Junior Data Security Resource

We are looking to engage a suitably skilled junior resource on a 12-month contract basis to augment our Data Security service. The resource will form part of the Endpoint Security (EPS) team, report into the EPS Manager, and work under the day-to-day supervision and guidance of the Data Security Lead.

This is intended to be a junior operational role, with the successful candidate supporting the Data Security Lead and broader EPS team in the delivery, administration, monitoring and reporting of Data Security services.
We are looking for someone with a good foundational understanding of cybersecurity and data security, strong analytical and administrative skills, attention to detail, and the willingness and ability to develop their technical capability while working within established processes and under appropriate supervision.

Key Responsibilities
The resource will support activities including:

• Endpoint security compliance: Assist with monitoring encryption, device control and endpoint data-security compliance, escalating identified non-compliance and coordinating remediation with the relevant support teams under the guidance of the Data Security Lead.
• Sensitive-data scanning: Support sensitive-data scanning activities across AWS and Azure, assist with validating outputs, and help prepare findings for Data Governance.
• Reporting: Support the maintenance of Data Security dashboards, source data, reporting logic, narratives and supporting documentation.
• Extract, consolidate, validate and reconcile data from security platforms and reporting sources to support accurate operational and management reporting.
  
• Knowledge base: Create and maintain SOPs, knowledge articles, change documentation and reporting procedures, including updates to the ServiceNow (SNOW) knowledge base where applicable.
  
• Incident and request management: Take ownership of assigned SNOW requests and incidents across supported Data Security services, working with the Data Security Lead and relevant technical teams to drive resolution and closure.

• Change management: Assist with the administration and tracking of Data Security changes through the ITSM process, including preparation for Change Advisory Board (CAB) submissions where required.
  
• Exceptions and deviations: Support deviation and exception-management processes across services such as DLP whitelisting, BitLocker and Device Control (USB), ensuring established procedures and approval processes are followed.

• Access governance and attestations: Assist with attestation processes relating to Microsoft Purview access-management roles and Device Control access governance.
  
• DLP support: Support DLP-related business queries and the DLP Support Group mailbox, ensuring queries, incidents and service requests are appropriately assessed, assigned, tracked and progressed through to completion.

Candidate Profile

• A foundational understanding of cybersecurity, information security or data security
  
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
  
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
  
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work within defined operational processes and procedures
  

• Good administrative and documentation skills
  
• A willingness to learn and develop technical capability
• The ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and follow them through to completion

Exposure to the following would be advantageous:

• Microsoft Purview
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
• BitLocker
• Endpoint and Device Control
• ServiceNow / ITSM processes
• AWS and/or Azure
• Security compliance monitoring and reporting
• Data extraction, reconciliation and dashboard reporting