tokenization, data masking, and structured/unstructured data protection
• Deep understanding of data governance and compliance frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST)
• 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

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with leading data protection platforms (Proofpoint, Netskope, Cyera, Cyberhaven, BigID, Symantec DLP, Varonis, etc.)
• Experience with security automation, APIs, and integration (Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or Ansible)

Benefits

• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA
• Group Dental Insurance
• 12 corporate holidays
• 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

Before you apply

• Applicants must be located in the Northeast region (NJ, CT, RI, MA, NY, VT, NH, or ME)
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
• Unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa

About the company

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. It has over 1,300 employees and serves more than 6,200 customers.