Data Security Engineer: Automate Guards & Data Protection

Just Eat Takeaway.com; Elmbridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Data Security Specialist to design and implement robust data protection across cloud-native and enterprise environments, turning security into a built-in feature of development pipelines and product delivery.

You will drive automated guardrails, CI/CD integration, and policy-as-code, collaborating with DevOps, IT and privacy teams to reduce risk while enabling safe, scalable software innovation. Experience with DLP, encryption, and AI data security is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the deployment and daily management 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 to ensure sensitive information is accurately mapped and protected, extending these controls to AI-integrated environments (e.g., training datasets, model inputs, and inference logs).
• Collaborate with the Security Architecture team to embed data protection controls, cryptography, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) baselines directly into CI/CD developer workflows.
• Translate written data security and compliance policies into executable "Policy-as-Code" (e.g., OPA) and manage the deployment of automated guardrails and remediation scripts across cloud environments.
• Streamline engineering workflows by building API integrations between security scanners and ticketing systems, and utilize intelligent automation to parse, prioritize, and tune data security alerts (reducing false positives).
• Guide engineering teams by providing automated feedback loops, clear technical documentation, and developer-friendly data protection tools that prevent leaks before deployment.

Job description

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Data Security Specialist to design and implement robust data protection across cloud-native and enterprise environments, turning security into a built-in feature of development pipelines and product delivery.

You will drive automated guardrails, CI/CD integration, and policy-as-code, collaborating with DevOps, IT and privacy teams to reduce risk while enabling safe, scalable software innovation. Experience with DLP, encryption, and AI data security is preferred.