Senior Data Security & Governance Specialist

Synechron; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance for employee

Dependent medical coverage 50/50 copay

Visa costs paid

Relocation ticket covered

Annual leave 22 days

Sick leave 15 days

Job summary

Synechron is seeking a Data Security Specialist to develop and implement data security controls, monitor data-related risks, and support regulatory compliance across on‑prem, cloud, and application environments.

You will partner with technology, cybersecurity, risk, legal, and business teams to safeguard sensitive information, with a focus on governance, data flows, and secure data handling practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, Risk Management or related field; equivalent exp considered.
• 3–7 years in data security, information security, cybersecurity, data governance, or risk management.
• Experience with data classification, DLP, encryption, key management, access control, and data discovery.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain data security policies and control frameworks.
• Identify and assess risks around sensitive, confidential, and regulated data.
• Support data classification, discovery, tagging, and DLP initiatives.
• Implement and monitor lifecycle controls for data creation to destruction.
• Collaborate with tech teams to secure data across on‑prem, cloud, and endpoints.
• Support access governance: least privilege, reviews, entitlements.

Skills

Data security

Risk assessment

Policy development

Incident response

Audit support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Symantec/Broadcom DLP

Forcepoint DLP

BigID

Varonis

SailPoint

CyberArk

Splunk

ServiceNow

Job description

Synechron is seeking a Data Security Specialist to develop and implement data security controls, monitor data-related risks, and support regulatory compliance across on‑prem, cloud, and application environments.

You will partner with technology, cybersecurity, risk, legal, and business teams to safeguard sensitive information, with a focus on governance, data flows, and secure data handling practices.