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Principal Data Platforms Security Specialist

Hybrid in Manchester·Full-time·Added today (last checked 16 Oct)

Aviva

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Overview

Salary: £90,000 a year
About £5,230 a month after tax.
Work mode: Hybrid, Manchester
Contract: Full-time
Experience: Senior level
Holiday: 29 days holiday + bank holidays
Commute: Cycle to work scheme

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The role

Principal Data Platforms Security Specialist

Salary: National circa £90,000

Locations: Birmingham, Bristol, Eastleigh, Glasgow, Leatherhead, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Norwich, Perth, Sheffield, Worthing, York

A bit about the job

This is a senior hands-on cybersecurity role focused on securing Aviva's enterprise data platforms and SaaS estate. The individual will be responsible for strengthening security controls across platforms such as Snowflake, driving continuous compliance monitoring, identifying and remediating security risks, and supporting the deployment of SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) capabilities. Working closely with Data Platform, Cloud Security and Application Security teams, the role combines technical security expertise, governance, automation and stakeholder engagement.

Skills and experience we're looking for

Hands-on experience securing enterprise data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or similar cloud-based data environments.
Strong knowledge of SaaS security, SSPM tooling, posture management, and security configuration best practices.
Experience implementing and managing identity and access controls, including RBAC, privileged access management, and data access governance.
Proven ability to support continuous compliance monitoring against frameworks such as CIS, NIST, and financial services regulatory standards.
Strong risk assessment and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to identify security threats, drive remediation activities, and communicate risks clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

What you'll get for this role

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow - is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

National salary circa £90,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

Bonus opportunity - 12% (E grade) of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.

Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts

Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave

Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you've applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we'll interview you.

We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Harjot Kaur a call on 07353 138456 or send an email to harjot.kaur@aviva.com

Hiring process

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We'll contact you
With a recruiter
Once you've applied, or Aviva has found you on LinkedIn, a recruiter gets in touch to discuss your application and the specific opportunity in more detail.
We'll send a test
If you're successful at the first stage, you're invited to the next stage of the process, which could be an online test or interview. If you're unsuccessful, you're told.
You'll come to interview
Aviva agrees an interview date and time. The interview may be a one-to-one meeting or a group assessment; there may be more than one stage to this part of the process.
We'll make an offer
You'll complete screening checks · 1–2 days
You can stay in touch
With Candidate Care team
Once PES checks pass, candidates receive a 'confirmation of start date' email and can ask the Candidate Care team questions before their first day.

Aviva interviews every disabled applicant who has the essential skills and experience for the job; tell the recruitment team about a disclosed disability after applying.
There may be more than one stage to the interview part of the process; candidates are told in advance.