Sr. Manager, Insider Threat Engineering at TransUnion

Chennai, tamil nadu, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Team Leadership, Engineering Execution, Strategic Vision, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Data Protection Compliance, Mentoring, Team Development, Data Loss Prevention, Insider Threat Detection, User Behavior Analytics, Cloud Security, Regulatory Compliance, Security Frameworks, Leadership Skills, Communication Skills

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

TransUnion's Job Applicant Privacy Notice What We'll Bring: TransUnion’s Global Information Security organization is seeking a passionate and experienced leader to join our Global Insider Threat Program as Manager – Insider Threat Engineering. In this role, you will oversee a team focused on the operational prevention and detection of insider threats, to safeguard TransUnion’s critical data assets. In this high-impact role, you will lead a globally dispersed team and collaborate with stakeholders to prevent and detect insider threats, while continuously identifying opportunities to enhance capabilities. What You'll Bring: Team Leadership – Lead a team of ~5 insider threat engineers within this critical functional area, define team goals aligned with Cyber Defense objectives, set clear expectations, and foster a collaborative work environment. Engineering Execution – Ensure effective insider threat prevention and detection capabilities across diverse operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux) and environments (On-prem, Azure, GCP, AWS). Strategic Vision - Own the roadmap for insider threat prevention and detection tools and integrations, ensuring scalability, performance, and alignment with enterprise architecture and evolving threat landscape. Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partner with Insider Threat Operations and Investigation teams within Cyber Defense and our partner Security Engineering organization to ensure seamless insider threat prevention and detection capabilities. Additionally, you will engage with TransUnion’s global business units to ensure protection against the loss of data assets while also supporting the enablement of the business. Continuous Improvement - Define KPIs and deliver regular reports to executive leadership on program effectiveness, incident trends, and risk posture. Additionally, continuously monitor insider threat prevention and detection technologies and implement enhancements to mature TransUnion’s capabilities. Data Protection Compliance - Partner with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) teams to align insider threat controls with Data Protection and Security Management (DPSM) requirements, ensuring audit readiness and control effectiveness, and alignment with enterprise data protection goals. Mentoring and Team Development – Support the development of team members through mentoring, industry engagement / knowledge sharing, and training opportunities. Impact You'll Make: Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, or a related field preferred. Demonstrated experience leading technical teams in the design, deployment, and tuning of insider threat prevention and detection capabilities. Deep experience with data loss prevention (DLP), insider threat detection, and user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) capabilities such as Microsoft Purview, Symantec, Proofpoint, Netskope, Forcepoint, DTEX, etc. Experience with cloud-native security tooling (e.g., Microsoft Defender, AWS Macie, Google Chronicle) is a plus. Strong understanding of data classification, labeling, and governance. Proven record of excellent leadership skills, with the ability to build and motivate high-performing teams. Strong cross-functional communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across Security, Legal, HR, and IT. Experience operating in a regulated environment with a deep understanding of regulatory requirements and their practical implications, including PCI-DSS, GDPR, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), NYDFS, and other data protection / privacy regulations. Strong understanding of security frameworks such as CIS, ISO 27001, and/or NIST CSF as well as industry best practices. Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or similar are highly desirable. This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week. TransUnion Job Title Sr Manager, Cybersecurity Beware of scams tied to potential career opportunities. If you received a link, email, text or social media communication you weren’t expecting from TransUnion, take a moment to confirm the relevant information. Be wary when providing personal information. Contact careers@transunion.com or (312) 258-1717 for assistance. View TransUnion's Job Applicant Privacy Notice TransUnion is a global information and insights company with over 12,000 associates operating in more than 30 countries. We make trust possible by ensuring each person is reliably represented in the marketplace. We do this with a Tru™ picture of each person: an actionable view of consumers, stewarded with care. Through our acquisitions and technology investments we have developed innovative solutions that extend beyond our strong foundation in core credit into areas such as marketing, fraud, risk and advanced analytics. As a result, consumers and businesses can transact with confidence and achieve great things. We call this Information for Good® — and it leads to economic opportunity, great experiences and personal empowerment for millions of people around the world.

Responsibilities

Oversee a team focused on the operational prevention and detection of insider threats to safeguard TransUnion’s critical data assets. Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance capabilities and ensure effective insider threat prevention and detection across diverse environments.