Data Obfuscation Engineer

We are seeking a Principal Technical Engineer specializing in Data Obfuscation to provide enterprise-wide leadership and oversight of data masking and obfuscation services within a complex, hybrid environment. This role is accountable for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and compliance of data protection processes that enable secure use of production data in non-production environments. 

As a senior technical leader, this individual will set the strategic direction and operating model for data obfuscation services, ensuring operational excellence while driving continuous improvement in tooling, automation, and processes. The role requires deep expertise in data masking techniques, strong experience with platforms such as IBM Optim, and the ability to lead across mainframe and distributed ecosystems.  This individual will balance hands-on technical depth with organizational leadership, serving as the escalation point for critical issues and driving stability, consistency, and long-term sustainability of data obfuscation capabilities. 

Operational Oversight & Excellence 

• Provide end-to-end accountability for the stability, scalability, and performance of data obfuscation services 

• Oversee production-to-non-production data provisioning processes across platforms 

• Serve as the final escalation point for critical incidents, ensuring effective resolution and root cause remediation 

• Lead continuous improvement of SLAs, automation, and operational resiliency 

Technical Authority & Architecture 

• Serve as the highest-level SME for data obfuscation techniques and tools (e.g., IBM Optim) 

• Provide architectural oversight across mainframe, distributed, and hybrid ecosystems 

• Ensure solutions maintain data integrity, referential consistency, and usability 

• Guide evolution of tools and platforms to improve efficiency, scalability, and sustainability 

• 12+ years of experience in data engineering, database, or data security, with significant depth in data obfuscation/masking 

• Demonstrated leadership of enterprise-scale operational platforms in a run-the-shop capacity 

• Expert knowledge of data masking techniques (e.g., tokenization, encryption, substitution, data shuffling) 

• Deep hands-on experience with enterprise data masking tools (IBM Optim or equivalent) 

• Strong experience across mainframe (DB2 z/OS, batch processing) and distributed systems 

• Exposure to cloud-based data platforms and hybrid architecture 

• Experience driving operational excellence, incident management, and continuous improvement 

• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder influence skills