Data Loss Prevention Specialist

Company: Royal London
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Location: City of Edinburgh
Job Description:

“It feels good to have a career with real purpose.”

Job Title:Data Loss Prevention Specialist

Contract Type: Permanent

Location:Edinburgh / Glasgow /Alderley Edge

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

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

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.

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 colleaguesis 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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Posted: June 1st, 2026