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Data Security & Integration Specialist | Financial Services | Python, Cloud Security | Glasgow (Hybrid)
💷 £455 per day (Inside IR35)
🏠 Glasgow, Hybrid (3 days per week in office)
👥 Large enterprise team
🏢 Financial Services
👨💻 Python, DSPM, Cloud Security, System Integration
Are you an experienced Data Security Engineer with strong Python coding skills?
- Have you worked on tracking, securing, and organizing sensitive data across cloud and on-premise networks?
- Are you looking for a long-term contract role where you can help protect critical systems for a global financial institution?
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading technology firm looking for a Data Security and Integration Specialist for an initial 6-month contract in Glasgow. Working on-site three days a week, you will focus on building automated tools to protect data and reduce security risks across complex digital systems.
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As the successful candidate:
- You will set up and manage software that tracks down, labels, and secures sensitive files and databases across cloud and local servers.
- You will write Python scripts to automate routine tasks, gather risk data, and connect different security systems together.
- You will link data protection tools with access controls, tracking systems, and central security alerts.
- You will work alongside risk and technical teams to make sure security rules are followed and data access stays strictly controlled.
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The ideal candidate:
- Practical background in data protection, cyber security, or cloud security engineering – required
- Strong hands-on Python skills, particularly for automating tasks and connecting system APIs – required
- Proven experience securing data across cloud platforms and traditional databases – required
- Experience working in heavily regulated sectors following access control principles – required
- Able to work from the Glasgow office 3 days per week – required
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