About this role
Data Security Engineer
We've partnered with a long term client of ours in the financial services space who are looking for a new Data Security Engineer.
They want someone to come in and help secure enterprise data platforms and SaaS environments. If you're passionate about securing modern data and SaaS ecosystems and want to make a real impact in a collaborative security team, take a look at the info below!
Day to day role
- You'll work within a collaborative Application and Platform Security function, engineering and automating security checks across platforms like Snowflake
- You'll Build custom API queries and scripts to assess configuration, access, and control effectiveness where standard tooling isn't enough.
- You'll help drive SSPM tooling deployment, risk identification, remediation, and security reporting that scales.
Required Experience
- Hands-on experience securing enterprise data platforms (Snowflake, Dataiku, Salesforce) and/or SaaS applications, ideally in large-scale or regulated environments
- Experience with SSPM and PaaS/SaaS security controls
- Experience with scripting/coding for API-driven security and compliance checks (Python/JavaScript ideally
- Strong grasp of IAM, data access governance, and shared responsibility models in SaaS ecosystems
- Knowledge of NIST, CIS, ISO etc
- Strong communicator who can translate security risk for technical and non-technical audiences alike
If this sounds like the next step in your career, drop across your CV or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.
About cyber security & digital forensics roles for ex-police
Cyber security, digital forensics and incident-response roles. DMIs, cybercrime investigators and digital forensics officers bring evidential discipline and investigative judgement that DFIR and security teams struggle to hire.
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What cyber security & digital forensics roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
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