Data Security Engineer/ Specialist (Cohesity, PKI/Venafi, Azure Security)

About this role

Job Title: Data Security Engineer / Specialist (Cohesity, PKI/Venafi, Azure Security)

Location: Portland, OR (Onsite)

Duration: Long term contract

Years of Experience-10 Years

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Security Engineer to design, implement, and manage enterprise data protection and security solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Cohesity, PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) with tools like Venafi, and Azure Cloud Security, along with a broader understanding of data protection, encryption, identity security, and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• **Cohesity Data Protection & Backup Security:**
• Design, implement, and manage Cohesity backup and data management solutions.
• Ensure secure backup architecture including immutability, ransomware protection, and disaster recovery.
• Implement backup security controls, access governance, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Develop data protection controls across on premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.
• **PKI & Certificate Management (Venafi):**
• Design and manage enterprise PKI infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with certificate governance and cryptographic standards.
• Manage HSM integrations and key protection strategies.
• **Azure Cloud Security:**
• Implement and maintain Azure security controls across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
• Configure and manage Azure Key Vault for key and secret management.
• Utilize Azure Defender / Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
• Enforce identity and access management via Azure AD, RBAC, and Conditional Access.
• **Data Protection & Governance:**
• Implement encryption controls for data at rest and in transit.
• Define and maintain data classification and retention policies.
• Support compliance requirements including GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC2, NIST, and DORA.

Mandatory Skills (Must Have)

• Expertise in Cohesity (Backup, recovery, data protection, ransomware protection).
• Strong understanding...