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Data Security Lead
Job Title: Data Security Service Lead
Joining Arup
Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
The Cyber Resilience team is part of the Digital Technology Group and includes Data Security, Identity & Access Management, Security Engineering, IAM Administration, and Privileged Access Management. The team works alongside Security Operations and Governance, Risk and Compliance to protect Arup’s platforms, information, and data.
The Opportunity
At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective—one that encourages individuality to thrive. Our strength arises from respecting, sharing, and connecting diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas—both individually and as collective efforts.
As the Data Security Service Lead, you will:
- Shape Arup’s new Data Security Service, defining its vision, operating model, roadmap, and success measures.
- Build the team, establish governance frameworks, and collaborate with peers across Cyber to embed data protection into firm operations and project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and deliver the Data Security Service, ensuring measureable outcomes across the organisation through a formulated Data Security Plan.
- Head the Data Security Service, encompassing:
- Vision & roadmap development.
- Integration of security controls like governance, classification, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), encryption, monitoring, and resilience.
- Translate the Cloud Data Protection Strategy into a clear, prioritised multi-year delivery roadmap.
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Your daily work will blend strategic leadership with operational impact, guiding priorities, advising on risks, progressing operations, and optimizing long-term safeguarding across data across Arup and its clients.
You’ll Also Be...
Data Security-focused team are proud recipients of the IT Team of the Year award (CIIT UK Awards) – ensuring Arup is at the forefront of security innovation.
Is This Role Right For You?
- Core expertise: Proven success in data security prioritising classification, DLP, encryption, and lifecycle data protection.
- Required standards framework knowledge: ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls—and their practical application.
- Leadership experience: Proven ability to own and transform global or enterprise-grade security services.
- Dual-worker mindset: Bridge strategic goals to operational success—measuring, driving, and refining data protection.
- Stakeholder influence: Strong track record of collaborating with senior leaders and technical teams to implement security programs.
Our Offer: Work Where Purpose Generates
At Arup, we care about your success path, as it is deeply aligned with our collective growth.
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Guided by our values, we offer a total reward package that values—competitive pay, health & wellbeing support, learning opportunities, and the chance to leave a legacy.
- Equity & discovery: We are member owned in trust—a collective committed to shared success.
- Profit Share: A global profit-sharing scheme (payments depending on firm performance).
- Flexible benefits package (including private medical, life, accident, and income insurance, childcare vouchers, parental leave arrangements).
Equal & All-Inclusive
Arup is an equal-opportunity employer. We actively celebrate diversity and inclusiveness in gender identity/expression, neurotype, age, disability, sexual orientation, faith/belief, race, ethnicity, pregnancy status, family leave, socioeconomic background.
We strive to create environments free from bias, suited to creator, thinker, and innovator shoppers across our talent pool.
Accessibility: Our recruitment process is fully accessible. If you need adjustments during your application/ interviews, please notify us; we’ll accommodate to the greatest possible extent.
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