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Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performance silicon chips and software content. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation.\nYou Are:\nYou are a highly skilled cybersecurity engineer with a passion for protecting sensitive enterprise data across email, endpoint, cloud, and network environments. You bring deep hands-on expertise in Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Information Protection, and Data Security Posture Management.\nYou thrive in complex, highly technical environments where balancing security, compliance, and business productivity is critical. You understand how data flows across modern SaaS, cloud, endpoint, and collaboration platforms, and you are passionate about building scalable controls that protect intellectual property, regulated data, and business-critical information.\nYou are comfortable leading technical discussions with infrastructure teams, cloud engineers, application owners, legal and compliance stakeholders, and executive leadership. You possess a strong understanding of data classification, sensitivity labeling, insider risk mitigation, and enterprise security architecture. You excel at translating business requirements and regulatory obligations into practical, measurable security controls.\nCollaborative and influential, you serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor-guiding data protection strategies, mentoring engineers, and driving adoption of data-centric security best practices across the enterprise. Above all, you are committed to protecting Synopsys' most valuable information assets while enabling innovation and business growth.\nWhat You’ll Be Doing:\nDesigning, implementing, and optimizing enterprise-wide Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Information Protection solutions.\nManaging and enhancing data protection controls across email, endpoint, cloud, network, and collaboration platforms.\nSupporting the deployment and administration of Microsoft Purview Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, and Sensitivity Labeling capabilities.\nDesigning and implementing data security policies utilizing Microsoft Data Protection Suite technologies, including Information Protection, Insider Risk Management, and Data Lifecycle Management capabilities.\nManaging and optimizing data loss prevention controls, including inline DLP, CASB, SaaS security, cloud application protection, and internet egress controls.\nDeveloping and tuning data classification frameworks, sensitivity labels, auto-labeling policies, and protection rules for structured and unstructured data.\nCollaborating with legal, privacy, compliance, and business stakeholders to ensure data protection controls align with regulatory requirements and business objectives.\nWork with partner teams to investigate and resolve complex DLP incidents, policy violations, and data exposure events across enterprise environments.\nEstablishing standards, best practices, and governance processes for data protection, classification, labeling, and secure data handling.\nSupporting Zero Trust initiatives through data-centric security controls and continuous monitoring of sensitive information movement.\nAutomating operational processes and reporting through scripting, integrations, and security workflows.\nDocumenting architectures, standards, procedures, and operational runbooks while providing technical guidance to stakeholders and engineering teams.\nThe Impact You Will Have:\nStrengthen Synopsys' data security posture by preventing unauthorized data disclosure across cloud, endpoint, network, and collaboration environments.\nProtect critical intellectual property, customer information, and regulated data through effective classification, labeling, and DLP controls.\nReduce organizational risk associated with insider threats, accidental data exposure, and unauthorized data exfiltration.\nImprove visibility into enterprise data usage, movement, and risk through advanced monitoring and policy enforcement.\nEnable secure collaboration and productivity while maintaining compliance with evolving regulatory and contractual requirements.\nServe as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor for enterprise data protection strategy and architecture.\nDrive adoption of modern data-centric security capabilities that support Synopsys' continued innovation and growth.\nEnhance audit readiness and compliance through well-governed, measurable, and defensible data protection controls.\nWhat You’ll Need:\nBachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.\nMinimum of 5 years' experience in cybersecurity, data protection, information security, or related disciplines, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead engineering role.\nDeep hands-on expertise with Microsoft Information Protection Suite.\nStrong experience implementing enterprise DLP programs across email, endpoint, network, cloud, and SaaS environments.\nHands-on experience with data loss prevention solutions, including CASB, inline DLP, and cloud security controls.\nExpertise in data classification methodologies, information governance, and data protection frameworks.\nExperience securing Microsoft 365 workloads, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, and Copilot environments.\nUnderstanding of data protection regulations and standards, including GDPR, CCPA, PCI-DSS, SOX, and other applicable compliance frameworks.\nExperience with cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, and GCP.\nSecurity certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, GIAC, Microsoft Security Certifications, or vendor-specific certifications are a plus (or willingness to obtain).\nWho You Are:\nStrategic and analytical thinker with a proactive approach to protecting sensitive data.\nExcellent communicator who can clearly articulate complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nCollaborative team player who builds strong partnerships across engineering, legal, compliance, privacy, and business teams.\nDetail-oriented and highly organized with a commitment to operational excellence.\nAdaptable and committed to continuous learning in the rapidly evolving data security landscape.\nHighly ethical, trustworthy, and dedicated to safeguarding the organization's most critical information assets.\nThe Team You’ll Be A Part Of:\nYou will join Synopsys' Data & Identity Security Engineering team, a highly skilled group of security professionals focused 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The team is responsible for advancing enterprise data protection strategies, implementing industry-leading security technologies, and enabling secure collaboration across a global workforce.\nCollaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to excellence define the team's culture. Your expertise will directly contribute to strengthening Synopsys' data security posture and supporting the company's leadership in secure technology solutions.\nRewards and Benefits:\nWe offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.\nAt Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.\nIn addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request. 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