eDiscovery and Data Protection Analyst

Beacon Hill is hiring a remote eDiscovery & Data Protection Analyst for a Greater Philadelphia area client. This is a high-impact opportunity for a professional with experience in eDiscovery, data governance, and cybersecurity investigations to support enterprise-wide legal, compliance, and security initiatives.

In this role, you will manage the full lifecycle of eDiscovery activities, including the identification, preservation, collection, processing, analysis, and production of electronically stored information (ESI). You will work closely with Legal, Compliance, Human Resources, and Information Security teams to support litigation, regulatory matters, audits, and internal investigations.

Beyond traditional eDiscovery responsibilities, this position will also support data protection and select Security Operations Center (SOC) functions, including data loss prevention (DLP), threat analysis, insider risk investigations, and incident response efforts. The ideal candidate is comfortable operating at the intersection of legal, compliance, and cybersecurity disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full eDiscovery lifecycle, including identification, preservation, collection, processing, review, and production of ESI.
• Partner with Legal teams to develop search strategies utilizing keywords, custodians, date ranges, and data source criteria.
• Utilize analytics and data reduction techniques such as deduplication, email threading, and near-duplicate analysis.
• Execute and maintain legal holds across Microsoft 365 and other enterprise platforms.
• Maintain chain of custody documentation, audit trails, and defensible processes.
• Support litigation, regulatory inquiries, audits, and internal investigations.
• Monitor and investigate DLP alerts and potential data exfiltration events.
• Analyze suspicious user activity across email, endpoints, and cloud environments.
• Support cybersecurity investigations involving insider threats, unauthorized access, and data security incidents.
• Collaborate with Security Operations and Incident Response teams to gather evidence and support investigations.
• Assist with incident documentation, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.
• Ensure compliance with data retention, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and enhance eDiscovery and incident response procedures, playbooks, and documentation.
  
  

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in eDiscovery, digital investigations, information governance, cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Experience with eDiscovery platforms such as Microsoft Purview, Relativity, Nuix, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft 365, email systems, cloud-based data sources, and data governance practices.
• Knowledge of incident response methodologies and data breach investigation processes.
• Familiarity with DLP technologies, insider risk management, and data classification frameworks.
• Strong analytical, organizational, documentation, and communication skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting legal, compliance, regulatory, or internal investigations.
• Knowledge of privacy regulations including HIPAA, GDPR, or similar frameworks.
• Industry certifications such as CEDS, CeDA, Microsoft 365 eDiscovery, or related credentials.
• Experience supporting SOC operations, threat analysis, or cybersecurity investigations.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work across legal, compliance, and cybersecurity functions while helping to protect critical business data and support complex investigations.

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Company Profile:

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.

Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.

Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com.

Benefits Information:

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

We look forward to working with you.

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