Senior Data Platform Security Lead (Snowflake & SSPM)

Aviva; Manchester; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 12%

Pension up to 14%

29 days holiday

Discount on Aviva products

Matching Share Plan

Save As You Earn

Parental and carer’s leave

Flexible benefits incl. cycle to work

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva is recruiting a Principal Data Platforms Security Specialist to secure enterprise data platforms and the SaaS estate, with focus on Snowflake and similar cloud environments. You will drive identity and access controls, continuous compliance, and SSPM deployment.

Working with Data Platform, Cloud Security and Application Security teams, you will lead risk management, governance and stakeholder communication to ensure resilient security across Aviva's data landscape.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience securing enterprise data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or similar cloud data environments.
• Strong knowledge of SaaS security, SSPM tooling, posture management, and security configuration best practices.
• Experience implementing and managing identity and access controls, including RBAC, privileged access management, and data access governance.
• Proven ability to support continuous compliance monitoring against CIS, NIST, and financial services regulatory standards.
• Strong risk assessment and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to identify security threats, drive remediation activities, and communicate risks clearly.

Responsibilities

• Secure Aviva's data platforms and SaaS estate and strengthen security controls across platforms.
• Identify, remediate security risks and support deployment of SSPM capabilities.
• Collaborate with Data Platform, Cloud Security and Application Security teams.

Skills

Snowflake

Databricks

SaaS security

SSPM tooling

RBAC

Data access governance

Job description

Aviva is recruiting a Principal Data Platforms Security Specialist to secure enterprise data platforms and the SaaS estate, with focus on Snowflake and similar cloud environments. You will drive identity and access controls, continuous compliance, and SSPM deployment.

Working with Data Platform, Cloud Security and Application Security teams, you will lead risk management, governance and stakeholder communication to ensure resilient security across Aviva's data landscape.