Lead Privacy Solutions Engineer

Company Overview

The Linux Foundation stands as the premier organization for leading developers and enterprises to cultivate ecosystems that expedite the advancement of open technology and its commercial utilization. In collaboration with the global open-source community, it addresses the most challenging technological issues by establishing the largest collective investment in technology ever.

Currently, the Linux Foundation boasts over 2,000 corporate members from more than 41 nations, encompassing all of the Fortune 100. Since its inception, the Linux Foundation has proudly generated over $54 billion in shared technological value. As we continue to expand rapidly, we are in search of a top-tier privacy engineer to enhance our dynamic engineering team.

Role Overview

The Senior Privacy Engineer serves as a key contributor, technologist, and intermediary with specialized knowledge in the technical aspects of data protection and privacy.

This role entails the development of a comprehensive data protection and privacy compliance framework by devising a strategy to oversee the organization’s data privacy practices, policies, and technologies, ensuring adherence to regulations while safeguarding individual privacy rights.

The Senior Privacy Engineer will collaborate closely with the Data Protection Office, data creators and analysts, product managers, and software developers to deploy privacy-enhancing technologies and tools, integrating privacy by design and default principles into various solutions.

Required Skills and Expertise

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Exceptional communication skills (both verbal and written), with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Proven ability to strategically and tactically manage risk while delivering initiatives that enhance the maturity and robustness of the control environment in complex and ambiguous settings.
• Proficient in crafting compelling arguments and influencing stakeholders at all organizational levels through excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong relationship-building skills to effectively partner across diverse, cross-functional teams in fast-paced environments.
• Highly driven to contribute to global, multi-functional teams and to develop within a complex and evolving field.
• Outstanding problem-solving and analytical skills, with a strong willingness to learn and adapt to change.
• Familiarity with software applications, design tools, and programming languages.
• Knowledge of software application design across multiple platforms.
• Understanding of testing, coding, and debugging processes.
• Solid grasp of software engineering fundamentals.
• Competence in interpreting numerical data and understanding statistical principles.
• Proficiency in data literacy, including data discovery, management, cleansing, and manipulation.
• High competency in utilizing current programming languages and technologies, such as Java, JavaScript, Python, and HTML, to create robust designs, write code, conduct application testing and debugging, and maintain documentation and procedures for installation and upkeep.
• Ability to perform operations on extensive datasets.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement solutions to ensure that privacy policies are effectively executed to enhance compliance with regulatory data usage requirements, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other data protection regulations.
• Establish and maintain a data privacy governance framework to ensure policies, procedures, and guidelines for managing personal data throughout its lifecycle, including data tagging, mapping, hygiene, and destruction.
• Align advanced technologies with Privacy by Design/Default principles from the initial stages of design and development, ensuring that data usage meets established regulatory compliance standards.
• Collaborate with data product development teams to create new data applications that incorporate privacy features.
• Engage with internal Data Protection Officers, privacy program managers, product development teams, legal, compliance, governance, and data protection teams.
• Analyze, design, and program software enhancements for new data streams to develop technical solutions that mitigate privacy vulnerabilities and prevent potential risks.
• Oversee the management of data protection and privacy policies, ensuring data usability, performance, and the integrity of the privacy program platform.
• Prepare and maintain documentation for the data protection program, including records of processing activities, data mapping, Data Protection Impact Assessments, and data breach records, while conducting periodic compliance assessments.
• Assist in managing data subject access requests in compliance with GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other data protection regulations.
• Collaborate with users to define system requirements and necessary modifications to existing software.
• Support the development and maintenance of policies, standards, playbooks, and operating procedures that align with global privacy and data protection objectives.
• Work with other developers and architects to implement big data solutions that enable data-driven decision-making while safeguarding data assets.
• Collaborate with the usability team to ensure user-facing privacy controls are effective and user-friendly.
• Guide the implementation of data anonymization, pseudonymization, and encryption techniques to enhance data privacy protections.
• Lead the development of new privacy products and features.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in local practices related to data protection and privacy management.
• Conduct regular privacy assessments of operational processes, policies, and technologies, identifying and mitigating risks through effective tools, training, and guidance.
• Communicate program progress, escalations, and issue analyses to key stakeholders.
• Serve as a primary liaison to data science and analytics communities both within and outside the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, privacy engineering, or a related field; an advanced degree and/or specialized training in data protection, privacy, or security is advantageous.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in various aspects of a global corporate privacy program, with a minimum of 2 years working independently.
• Familiarity with key global privacy legislation, including GDPR and CCPA/CPRA.
• Certifications such as CIPT or CDPSE are preferred.
• Strong software development expertise.
• Experience in preparing and leading presentations and discussions in a professional context.
• Proficient in report writing and management, capable of conducting data protection and privacy compliance assessments and audits.
• Experience in aligning governance materials, policies, and procedures.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• 100% matching 401k contributions (up to the IRS-defined limit).
• Opportunities for global travel.
• Collaborate with a respected, high-performing team that values collaboration and support.
• Flexible remote work options.
• 'Flex Fridays' for enhanced work-life balance.
• And additional perks.

Additional Information

All information will be kept confidential in accordance with EEO guidelines.

The Linux Foundation is committed to creating the largest shared technology investment in history by fostering open-source collaboration among companies, developers, and users. We are the preferred organization for building ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and commercial adoption.

Salary range: $90,000-$160,000 USD.

The Linux Foundation operates as a fully remote workforce, attracting world-class talent. We prioritize providing a flexible and supportive work culture alongside our commitment to open-source software. Collaboration is integral to our ethos, and we take pride in our ability to work closely together without being confined to a physical office. We offer exceptional benefits, including top-tier healthcare plans funded by the employer, unlimited PTO, and a 100% 401k match up to the IRS-defined limit.

The Linux Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.