Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Security Engineer - Remote - (Purview / Forcepoint ) Secret or Top Secret Clearance

About this role

Job Title: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Security Engineer

Location: Remote

Clearance Required: Active Secret or Top-Secret

Salary Range: $140K-$180K Based on Experience

Application Deadline: July 7, 2026

Certification Required: CySA+ and SC-401 or Forcepoint Certified DLP Administrator (FCDA)

Description:

We are seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to provide engineering and operational support for the agency's enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and File Content Analysis (FCA) program. This role will support the continued enhancement and sustainment of the agency's Microsoft 365 Purview implementation and the parallel deployment of Forcepoint DLP technologies for endpoint and network data protection outside the M365 environment. The engineer will be responsible for DLP policy development, data classification and monitoring, FCA integration, incident analysis, tuning and optimization of detection capabilities, and ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity and data protection requirements across enterprise systems and cloud environments.

Required SkillsExperience:

• 7 plus years of relevant IT experience
• Experience implementing modern security solutions in enterprise environments
• Microsoft **Purview** enterprise DLP deployment experience: policy authoring, sensitive information type design, DLP rule tuning across M365, OneDrive, SharePoint Online, and Teams.
• **Forcepoint** DLP enterprise deployment experience: endpoint DLP, network DLP, fingerprinting, incident workflow.
• Experience operating in M365 GCC High and/or Azure IL4+ environments
• RMF / ATO documentation experience for DLP solutions, particularly cloud-based with DoD reciprocity
• Tier 3 enterprise support experience (24x7x365 on-call rotation)
• Demonstrated record of DLP rule tuning that reduced false positive rates
• Experience with DISA STIGs as applied to DLP infrastructure
• PowerShell / Microsoft Graph API automation for DLP policy management

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