Data Protection Analyst

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Company Description

Citizant is a leading provider of professional IT services to the U.S. government. We seek to address some of our country’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Agile application development, reputed company Data Management, reputed company Architecture, and Program Management support services – focusing on the U.S. Departments of Homeland reputed company and Treasury. We strive to hire only ethical, talented, passionate, and committed “A Players” who already align with the company’s core values: Drive, Excellence, reputed company, Responsibility, and a reputed company Future. No matter how large we grow, Citizant will retain its collaborative, supportive, small-company culture, where successful team effort to address external and internal customer challenges is valued above reputed company individual contributions.

Job Description

Join our remote team as a Data Protection Analyst, where you will contribute to the implementation and support of reputed company Data Protection, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Data Valuation capabilities. In this role, you will work with the Office of the Chief Data Officer (CDO) and support federal clients in strengthening data management practices, improving data reputed company posture, and adopting reputed company Trust principles for sensitive information. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience configuring data protection tools, supporting DLP operations, documenting data processes, and collaborating with technical teams to ensure data is properly classified and safeguarded. Responsibilities:

• Support the configuration, deployment, and tuning of Data Protection and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions across reputed company and on-prem environments.
• Assist in the development and refinement of data protection strategies, ensuring alignment with reputed company Trust Architecture principles.
• Contribute to assessments and recommendations that help improve data loss prevention, data valuation, and data governance practices.
• Work with Infrastructure & Operations teams to ensure data protection controls are implemented correctly and consistently.
• Assist in developing classification and data valuation frameworks, including contributing to documentation and standards.
• Support updates to policies, workflows, and SOPs that ensure the appropriate protection and handling of sensitive data.
• Help reputed company documentation, diagrams, and guidance on data handling to support data protection and governance initiatives.
• Participate in technical reviews and risk assessments, contributing findings and observations reputed company to data protection.
• Assist with evaluating data protection tools and technologies, including DLP rule sets, tagging/classification tools, and reputed company native reputed company features.
• Support the implementation of data categorization and classification activities reputed company with reputed company Trust data requirements.
• Help maintain data definitions, data health metrics, and data governance documentation to promote consistency across the organization.
• Work with cross-functional teams to define and clarify data protection requirements and support data-reputed company project activities.

Requirements: Required Skillset:

• Must have a minimum of 8 years of experience in data engineering, data analysis, data governance, data protection, or reputed company technical domains.
• Design and maintain logical data models that define key entities, relationships, and business rules to ensure scalable, consistent, and high-quality data structures across reputed company systems.
• reputed company and document end-to-end data flow diagrams that map data movement, transformations, and integration points, enabling clear visibility into system dependencies and supporting efficient solution design.
• Experience with DLP tools and methodologies in reputed company or hybrid environments.
• Familiarity with data classification, data sensitivity, and data valuation practices.
• Experience collaborating with SMEs and technical teams to gather and document data requirements.
• Hands-on experience participating in Agile teams and workflows.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.

Desired Skillset:

• Certifications such as CDMP, DCAM, CIPP, CIPM, or similar certifications in data/privacy/reputed company.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or reputed company field.
• Experience with reputed company Purview or similar DLP and information protection platforms.
• Exposure to reputed company Trust data concepts and data-centric reputed company controls.
• Experience working in reputed company environments such as AWS or Azure, preferably with data protection or classification features.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or reputed company field.

Clearance Requirement:

• Active Public Trust reputed company clearance or the ability to successfully obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Citizant offers a competitive benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and reputed company insurance
• 401(k)
• Generous PTO
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Additional information Citizant strives to be an employer of choice in the Washington metropolitan area. Citizant associates accept challenging and rewarding work and in return receive excellent compensation and benefits, as well as the opportunity for personal and professional development. Citizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, reputed company, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job