Nomura Services, India supports the group s global businesses. With worldclass capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support, the firm plays a key role in facilitating the group s global operations.
Global CISO (Chief Information Security Office) is looking for a Data Security Associate, this individual will be part of global data security team and collaborate closely with other technical and business stakeholders to protect and secure sensitive information. The Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Operations Lead will serve as a critical function within the Information Security team, providing leadership and handson expertise in managing enterprise DLP technologies. This role ensures that sensitive, regulated, and proprietary data remains protected against loss, leakage, or misuse across endpoints, networks, cloud, and email systems. The DLP Operations Lead is a key player in bridging technology, policy, and people, ensuring operational excellence and alignment with broader cybersecurity objectives.
The purpose of this role is to operationalize DLP capabilities to prevent data exfiltration and support enterprisewide data protection strategies. The DLP Operations Lead will ensure ongoing monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement of policies in accordance with risk and compliance frameworks
Responsibilities:
- Lead daily operations of Symantec DLP platforms across endpoints, network, and cloud for all Nomura global regions.
- Monitor, triage, and investigate DLP incidents, ensuring timely response and resolution.
- Manage and finetune policies, rules, and thresholds to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy.
- Coordinate with SOC, Legal, HR, and Business units on incident management and escalation.
- Maintain integration with SIEM tools and ticketing systems for streamlined alerting and response.
- Generate regular reports, dashboards, and metrics to track performance and risk indicators.
- Collaborate with data classification and compliance teams to align DLP policies with business context.
- Oversee DLP system upgrades, patching, and vendor coordination for Symantec.
- Support internal and external audits with DLP logs, documentation, and analysis.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior analysts or DLP support staff.
Knowledge, Skill, Experience Required:
Required:
- 0812 years of experience in cybersecurity or information protection.
- 7+ years managing Symantec/Forcepoint DLP in an enterprise environment.
- Experience with cloud security (e.g., Microsoft 365, Azure Information Protection) and Forcepoint DLP is a plus.
- Strong handson experience in Symantec DLP (policy design, administration, incident handling).
- Deep understanding of data classification, regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, SEBI, PCIDSS, CCPA etc.), and data protection best practices.
- Familiarity with integration of DLP systems into SIEM, SOAR, and case management tools.
- Experience working with endpoints, email security gateways, and cloud DLP modules.
- Strong analytical and investigative capabilities.
- Ability to develop risk narratives, executive summaries, and incident reports.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Beneficial:
- Symantec and Forcepoint DLP Certification
- Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator Associate (SC400)
- Data Privacy or Security Certifications: CIPP/E, CIPT, CDPSE, CISSP will be a bonus
- Azure Security / Microsoft 365 Security certifications
Personal Characteristics:
- Ability to work crossfunctionally with compliance, security, legal, and business data owners
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Proactive, detailoriented, and outcomedriven
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting mindset
- Curious, continuously learning, and adaptable to evolving tech landscapes.
Nomura Leadership Behaviours:
LeadershipBehaviours
Description
Element
Exploring Insights & Vision
Comprehensively analyse the nature
of the problems we face and set our focus toward the future vision
- Gather Intelligence
- Create a vision
- Identify an issue
Making Strategic Decisions
Analyse options and feasibility to resolve issues, in making
judgments and recommendations
- Identify countermeasures
- Assess feasibility
- Make a judgment
Inspiring Entrepreneurship in People
Promotes the vision and goals to others in such a way that inspires commitment and independent contributions
Elevating Organizational Capacity
Maximize organizational productivity through leadership development and
engagement
- Have an ownership in own development
- Support other s growth
- Encourage organizational growth
Inclusion
Respect diverse perspectives and
promote psychological safety and the creation of a risk culture
- Foster psychological
safety - Encourage the active
participation of all talent - Foster a risk culture
