DLP Analyst (AI)

TL;DR

DLP Analyst (AI): Protecting customers' sensitive data by becoming an expert on Nightfall's DLP platform with an accent on technical depth, investigative skills, and customer obsession. Focus on detecting, investigating, and preventing data exfiltration incidents while maintaining employee productivity.

Location: Palo Alto

Company

Nightfall is the AI-native, unified data loss prevention and insider risk management platform that protects sensitive data across SaaS apps, GenAI tools, email, endpoint devices, and more.

What you will do

• Monitor and analyze DLP alerts across endpoint, browsers, SaaS, and AI applications to identify potential data exfiltration events, policy violations, and insider threats.
• Perform detailed forensic investigations into data loss incidents, analyzing user activity, data movement patterns, and exfiltration vectors.
• Configure and maintain DLP policies based on customer data classification schemes, compliance requirements, and business objectives.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor and subject matter expert on data protection, DLP best practices, and insider threat management.
• Administer Nightfall's DLP solution including agent deployment, policy configuration, integration setup, and performance monitoring.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in information security, with at least 2 years focused on data loss prevention (DLP), insider threat, or data protection technologies.
• Hands-on experience with DLP tools (e.g., Forcepoint, Symantec, McAfee, Digital Guardian, Microsoft Purview, or other enterprise DLP solutions).
• Strong understanding of data classification methodologies, sensitive data types (PII, PHI, PCI, IP, credentials), and regex/pattern matching for content inspection.
• Experience with incident response processes, forensic investigation techniques, and security event escalation workflows.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks and regulations: GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOX, and their data protection requirements.

Nice to have

• Prior experience with Nightfall, Cyberhaven, Code42, DTEX, Proofpoint, or similar DLP/insider risk platforms.
• Background in Security Operations Center (SOC) operations, threat hunting, or blue team activities.
• Knowledge of machine learning/AI-based detection systems and how they improve upon traditional pattern-matching approaches.

Culture & Benefits

• hirify.global takes pride in being an equal-opportunity employer.
• Value a diverse and global talent pool and the collaboration that results from having a diverse and inclusive team.
• Hiring decisions are based exclusively on merit, qualifications, and business needs.