Title: Technical Manager – Cyera / Data Security Platform
Location: Houston, TX (Onsite)
C2C/W2
*Key Responsibilities:*
* Lead end-to-end implementation and deployment of Cyera Data Security Platform / DSPM capabilities across enterprise data environments.
* Work closely with Cyera technical teams, Security Architecture, Data Security, Cloud, Infrastructure, Application, and Data Engineering teams to plan and execute implementation activities.
* Coordinate onboarding and integration of enterprise data sources, including databases, cloud data stores, SaaS platforms, data lakes, and other sensitive-data repositories.
* Manage data discovery, classification, data inventory, and sensitive-data identification activities to establish enterprise-wide data visibility.
* Coordinate configuration and tuning of data security policies, risk rules, classifications, access controls, and remediation workflows based on business and security requirements.
* Manage implementation schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, resources, and technical deliverables across multiple workstreams.
* Coordinate integrations between Cyera and enterprise security/data platforms such as SIEM, DLP, IAM, CMDB, cloud security, and data governance platforms where applicable.
* Work with data owners, application teams, security teams, and business stakeholders to validate findings, prioritize data risks, and drive remediation activities.
* Lead testing, validation, UAT, production readiness, deployment, and post-implementation stabilization activities for Cyera capabilities.
* Establish implementation governance, technical documentation, SOPs, runbooks, configuration standards, and operational handoff processes.
* Develop project dashboards, implementation metrics, risk reports, and executive-level status updates covering deployment progress, data-source onboarding, findings, remediation, and platform adoption.
* Manage vendor coordination and provide technical leadership throughout implementation, issue resolution, platform optimization, and transition to steady-state operations.
*Required Qualifications:*
* 8–10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, data security, cloud security, data governance, security engineering, or technical program/project management.
* Hands-on experience managing or leading Cyera implementations is strongly preferred, including data-source onboarding, discovery/classification, risk analysis, integrations, testing, and production rollout.
* Strong understanding of DSPM, data discovery, data classification, sensitive-data protection, data access/risk analysis, and data security governance.
* Experience managing enterprise security platform implementations involving cross-functional teams across Cybersecurity, Data, Cloud, Infrastructure, Applications, IAM, and Compliance.
* Strong project/technical management skills, including implementation planning, dependency and risk management, vendor coordination, stakeholder management, executive reporting, and production readiness.
*Preferred Experience:*
* Experience with Cyera DSPM in an enterprise environment.
* Experience with comparable DSPM/data-security platforms such as BigID, Securiti, Microsoft Purview, Varonis, Wiz, Sentra, or similar.
* Experience integrating data security platforms with SIEM/SOAR, DLP, IAM, CMDB, cloud platforms, and data governance solutions.
* Experience working with Azure/AWS/GCP, Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Snowflake, Databricks, data lakes, SaaS applications, and enterprise data repositories.
* PMP, Scrum/Agile, cybersecurity, cloud, or data-security certification is a plus.
