Job Title:Data Loss Prevention Specialist
Contract Type: Permanent
Location:Edinburgh / Glasgow /Alderley Edge
Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based
Closing date: 3rd April 2026
OurSecurity Operations teamis growing and have opportunities forData LossPrevention SpecialistsinEdinburgh / Glasgow /Alderley Edge. Wemonitorand manage potentialand realdata loss eventsin keybusinessareas. These are exciting opportunities to join a growing organisation and work on a variety ofnew security toolingand technologies
The successful candidates willbe responsible formanaging and improvingData handling,Data Loss Prevention systems, investigate alerts, and work with teams across Cyber Security, IT, Legal, and Compliance to reduce data security risks and ensure regulatory compliance.Developing the posture of the detections and collaborating with key stakeholders.
About the role
* Monitor and respond to DLP alerts and security events.
* Lead the Investigation withalerts toidentifygenuine risks or false positives.
* Identifypotential data leaks or unauthorised data transfers.
* Incident Response & Reportingrelating to Data Loss
* Support investigations into data loss incidents.
* Document findings and recommend remediation actions.
* Produce reports for security teams, management, and compliance stakeholders.
* Policy & System Management
* Maintain and improve DLP policies and rules.
* Work with business teams to ensure data protection policies are effective and practical.
* Identifytrends in data handling and security risks.
* Recommend improvements to security processes, tools, and automation.
* Stay up to date with emerging threats and data protection practices.
About you
* Experience in Data Loss Prevention, Security Operations, or Cyber Security monitoring.
* Show leadership skills and manage complex investigations
* Exposure to fraud or whistleblowing investigations
* Experience refining detectionusecases or improving alert quality
* Understanding of privacy laws in employee monitoring contexts
* Experience delivering awareness or prevention initiatives
* Strong communicationskills
* Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview or similar tooling.
* Experience with Microsoft 365 security tools or cloud security.
* Knowledge of insider risk, digital forensics, or behavioural analytics.
* Relevant certifications (e.g. Security+, CCSP, CISSP, Microsoft SC-400.
* Experience working in a SOC or operational security environment.
About Royal London
We'rethe UK's largest mutual life,pensionsand investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.
Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible,enjoyableand fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.
We'vealways been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as28days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits
Inclusion, diversity and belonging
We'rean Inclusive employer. We celebrate and valuedifferent backgroundsand cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected - whatever their background.
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