Senior Data Security Engineer - (Hybrid OR Remote)

Allstate Insurance Company

Belfast City District

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Corporate bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Annual performance-related pay reviews

Life assurance and income protection

Flexible working options

Hybrid working

Private medical and dental insurance

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Two paid volunteering days

Job summary

Allstate NI, the Belfast-based European Digital Centre of Excellence, seeks a Senior Data Protection Security Engineer to lead engineering-driven data protection initiatives. You will design scalable, automated DLP solutions across endpoints, email, cloud services, and collaboration tools, using policy-as-code and DevSecOps practices.

The role requires delivering modernisation of Data Protection programs, reducing manual processes, and enabling governance with repeatable deployment models.

Qualifications

4+ years delivering enterprise Data Protection, Information Protection, Cloud Security, or Security Engineering capabilities.
Proven automation of security control deployment and governance at enterprise scale.
Experience modernising Data Protection programs through automation and engineering-driven models.

Responsibilities

Engineer enterprise DLP controls across endpoints, email, SaaS, cloud, and collaboration platforms.
Move policy deployment to version-controlled, automated, policy-as-code workflows.
Build CI/CD pipelines for data protection policy lifecycle management with review, testing, deployment, and rollback.
Develop reusable policy templates, detection logic, and deployment standards across DLP/CASB platforms.
Automate tasks like policy promotion, drift detection, control validation, and health checks.
Integrate DLP/CASB/data classification with cloud security, identity, SIEM, SOAR to improve visibility and response.
Tune detection logic to reduce false positives and improve policy enforcement.
Design guardrails for sensitive data usage across Microsoft 365 and cloud environments.
Partner with engineering, compliance, privacy, legal, and business teams on practical data protection solutions.
Investigate events, identify root causes, and convert lessons into automated prevention patterns.
Define metrics, dashboards, and evidence showing risk reduction and deployment quality.

Skills

Policy-as-Code

Security-as-Code

DevSecOps

Automation

DLP

Data Classification

M365 Security

IaC

Cloud Security

Platform Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

PowerShell

Python

REST APIs

Terraform

Bicep

YAML

JSON

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Information Protection

Defender for Cloud Apps

Job description

Your role in the team

The Senior Data Protection Security Engineer will lead the evolution of enterprise data protection from a traditional tool administration model to an engineering-driven security capability. This role is responsible for building scalable, automated, and measurable data protection solutions across cloud, SaaS, endpoint, email, and collaboration environments using Policy-as-Code, Security-as-Code, DevOps, and DevSecOps practices.

The successful candidate will bring a proven track record of modernising Data Protection, DLP, CASB, or Information Protection programs by reducing manual processes, increasing automation, and implementing repeatable governance and deployment models. This individual will serve as a key contributor in advancing the organisation's data protection strategy while driving operational excellence, security effectiveness, and business enablement.

For this opportunity, the business is flexible to hire at Senior Consultant, Lead Consultant, and Expert level depending on qualifications & interview evaluation.

Key responsibilities

Engineer enterprise DLP controls across endpoint, email, SaaS, cloud storage, collaboration platforms, network, and web channels.
Modernise DLP policy deployment by moving from manual console-based changes to version-controlled, automated, and repeatable policy-as-code workflows.
Build CI/CD pipelines for data protection policy lifecycle management, including peer review, automated validation, testing, approval, deployment, and rollback.
Develop reusable policy templates, detection logic, exception patterns, configuration baselines, and deployment standards across multiple DLP and CASB platforms.
Automate operational tasks such as policy promotion, configuration drift detection, control validation, reporting, alert enrichment, and recurring health checks.
Integrate DLP, CASB, data classification, cloud security, identity, SIEM, SOAR, and workflow platforms to improve visibility, response, and enforcement.
Tune detection logic using data-driven analysis to reduce false positives, improve signal quality, and increase confidence in policy enforcement.
Design guardrails for sensitive data usage across Microsoft 365, cloud platforms, source code repositories, collaboration tools, SaaS applications, and enterprise endpoints.
Partner with engineering, cloud, infrastructure, network, compliance, privacy, legal, and business teams to design practical data protection solutions.
Investigate data protection events, identify root cause, recommend control improvements, and convert lessons learned into automated prevention patterns.
Define and maintain metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and control evidence that demonstrate risk reduction, policy effectiveness, deployment quality, and operational maturity.
Support platform upgrades, capability expansions, vendor integrations, and new data protection control patterns using disciplined engineering practices.

Essential Skills

All applicants must demonstrate they have a legal right to work in the UK for employment at Allstate. Allstate is not providing sponsorship for this vacancy.
A minimum of 4 years delivering enterprise Data Protection, Information Protection, Cloud Security, or Security Engineering capabilities within complex organisations.
Proven experience in Policy-as-Code, Security-as-Code, and DevSecOps methodologies, with a demonstrated ability to automate security control deployment and governance at enterprise scale.
Track record of replacing manual operational processes with engineering-driven solutions through automation, APIs, Infrastructure-as-Code, and platform engineering practices.
Advanced knowledge of Data Loss Prevention (DLP), data classification, information protection, and data governance principles.
Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Information Protection, Defender for Cloud Apps, and the Microsoft 365 security ecosystem.
Comprehensive understanding of cloud, SaaS, CASB, and enterprise data protection architectures.
Proficiency in scripting and automation technologies including PowerShell, Python, REST APIs, Terraform, Bicep, YAML, JSON, or comparable tools.
Demonstrated success in modernising Data Protection, DLP, CASB, or Information Protection programs through automation, standardization, and engineering-driven operating models.
Proven ability to implement and scale DevOps, DevSecOps, or Platform Engineering practices within security organisations.
Track record of leading large-scale security initiatives that improve control effectiveness, operational efficiency, and measurable risk reduction.
Background supporting enterprise-scale cloud, SaaS, or Microsoft 365 environments.

Desirable Skills

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Knowledge of regulatory, privacy, and compliance requirements and their implementation through scalable technical controls.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job does not have supervisory duties.

Job Posting End Date: Friday 16th October (11:59pm)

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Skills

Cybersecurity, Cyber Security, Data Leakage Prevention Operations, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Operations and Management, Data Loss Protection, Data Security, GRC Platform, GRC Software, IT Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC), Software Development

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Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence, a hub for innovation and engineering excellence. We're recent winners of Best Place to Work in IT (100+ employees) and Best Use of Cloud Services at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards, and we've been recognised for our community and sustainability impact with Platinum in the Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey.

We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value.

We also invest in you. At Allstate NI, your career growth matters. You'll have access to our Continuous Learning Hub, designed to support skills development and professional advancement through tailored learning paths, certifications, and mentoring opportunities. Whether you're deepening technical expertise or exploring leadership roles, we provide the tools and support to help you thrive.

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