Lead Privacy Solutions Engineer

Company Overview

The Linux Foundation stands as the premier organization for top-tier developers and enterprises to cultivate ecosystems that foster the rapid development and commercial adoption of open technology. Collaborating with the global open-source community, it addresses the most challenging technological issues by establishing the largest shared technology investment in history.

Currently, the Linux Foundation boasts over 2,000 corporate members spanning 41 countries, including all Fortune 100 companies. Since its inception, it has generated over $54 billion in shared technology value. We are experiencing remarkable growth and are in search of a distinguished privacy engineer to enhance our 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 developing a robust data protection and privacy compliance framework by formulating a strategy to oversee the organization’s data privacy practices, policies, and technologies, ensuring adherence to regulations, and safeguarding individual privacy rights.

The individual will collaborate closely with the Data Protection Office, data producers and analysts, product managers, and software engineers to implement privacy-enhancing technologies and tools, embedding privacy by design and default principles into various solutions.

Required Skills and Competencies

• 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, delivering initiatives that enhance the maturity and integrity of the control environment in complex settings.
• Proficient in creating compelling narratives and influencing stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Excellent relationship-building skills to effectively partner across diverse, cross-functional teams in dynamic environments.
• Highly driven to contribute to global, multi-functional teams and advance within a critical area of emerging significance.
• Outstanding problem-solving and analytical skills, with a strong aptitude for learning and adapting to change.
• Familiarity with software applications, design tools, and programming languages.
• Understanding of software application design across multiple platforms.
• Knowledge of testing, coding, and debugging methodologies.
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles.
• Competence in interpreting numerical data and grasping statistical concepts.
• Proficiency in data literacy, including data management, cleansing, and manipulation.
• High proficiency in current programming languages and technologies, such as Java, JavaScript, Python, and HTML, enabling effective design, coding, application testing, debugging, and documentation.
• Capability to perform operations on extensive datasets.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement solutions to ensure privacy policies are effectively executed, advancing compliance with regulatory data usage frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other relevant regulations.
• Establish 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 design and development stages, ensuring 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 develop software enhancements for new data streams, creating technical solutions to 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.
• Maintain comprehensive 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 accordance with GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other relevant regulations.
• Collaborate with users to define system requirements and necessary modifications for existing or new software.
• Support the development and maintenance of policies, standards, playbooks, and procedures that align with global privacy and data protection objectives.
• Work with developers and architects to implement big data solutions that empower data-driven decision-making while safeguarding data assets.
• Collaborate with usability teams to ensure user-facing privacy controls are intuitive.
• Guide the implementation of data anonymization, pseudonymization, and encryption techniques to enhance data privacy protections.
• Lead the development of innovative 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; advanced degrees or specialized training in data protection/privacy/security are advantageous.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in various aspects of a global corporate privacy program, with a minimum of 2 years of independent work.
• Familiarity with key global privacy legislation, including GDPR and CCPA/CPRA.
• Relevant certifications such as CIPT or CDPSE are preferred.
• Strong software development capabilities.
• Experience in leading presentations and discussions in professional settings.
• Proficient in report writing and management, capable of conducting compliance assessments and audits.
• Experience in aligning governance materials, policies, and procedures.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• 100% 401k match (up to the IRS-defined limit).
• Opportunities for global travel.
• Collaborate with a respected, high-performing team that values support and cooperation.
• Flexible remote work options.
• 'Flex Fridays' initiative.
• Additional perks and benefits.

Additional Information

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

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

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 fundamental to our operations, 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, unlimited PTO, and a 100% 401k match up to the IRS-defined limit.

The Linux Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.