Please note, this is a hybrid position requiring 8 days per month on-site in Lakeland, FL.

Welcome to Publix Technology, the award-winning technical group for Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the nation. Our technology teams of 2100+ associates provide cutting-edge, modern solutions to nearly 1400 retail stores and 200,000+ internal team members across 8 states. We offer positions at all levels – summer internships, individual contributor roles, to technical leadership across a broad range of technical disciplines. So, whether you’re interested in IT security, platform engineering, architecture, software development, or infrastructure – we have a career path for you! See for yourself why Publix Super Markets, Inc. is a constant on Fortune Magazine’s Best Companies to Work list.

Data Protection is a critical component to our security program. This role influences technology risk management in collaboration with teams across the company to enable highly available, secure, and effective solutions. We are a highly versatile and technical team with backgrounds in application security, data protection, encryption, and risk assessment.

Responsibilities : Work closely with Data Protection team, engineering, architects, security leadership, business teams and stakeholders to design, plan, implement, and deliver solutions on strategic priorities for data protection efforts and capabilities which align with organizational and business goals. Work with various business areas and application teams to evaluate data protection strategies that are high quality, reliable, secure, and stable to adopt by business teams to improve security posture and enhance protection of sensitive data. Participate in the development, implementation and scale out of the Data Loss Prevention program. Serve as a product champion, understanding business drivers and processes to gather requirements, evaluate risk, remove impediments, and recommend solutions with a balanced result. Direct other Analysts to document business processes, gather requirements based on those processes, and uncover areas for improvement. Regularly interacts with customers on security-related projects and operational tasks and prepares/conducts briefs to leadership on a regular basis. Provide leadership and work prioritization for projects monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion. Provide on-call after-hours support for assigned systems and components. Research business industry trends and report on findings and make recommendations based on those trends