The Technology Storage Services Team enables the firm to maximize the ability to generate value through its data in a structured, consistent, and scalable manner while providing the highest level of availability and performance. The data protection specialist role works within the framework of the firm's data governance, storage, and security policies, ensuring our data is cared for through its complete lifecycle, as a firm asset. The Data Protection Specialist partners with other areas across the firm to ensure data is created, managed, and effectively utilized as an enterprise asset - which leads to understood, controlled and secure data.
The specific responsibilities include:

• Serve as the primary storage services representative responsible for the clear definitions and policies regarding data storage management, security and protection.
• Leverage data protection tools and platforms (backup, archive, replication) to establish protection mechanisms to ensure data availability and redundancy. Lead the storage services team in maintaining data quality and integrity regardless of data location.
• Serve as a primary contact responsible for identification and definition of data protection standards in response to requests and partner with technology teams to ensure valid and controlled storage of required data
• Oversee data lifecycle standards including operational and administrative management of data as it pertains to primary, secondary, cloud and archive data tiering
• Provide processes and metrics on data protection efforts including monitoring, alerting, posting of data protection results.
• Analyze storage systems to identify data that does not align with standards and recommend corrective actions
• Implement, enforce, and demonstrate strong understanding of data standards and policies as it pertains to data storage protection
• Liaison with regulatory and compliance teams to discuss any impact from regulatory landscape changes
• Provide recommendations as to the effective use of new technology for the firm while proactively seeking technical improvements to the current environment

Req ID
64913BR

Position Type
Home Office

Position Schedule
Full-Time

EEO Statement
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Posting Location
Missouri, St. Louis

Company Description
At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 15,000+ branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and work.

In a typical branch office, a financial advisor meets with clients and receives branch office support, so they can focus on building deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis, Tempe and Mississauga provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. We continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.

Home based Associate?
Yes

Awards and Accolades

• 2021 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® By Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE Magazine - Edward Jones was named No. 20 on the list.
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• 2021 Corporate Equality Index - Edward Jones joins the ranks of 767 major U.S. businesses that received top marks in the Foundation's 19th annual scorecard on LGBTQ workplace equality.
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• 2021 Training Top 100 list - Edward Jones ranked No. 19, up six spots from last year in its 21st consecutive year on this prestigious list.
• J.D. Power, 2021 - Edward Jones has ranked "highest in Employee Advisor Satisfaction among Financial Investment Firms " in the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Study.
  • Edward Jones received the highest score among employee advisors in the J.D. Power 2007,2008, 2010, 2012-2015, 2017-2021 Financial Advisor Satisfaction Studies of employee advisors' satisfaction among those who are employed by an investment services firm. Visit jdpower.com/awards for more information.

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Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of education & experience is required with an emphasis in Business, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering or MIS strongly preferred.
• 3 years experience in data protection, data management, and data security
• Experience related to Wealth Management / Financial Services industry, functional and/or technical area of expertise preferred
• 6+ years experience in data storage support technologies:NetApp, Pure and Cloud (Azure/AWS) configurations a plus

Colorado Salary Information
At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. Visitourcareersite to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate: