Senior Data Protection Analyst (Cyber Security & DLP)

Overview

Ameris Bank is a purpose-driven company, dedicated to bringing financial peace of mind to communities. We serve customers across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and nationwide through our locations, digital offerings, and mobile app. We value integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement, and we support teammates with development opportunities and Employee Resource Groups. Learn more about our purpose and how you can bring it to life as an Ameris Bank teammate.

Senior Data Protection Analyst – Responsibilities

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities :

• Serve as the subject matter expert and technical lead for Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) initiatives.
• Define technical architecture and roadmaps for data security technologies, ensuring alignment with security and compliance goals.
• Lead proof-of-concepts (POCs), solution evaluations, and deployments of DLP / DSPM platforms.
• Develop and maintain DLP policies, rulesets, and response workflows for endpoint, network, cloud, and email channels.
• Monitor and tune DLP alerts to achieve high fidelity and low false positives.
• Collaborate with incident response and investigations teams on DLP-related events and escalations.
• Implement and manage DSPM tools to discover, classify, and monitor sensitive data across SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, and on-premise environments.
• Analyze findings and coordinate remediation of risky configurations, overexposed data, and policy violations.
• Establish KPIs and metrics for DSPM coverage and risk reduction.
• Partner with Privacy, Compliance, Legal, and Data Governance teams to meet regulatory and organizational requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA).
• Support data classification initiatives and integrate them into DLP / DSPM tools and processes.
• Document technical standards, runbooks, and training materials for operational and audit purposes.
• Stay current on emerging threats, technologies, and best practices in data protection and cloud security.
• Drive automation and orchestration opportunities in data protection operations using scripting or SOAR platforms.
• Conduct regular assessments of data security posture and drive continuous maturity of capabilities.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

Industry and Work Experience

Academic

Benefits

Banking Advantages for Employees

Disclaimer

The above describes the general nature and level of work performed. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

All job requirements are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to health and safety.

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