(Senior) Data Privacy Engineer (m/f/d) / (Senior) Expert (m/f/d) – Technical Privacy
Fresenius Medical Care20 days ago
Kaufering, Germany +14 moreSenior
Responsibilities
- Own and operationalize privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default across the full product development lifecycle.
- Develop technical frameworks, design patterns, standards, and guidelines addressing GDPR, HIPAA, the EU Data Act, the EU AI Act, and related regulations.
- Build and maintain privacy engineering capabilities covering encryption, pseudonymization, data minimization, access governance, and secure data storage and transfer.
- Translate regulatory requirements into technical designs, system requirements, and acceptance criteria with product owners and architects.
- Lead technical privacy impact assessments, identify risks, and define mitigating controls.
- Mentor engineering teams on privacy-preserving design, coding standards, and architectural best practices.
- Monitor new regulations and standards and anticipate product requirements.
- Serve as the technical authority for privacy topics and support audits, compliance assessments, and regulatory inquiries.
- Coordinate privacy alignment across Legal, Security, Quality, Engineering, and business functions.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Privacy-by-Design Architect, Technical Privacy Lead, Privacy Engineer, Privacy Architect, or comparable role.
- Deep hands-on understanding of privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default implemented in real-world systems and cloud environments.
- Strong knowledge of GDPR technical requirements, including data minimization, purpose limitation, security of processing, data lifecycle management, and data-subject-rights enablement.
- Expertise in systems architecture, cloud platforms, and privacy-enhancing technologies.
- Experience with ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, or comparable compliance frameworks.
- Familiarity with data-subject-rights, consent-management, and auditability tools and systems.
- Certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPT, CIPM, CDPSE, CISSP, or CDPO are advantageous.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical-thinking, communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and organizational skills.
- Ability to learn quickly, adapt to evolving regulations, operate in ambiguity, take initiative, and own responsibilities.
Benefits
- Individual opportunities for self-directed career planning and professional development.
- Culture that supports innovative thinking and collaborative solution development.
- Opportunity to work with a large global team with diverse skills and experience.
- Benefits of a successful global corporation combined with the collegial culture of a medium-sized company.
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