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Cybersecurity Requirements and Data Protection Lead
Job at a glance
- Category
- Privacy
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Location
- Pasadena, CA
- Salary range
- $159,952 to $197,184
- Posted
- Sep 11, 2026
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech) is hiring a Cybersecurity Requirements and Data Protection Lead in Pasadena, CA. This is a Privacy job in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $159,952 to $197,184. Review the full details below and apply directly with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech).
As a senior leader within JPL’s Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GR&C) team, you will develop and maintain the cybersecurity requirements framework for JPL’s missions and business operations. You will support the JPL Privacy Manager and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Liaison, oversee the lifecycle of sensitive data and ensure alignment with NASA, federal, and international regulations. Key Responsibilities: Strategy & Policy: Develop and maintain JPL’s cybersecurity requirements framework and policies to support mission-critical functions. Privacy & Data Protection: Provide oversight for sensitive data in support of JPL’s designated Privacy Manager and CUI Liaison; guide strategies for Data Loss Prevention (DLP), encryption, and "Privacy by Design." Risk Management: Conduct comprehensive risk assessments across information and operational technology (IT/OT) systems, supply chains, acquisitions, and external subcontracts. Compliance & Frameworks: Ensure institutional alignment with standards such as NIST 800-53, GDPR/CCPA, and CMMC; manage data mapping, classification, and ethical data usage. Cross-Functional Leadership: Translate complex regulatory requirements into tec
Full responsibilities and requirements are on NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech)'s application page.
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This job is based in Pasadena, CA on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech)'s teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.
About privacy jobs
Privacy jobs protect personal data across its lifecycle, from data mapping and DPIAs to individual-rights handling. AI systems are widening the scope of what privacy teams must review. Jobs like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA and US state privacy laws, ISO/IEC 27701, and privacy-by-design practices.
How to position yourself for this privacy job
Strong candidates emphasize data mapping and inventories, privacy impact assessments, rights handling, and building privacy-by-design into products and AI systems. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech) would apply GDPR, CCPA and US state privacy laws, ISO/IEC 27701, and privacy-by-design practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.
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