Data Security & Privacy Consultant

Happiest Minds, the Mindful IT Company, applies agile methodologies to enable digital transformation for enterprises and technology providers by delivering seamless customer experience, business efficiency and actionable insights. We leverage a spectrum of disruptive technologies such as : Big Data Analytics, AI & Cognitive Computing, Internet of Things, Cloud, Security, SDN-NFV, RPA, Blockchain, etc. Positioned as Born Digital . Born Agile , our capabilities spans across product engineering, digital business solutions, infrastructure management and security services. We deliver these services across industry sectors such as retail, consumer packaged goods, edutech, e-commerce, banking, insurance, hi-tech, engineering R&D, manufacturing, automotive and travel / transportation / hospitality.

Headquartered in Bangalore, India; Happiest Minds has operations in USA, UK, The Netherlands, Australia and Middle East.

Role Overview :

We are seeking a hands-on Data Security & Privacy Consultant to embed privacy and security into our development lifecycle. This role will act as the administrator of our data security / privacy platform, connecting it into engineering environments, driving data classification, data flow and lineage and partnering with teams to secure data flows. The focus is on enabling a shift-left model where data governance and protection become part of how products are designed, built, and released.

Key Responsibilities :

Platform Administration & Engineering Integration

• Administer and configure the data security / privacy platform.
• Integrate the platform into source code repositories, CI / CD pipelines, and engineering systems.
• Analyze scan results, triage anomalies / false positives, and collaborate with developers on remediation.
• Ensure outputs are actionable and embedded into day-to-day dev workflows.

Data Flow Understanding & Classification

Shift-Left Data Security

Data Lifecycle Management

Broader Data Security Enablement

Qualifications

What We're Looking For

A practical data security practitioner : someone who can own the data security / privacy platform end-to-end, work with engineering to understand data flows, and drive real improvements in how data is collected, classified, protected, and retired. The right person will bridge engineering and compliance, enabling us to operationalize data security at scale.