Information Technology jobs in United Arab Emirates

Why this role matters:
As Data Security Engineer II, you will play a key role in safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Beyond ONE s data. Your contributions will help shape our enterprise data protection strategy and privacy infrastructure, and ultimately the way we disrupt the digital services market through secure innovation.

What success looks like:
In your first year, you will lead enterprise-wide implementation of encryption, anonymization, and data masking solutions; establish compliance alignment with KSA CRF/PDPL and UAE Data Protection Law; and embed data privacy controls into DevSecOps workflows to improve incident response and risk mitigation across environments.

Why this is for you:
If you're keen on solving the massive challenge of securing sensitive information across hybrid environments while aligning with fast-changing data protection laws, hit us up. We're looking for someone ready to tackle this challenge head-on and make an impact from day one.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Lead the design and implementation of robust data security solutions, ensuring sensitive data is protected across structured and unstructured datasets.
• Collaborate with data governance, compliance, engineering, and legal teams, driving alignment between business data usage and security controls.
• Manage enterprise encryption technologies, ensuring effective key management and data confidentiality at rest and in transit.
• Drive initiatives in data masking, anonymisation, and pseudonymisation to support regulatory compliance and secure data sharing.
• Deploy and operationalize Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Data Classification, and Rights Management tools, integrating them with business workflows.
• Conduct security assessments across cloud and on-prem environments to identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Embed data security best practices into DevOps pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Respond to and investigate incidents related to data breaches or unauthorized access, ensuring rapid containment and learning.
• Perform regular audits and risk assessments related to sensitive data handling, storage, and transfer.

Qualifications & Attributes

We re seeking someone who embodies the following:

Education:
Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related field.

Experience:

• 3 5 years of hands-on experience in information security with a focus on data protection and privacy.
• Demonstrated success implementing encryption, anonymisation, and masking solutions across large-scale data sets.
• Experience working with data protection regulations such as GDPR, KSA CRF/PDPL, or UAE Data Protection Law.
• Proven track record managing DLP tools, key management systems, and other data-centric security technologies.
• Exposure to hybrid data architectures in both cloud and on-premise environments

Must-haves:

• Strong understanding of encryption protocols and key management systems (e.g., AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault).
• Experience with data protection platforms (e.g., Microsoft Purview, IBM Guardium, Protegrity, Voltage).
• Proficiency in scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation and data discovery.
• Familiarity with IAM, RBAC, ABAC frameworks and security controls for modern data stacks like Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery.
• Understanding of DevSecOps and integrating data security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP data protection capabilities.

Nice-to-haves:

• Knowledge of network-level security for data protection (TLS, segmentation, firewalls).
• Certifications such as CISSP, CDPSE, CIPT, or CISM.
• Thrives in fast-paced and technically demanding environments.
• Possesses a strong sense of domain ownership and the ability to execute independently.
• Excels with Agile methodologies and DevSecOps principles.

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