Senior Privacy by Design Engineer — Cloud & Compliance

Scopely; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Scopely is seeking a Senior Security Compliance Engineer to join our Information Security team in Barcelona on a hybrid basis. You will design, build, and scale privacy-aware systems across a global tech org, embedding privacy by design into workflows and automating compliance tasks.

You will collaborate with Legal, Security, Engineering, Product, and Player Experience to translate regulations into practical engineering solutions, with a strong focus on data minimization, retention, deletion,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in information security, privacy, compliance, or a related technical role.
• Hands‑on experience building or maintaining solutions in Python.
• Strong background in software engineering, backend systems, security, data engineering, or data architecture.
• Experience with AWS and cloud-based architectures.
• Experience with Temporal or similar workflow orchestration tools.
• Working knowledge of APIs, JSON, SQL, and related technical tooling.
• Strong understanding of privacy engineering principles, privacy by design, and technical implementation of data subject rights and data lifecycle controls.
• Working knowledge of privacy regulations such as GDPR.
• Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, or COBIT.
• Experience working cross‑functionally with Legal, Security, Product, and Engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Embed privacy by design into product, platform, and operational workflows.
• Design, build, and improve privacy engineering capabilities that support data subject rights requests, data lifecycle management, and regulatory compliance.
• Translate legal and regulatory requirements into technical requirements, engineering patterns, and actionable implementation guidance.
• Build and maintain tools, services, and automations in Python to support privacy and compliance operations.
• Support workflow orchestration and automation using Temporal or similar platforms.
• Work in AWS and similar environments to operate secure, scalable, and reliable privacy-related systems and integrations.
• Write and deploy SQL to archive or purge data, and to locate, review, and document data for privacy requirements.
• Partner with engineers and architects to implement data solutions that enable the business while protecting sensitive data.
• Conduct privacy assessments, identify risks, and help drive mitigation efforts through tools, training, and guidance.
• Review new systems, features, and data flows for privacy impact, and partner with teams to design technical controls that reduce privacy risk.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to design privacy-preserving solutions, including controls for data minimization, retention, deletion, and access.
• Manage projects and enhancements from requirements gathering through delivery and stakeholder communication.
• Improve documentation, reporting, evidence collection, and operational processes that support broader compliance efforts.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual work, improve data quality, and strengthen consistency through automation.”

Skills

Information security

Privacy engineering

Python

AWS

Temporal

APIs

JSON

SQL

GDPR

ISO 27001

Tools

Temporal

SQL

JSON

Job description

Scopely is seeking a Senior Security Compliance Engineer to join our Information Security team in Barcelona on a hybrid basis. You will design, build, and scale privacy-aware systems across a global tech org, embedding privacy by design into workflows and automating compliance tasks.

You will collaborate with Legal, Security, Engineering, Product, and Player Experience to translate regulations into practical engineering solutions, with a strong focus on data minimization, retention, deletion,