Privacy and Security Engineer

For Earth For Life

About the Role:

This position will support the Privacy and Security Manager in developing and maintaining a comprehensive enterprise-wide privacy program.  The Privacy Engineer will lead several efforts pertaining to privacy governance, data collection practices, and administrative security.  The Privacy Engineer will also be responsible for supporting privacy-related procurement and overseeing vendor management activities. 

What You'll Do:

• Led enterprise privacy and compliance programs, serving as the primary point of contact for regulatory, audit, and governance initiatives. 
• Managed and coordinated internal and external audits, partnering with third-party assessors to ensure successful compliance outcomes.
• Acted as a subject matter expert on NIST 800-53/66/171, HIPAA, FERPA, GDPR, FedRAMP, and FISMA requirements.
• Developed and maintained privacy, security, and compliance documentation, policies, standards, and control repositories.
• Conducted privacy impact assessments, data mapping, data classification, and access/privilege reviews to strengthen data protection and risk management.
• Collaborated across business and technology teams to implement privacy technologies, drive regulatory readiness, deliver training, and ensure ongoing compliance with evolving legal requirements.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in consumer finance environment required.
• At least 7 years of privacy or security experience required.
• Certifications such as CIPP, CIPM, CIPT, CISA, CRISC preferred.
• Strong understanding of U.S. privacy and security regulations.
• Experience with privacy and security frameworks such as GAPP, ISO 27000, NIST-SP, COBIT and SSAE18, etc.
• Understanding of “role-based access” and “segregation of duties” protocols.
• Experience supporting/interpreting 3rd party risk assessments and privacy compliance activities.
• Strong experience with privacy-related contract review and vendor management processes.
• Experience with Incident Response and Business Continuity Planning / Disaster Recovery Planning.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

Typical office environment.

DISCLAIMER:

The information provided in the description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents within the classification.  This description is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and working conditions required of employees assigned to this job/classification.  This job is intended to include the current essential functions of the job.  Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities and to designate other functions as essential at any time.

 Kubota is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.