Technical Privacy Consultant

Quick Facts

• Role: Technical Privacy Consultant (Privacy Architect / Technical Privacy)
• Engagement: 6–12 months; ~50% involvement
• Work style: 100% remote

Description

You will help product and engineering teams design digital solutions aligned with Privacy by Design and Privacy by Default. This is not a legal-only or software engineering role; it focuses on privacy from an IT architecture perspective and on converting privacy/regulatory requirements into actionable technical recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the architecture of systems, digital products, and data flows
• Identify potential privacy/security gaps and recommend technical mitigations
• Support DPIA and Privacy Assessments with technical input
• Translate regulatory requirements into architectural requirements
• Advise on encryption, pseudonymization, tokenization, data minimization, and access governance
• Evaluate the security of APIs, networks, sessions, and data transfers
• Assess security for data & analytics environments
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Data Architects, System Architects, Engineering, Security, Legal, and Quality
• Evaluate solutions in the context of GDPR, HIPAA, EU Data Act, and EU AI Act

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Technical Privacy, Privacy Architecture, Privacy by Design, Technical Privacy Audit, or a related field
• Very strong understanding of the technical implementation of GDPR requirements
• Knowledge of architectures related to DSR, consent management, and auditability
• Understanding of security mechanisms for APIs, networks, and applications
• Knowledge of application-level encryption, tokenization, cryptographic segregation, and protecting analytics data
• Knowledge of Privacy Enhancing Technologies such as k-anonymity and Differential Privacy
• Knowledge of ISO/IEC 27001 or SOC 2
• Ability to independently analyze complex IT environments and communicate recommendations to both technical and business stakeholders
• Fluent English

Benefits

• Remote work (100%) with flexible, part-time style engagement (~50%)
• Support from a recruiting consultant during the interview process (email/phone) to help with preparation and quality of the process