Senior Cloud Data Security Engineer

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Internal Grade D / EB8

Experian Global Security Office are looking for a Senior Cloud Data Security Engineer. You will be a key part of our Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) program. Helping to strengthen our security posture, safeguard sensitive data, and ensure compliance with industry regulations.

As a Sr. Cloud Data Security Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and optimizing our data security strategies. You will work closely with security architects and IT teams to develop risk mitigation plans, enhance access control measures, and drive data protection initiatives that support our DSPM program.

This a Hybrid, Nottingham or London based role (40% in the office) reporting to Director of Cloud Security.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation of security measures within our DSPM program to enhance data visibility and protection.
• Develop enforceable data governance controls including data loss prevention (DLP), encryption, and access controls in the cloud.
• Participate in security audits, and monitoring to identify potential risks.
• Translate threat intelligence into actionable engineering requirements, ensuring prioritized risks are reflected in the backlog and data defense strategies.
• Partner with cloud security teams to implement robust security frameworks across AWS, Azure, GCP, and hybrid infrastructures and integrate data defence principles into the broader security strategy.
• Drive the identification and documentation of sensitive data flows, holding business units and data owners accountable for classification and access controls.

• Experience in cybersecurity, data security, or IT infrastructure.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• DSPM, data encryption, access control, and security monitoring tools.
• Industry Cloud Certifications (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Familiarity with relevant data protection regulations, such as GDPR, CCPA, etc.
• Experience with deployment orchestration, automation, and security configuration management (Jenkins, Git, CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible)
• Experience with assessment, development, implementation, optimization, and documentation of a comprehensive and broad set of security technologies and processes (secure software development (Application Security), data protection, cryptography, key management, identity and access management (IAM), network security) within SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud environments.
• Experience owning and delivering security outcomes, not just contribute to programs
• Certifications like CISSP, CEH, CISM, or equivalent.

Benefits package includes:

• Great compensation package and discretionary bonus plan
• Core benefits include pension, bupa healthcare, sharesave scheme and more
• 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional annual leave.

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