Corporate Security Engineer, Cockroach Labs
Data Governance and Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
$116-154k
+ Stock Options
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
Cloud-native, distributed SQL database
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Cloud-native, distributed SQL database
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$116-154k
+ Stock Options
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Cockroach Labs' mission is to make data easy by providing an industry-leading model for resilience, horizontal scalability to accommodate fast-growing businesses, and the ability to move data close to business' customers, wherever they reside across the globe.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has experience working on enterprise-level DLP programs, including hands-on work with CASB tools like Netskope, Zscaler, or similar
- You know how to strike the right balance between strong data protections and enabling business operations, and you’re excited about building out a scalable data governance framework as we continue to grow
- The right candidate is self motivating, eager to learn, and able to provide a high standard of user support when needed
- 4+ years of experience in a Security Operations/IT security position
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with DLP tools and technologies (e.g. , endpoint, web proxy, and email solutions)
- Specific experience with Netskope preferred
- A strong understanding of standard corporate IT systems such as office networks, physical security systems, email and DNS configuration, file sharing systems, etc
- Experience independently managing short and long term projects
- Experience with local and SaaS AI tools, as well as AI tool data flows
- Knowledge of and experience with cutting edge AI tools like agentic models and MCP preferred
- Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks like NIST, SOC2, ISO270001, PCI-DSS
- Experience performing risk assessments, gap assessments, and threat modeling
- Strong knowledge of overall security concepts and best practices
- Experience with SIEM tools preferred, not required
- Creating detections, automated responses a plus
- Experience with creating automations with low/no code automation tools, such as Tines, or using a scripting language like python, nice to have
- Experience with IT systems like Okta, Google Workspace, Crowdstrike Falcon, 1Password, etc nice to have
- Relevant security certifications such as Sec+, CISSP, or DLP related certifications preferred but not required
- Reporting to Senior Manager, Corporate Engineering and Senior Director of Security
What the job involves
- Cockroach Labs is looking for an experienced Data Governance and Data Loss Prevention Engineer to join our Corporate Engineering team
- This is a hands-on, cross-functional role focused on protecting Cockroach Labs’ data across endpoints, cloud platforms, and SaaS applications
- You’ll take a leading role in the management of our DLP program, participate in incident response, and coordinate with the rest of the team on other aspects of Cockroach Lab’s corporate security
- In this role, you’ll also have an opportunity to make a significant impact by helping to level up our Data Loss Prevention program and build out our Data Governance framework
- Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of DLP controls to safeguard sensitive data
- Administer and optimize CASB platforms such as Netskope or Zscaler to enforce policies across cloud apps and data flows
- Develop and maintain scalable data classification and governance frameworks aligned with business and regulatory needs
- Monitor, triage, and respond to DLP alerts and incidents across email, endpoints, and SaaS environments
- Help analyze and reduce the use of Shadow IT and SaaS application sprawl generally
- Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and other teams to improve the vendor management and review process, as well as the AI application review process, as it relates to Data Governance and data loss prevention
- Design and implement automation to improve DLP visibility and reduce manual processes
- Define and track KPIs for DLP effectiveness; regularly report findings and risk trends to leadership
- Partner with legal, compliance, and security teams to support initiatives related to SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and third-party risk
- Support internal security awareness programs and training initiatives around data handling and protection
- Conduct risk assessments and recommend control improvements for internal and vendor data practices
- Participate in incident response efforts, including investigation, containment, and remediation
- Collaborate with the rest of the Corporate Security team and provide backup for other CorpSec functions as required
- Collaborate with IT and security teams to align access management, endpoint security, and governance policies
- In your first 30 days, you will become an integrated member of our Corporate Engineering Team
- You’ll become familiar with our existing systems and processes
- We believe that it's essential for you to take this first month to become familiar with our technology, processes and our company
- In your second month, you will collaborate with the team in order to evaluate the current state of the DLP program and set a course for improvements and scope out projects to bolster our security posture
- You will work to implement new DLP policies and enhance existing ones
- In your third month, you will begin to take the reins of our Data Loss Prevention program and begin to build our new Data Governance framework
- You will lead the effort to monitor and respond to DLP related security events, working to fine tune detections and reduce false positives
- You will begin to set KPIs for the DLP program in order to track its effectiveness
Our take
Cockroach Labs was founded by a team of ex-Google employees who wanted to build a database management system similar to Google’s Spanner. The result is CockroachDB, an open-source distributed SQL database. It offers local or global scaling with familiar SQL, failproof fault tolerance, and guaranteed transaction consistency, and can be deployed across any cloud.
Maintaining full SQL compliance with global cloud capabilities will help Cockroach Labs take advantage of the wave of companies needing to scale their existing SQL databases onto the cloud. Cockroach Labs grew from a $2 billion valuation to $5 billion in under a year, proving itself as an enticing and approachable prospect in this developing sector.
It already commands a high-end raft of clients including Comcast, Bose, and Baidu - but competition is stiff, particularly with industry giants like Oracle and AWS. Its hope is that CockroachDB’s high failure tolerance and geo-distribution will provide attractively swift functionality whilst allowing customers to remain within their legal jurisdictions - and will prove pivotal in 5G use cases. Its success to date, targeted updates to ease network migrations, and its recent expansion into EMEA markets, suggest it has a strong shot.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Dec 2021
$278m
SERIES F
Jan 2021
$160m
SERIES E
Total funding: $633.2m
Company benefits
- Employee referral bonus + donation match
- Connect and Contribute days
- Flexible Working
- Spring Health and an Employee Assistance Program to provide free counseling and support mental health
- $2500 annually to support learning and development through workshops, conferences, and networking events
- We dedicate company time to bond over everything from trivia and karaoke to paint-alongs and fitness classes
- Flexible Time Off
- 100% health insurance coverage & One Medical membership
- Gym discounts & free Citibike membership
- FSA
- 401(k)
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave & $500 in baby bucks
- Relocation Support
Company HQ
Chelsea, New York, NY
Leadership
Spencer Kimball
(Co-founder & CEO)Worked at WeGo Systems as CTO for 3 years before joining Google as a Software Engineer for almost 10 years. Also, previous CTO of Viewfinder and Engineer at Square.
Peter Matiss
(CTO)Previously Software Engineer at Square, Co-Founder at Viewfinder and Software Engineer at Google.
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