Senior Data Security Consultant

Quorum Cyber; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm in Edinburgh seeks a Data Security Consultant to lead consultancy engagements focused on data security and regulatory compliance. The role requires expertise in Microsoft Purview and engaging with clients across various industries. You will benefit from an excellent salary, private health benefits, and a commitment to your professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Flexible working hours

Access to leading-edge technology

Qualifications

• Experience in leading data security consultancy projects.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical architectures.
• Proven deployment experience of Microsoft Purview.

Responsibilities

• Lead consultancy engagements focused on data security.
• Communicate with stakeholders to identify needs.
• Contribute to proposals and client presentations.

Skills

Information classification

Data leakage management

Risk management

Technical documentation

Microsoft Purview Suite

Microsoft 365 ecosystem

Regulatory compliance awareness

Client-focused thinking

Education

Microsoft Certification SC400

Microsoft Certification SC900

Job description

Company Description

At Quorum Cyber, we're on a mission to help good people win. Founded in Edinburgh in 2016, we're one of the fastest growing cyber security companies in the UK and North America, serving over 400 customers on four continents.

We protect organisations against the rising threat of cyber-attacks, enabling them to thrive in an increasingly unpredictable and inhospitable digital landscape.

As a Microsoft-only security house, a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Security, a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), and winner of the Microsoft Security MSSP of the Year 2025 award, we offer a unified security ecosystem comprised of innovative services, all delivered through our customer platform, Clarity.

In September 2024, Quorum Cyber acquired Canada-based, Microsoft Solutions Partner for Security, Difenda. This was closely followed in December 2024 by the acquisition of US-based, Kivu Consulting, a global cyber security firm with world-leading incident response capabilities.

What I Do Is

• Lead and deliver data security and regulatory compliance focused consultancy engagements.
• Partner with Quorum Cyber clients across a variety of industry verticals.
• Executing and being part of end-to-end client projects, including POC's, requirements gathering, design, implementation planning and guidance, environment optimisation, operationalisation of Purview Security & Compliance capabilities.
• Active listening and probing, to learn and understand business operations, challenges, and risks.
• Communicate with technical and business stakeholders to determine current-state and future-state needs.
• Translate business needs into technical architectures, visions, and roadmaps.
• Subject matter expert for Data Security and Information Governance.
• Research industry best practices and maintain deep technical knowledge in the security and compliance space.
• Coach and mentor peers to build team knowledge and expertise.
• Collaborate and share knowledge across strategic channel partnerships (e.g., Microsoft).
• Support pre-sales activities where necessary to help build the Data Security Practice revenue pipeline.
• Collaborate closely with the sales teams to identify new business opportunities and expand the client base.
• Contribute to scoping, SOWs, proposals, RFP responses, and presentations to potential clients.

The Skills I Need Are

• Ability to articulate modern concepts of information classification, data leakage, and risk management relating to Microsoft Security and Compliance offerings.
• Proven experience curating technical and architectural documentation such as Designs, Operating Models and Solution Specifications.
• Subject matter expert for the Microsoft Purview suite of services; specifically, Insider Risk Management, Information Protection and Data Loss Prevention.
• Hands-on deployment experience of Microsoft Purview and related services into production environments.
• Deep understanding of the broader Microsoft 365 productivity ecosystem (i.e., Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams), how the service operates at a logical level and typical deployment scenarios. Knowledge
• Awareness of major regulatory compliance requirements for organisations using cloud services and / or general data processing.
• Initiative-taking and client-focused thinker with a passion for problem solving.
• Microsoft Certifications, "SC400 - Microsoft Information Protection Administrator" and "SC900 - Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Fundamentals" are preferable.

Other Information

You will get an excellent salary, with world class benefits (private health, flexible working). As leading-edge technology company you will have access to the latest technology, and an environment that will encourage and nurture your curiosity. We are passionate about your development, and you will be empowered to advance your skills and expertise.

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