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Key responsibilities
Engineer enterprise DLP controls across endpoint, email, SaaS, cloud storage, collaboration platforms, network, and web channels.
Moderni s e 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.
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A minimum of 4 years delivering enterprise Data Protection, Information Protection, Cloud Security, or Security Engineering capabilities within complex organi s ations .
Proven expe rience i n 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-d riven solut ions 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 moderni s ing 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 organi s ations .
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.
Shape the Future of Insurance with Cutting-Edge Tech and a People-First Culture
Why join us? 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.
What do you get in return?
As well as receiving a competitive annual salary, our reward package includes:
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
Access to an employee assistance programme
Discounted gym membership
Two paid volunteering days each year
Cycle to work scheme
Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way.
About Allstate
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A leading provider of insurance and protection solutions.
