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And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.\nYour role in the team\nThe Senior Data Protection Security Engineer will lead the evolution of enterprise data protection from a traditional tool administration model to an engineering-driven security capability. This role is responsible for building scalable, automated, and measurable data protection solutions across cloud, SaaS, endpoint, email, and collaboration environments using Policy-as-Code, Security-as-Code, DevOps, and DevSecOps practices.The successful candidate will bring a proven track record of modernising Data Protection, DLP, CASB, or Information Protection programs by reducing manual processes, increasing automation, and implementing repeatable governance and deployment models. This individual will serve as a key contributor in advancing the organisation's data protection strategy while driving operational excellence, security effectiveness, and business enablement.\nFor this opportunity, the business is flexible to hire at Senior Consultant, Lead Consultant, and Expert level depending on qualifications & interview evaluation.\nKey responsibilities:\nEngineer enterprise DLP controls across endpoint, email, SaaS, cloud storage, collaboration platforms, network, and web channels. \nModernise DLP policy deployment by moving from manual console-based changes to version-controlled, automated, and repeatable policy-as-code workflows. \nBuild CI/CD pipelines for data protection policy lifecycle management, including peer review, automated validation, testing, approval, deployment, and rollback. \nDevelop reusable policy templates, detection logic, exception patterns, configuration baselines, and deployment standards across multiple DLP and CASB platforms. \nAutomate operational tasks such as policy promotion, configuration drift detection, control validation, reporting, alert enrichment, and recurring health checks. \nIntegrate DLP, CASB, data classification, cloud security, identity, SIEM, SOAR, and workflow platforms to improve visibility, response, and enforcement. \nTune detection logic using data-driven analysis to reduce false positives, improve signal quality, and increase confidence in policy enforcement. \nDesign guardrails for sensitive data usage across Microsoft 365, cloud platforms, source code repositories, collaboration tools, SaaS applications, and enterprise endpoints. \nPartner with engineering, cloud, infrastructure, network, compliance, privacy, legal, and business teams to design practical data protection solutions. \nInvestigate data protection events, identify root cause, recommend control improvements, and convert lessons learned into automated prevention patterns. \nDefine and maintain metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and control evidence that demonstrate risk reduction, policy effectiveness, deployment quality, and operational maturity. \nSupport platform upgrades, capability expansions, vendor integrations, and new data protection control patterns using disciplined engineering practices. \nEssential Skills:\nAll applicants must demonstrate they have a legal right to work in the UK for employment at Allstate. 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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.\nWe’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.\nWe 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.\nWhat do you get in return?\nAs well as receiving a competitive annual salary, our reward package includes:\nCorporate bonus scheme\nPension scheme\nAnnual performance-related pay reviews\nLife assurance and income protection\nFlexible working options\nHybrid working\nPrivate medical and dental insurance\nAccess to an employee assistance programme\nDiscounted gym membership\nTwo paid volunteering days each year\nCycle to work scheme\nBe part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7618,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Continuous learning","Dental insurance","Flexible schedule","Gym membership","Hybrid work","Paid volunteering days"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Data Loss Prevention","Nonprofits & Foundations"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-28T11:45:07Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":28,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.508,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":22,"expected_fill_days":18,"reasons":["conf:3","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-21T05:46:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/allstate-corporation-senior-data-security-engineer-hybrid","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/allstate-corporation-senior-data-security-engineer-hybrid.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-21T07:33:11Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10742,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-22T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1921602},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1921602"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fallstate-corporation-senior-data-security-engineer-hybrid"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fallstate-corporation-senior-data-security-engineer-hybrid"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fallstate-corporation-senior-data-security-engineer-hybrid"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/allstate-corporation-senior-data-security-engineer-hybrid\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fallstate-corporation-senior-data-security-engineer-hybrid"}]}