Data Security Engineer: AI-Driven, Automated Defenses

Just Eat Takeaway.com; Dartford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Data Security Specialist to engineer controls safeguarding sensitive data across cloud-native and enterprise environments. You’ll translate standards into scalable implementations, embedding Privacy and Security by Design into engineering delivery.

You will drive automated guardrails, CI/CD security gates, and data protection tooling, collaborating with DevOps, IT, and business stakeholders to enable safe development and robust protection.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing data security controls across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Strong automation and scripting skills in Python and Bash/Shell.
• Experience translating governance policies into automated remediation workflows.

Responsibilities

• Oversee deployment of Enterprise DLP and encryption solutions across network, cloud, endpoint, and AI environments to protect data at rest, in transit, and in use.
• Manage automated data discovery pipelines and extend controls to AI-integrated environments (e.g., training datasets, model inputs, and inference logs).
• Embed data protection controls, cryptography, and IaC baselines into CI/CD developer workflows.
• Translate policies into executable Policy-as-Code (e.g., OPA) and deploy automated guardrails and remediation scripts across cloud environments.
• Build API integrations between security scanners and ticketing systems, and automate alert triaging to reduce false positives.
• Provide automated feedback loops, documentation, and developer-friendly data protection tools to prevent leaks.

Skills

Data security

Automation scripting

Policy-as-Code

CI/CD security

AI/ML security

Collaboration

Tools

Wiz

DLP platforms

Encryption pipelines

Job description

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Data Security Specialist to engineer controls safeguarding sensitive data across cloud-native and enterprise environments. You’ll translate standards into scalable implementations, embedding Privacy and Security by Design into engineering delivery.

You will drive automated guardrails, CI/CD security gates, and data protection tooling, collaborating with DevOps, IT, and business stakeholders to enable safe development and robust protection.