Data Security Automation Engineer

Just Eat Takeaway.com; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Data Security Specialist to embed data protection into platform design and engineering delivery. You will implement encryption pipelines, DLP, and policy-as-code, while collaborating with DevOps and IT to automate guardrails and reduce risk.

You will translate security policies into automated workflows, support AI/ML data protection, and ensure secure data handling across cloud-native and enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience implementing and managing data security controls in cloud-native or enterprise environments.
• Strong automation and scripting skills (Python & Bash/Shell).
• Excellent ability to translate governance policies into automated remediation workflows and CI/CD security gates.
• Practical understanding of AI/ML data security risks (e.g., LLM safety, prompt injection) and data classification.
• Collaborative mindset to partner with DevOps, Software Engineering, IT and Privacy teams.
• Strong understanding of data privacy regulations such as GDPR.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the deployment and daily management of data security controls across cloud, network, endpoint, and AI environments.
• Build automated guardrails and CI/CD pipelines to enforce data protection standards.
• Translate policies into executable
• Develop policy-as-code (e.g., OPA) and manage automated remediation scripts.
• Create API integrations between security scanners and ticketing systems to streamline investigations.
• Provide automated feedback to engineering with clear, developer-friendly data protection tooling.

Job description

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Data Security Specialist to embed data protection into platform design and engineering delivery. You will implement encryption pipelines, DLP, and policy-as-code, while collaborating with DevOps and IT to automate guardrails and reduce risk.

You will translate security policies into automated workflows, support AI/ML data protection, and ensure secure data handling across cloud-native and enterprise environments.