DataCareers

About the Company

Data Careers are people resourcing solutions business managed and run by experienced recruiters with a successful track record spanning more than 20 years. Our strength and reputation comes from our ability to fully understand the commercial requirements of a business and the key recruitment and staffing drivers these subsequently create.

Data Careers offer a variety of recruitment solutions to meet the ever changing business objectives for clients. The flexibility of our approach means we can tailor our services to the specific needs of each individual client. We will also tailor the way in which we deliver our service, whether that means a dedicated on site presence or a remote working relationship with regular on site visits - we work closely with you to understand your business, technology requirements and cultural needs.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

DataCareers

Job Title

Senior Information Assurance & Risk Specialist

Job Description

**Job Title:** Senior Information Assurance & Risk Specialist **Role Summary:** Lead technical information assurance activities, coaching peers, and guiding secure design decisions across cloud, Microsoft platforms, AI, and emerging technologies. **Expectations:** - Act as a technical advisor and mentor in a regulated environment. - Drive secure-by-design culture and evidence‑based risk management. - Communicate complex security concepts to non‑technical stakeholders. **Key Responsibilities:** - Conduct security control assessments and SyAP reviews. - Produce high‑quality assurance evidence and align policies with national standards (e.g., NIST). - Evaluate risks for both established and emerging technologies (cloud, AI, LLMs, facial recognition). - Mentor colleagues, translating technical concepts into plain language. - Advocate for high information assurance standards across the organisation. **Required Skills:** - Strong technical background in cloud, Microsoft stack, architecture, and modern technology risk. - Applied IA experience: NIST framework, security controls, risk assessment. - Excellent communication and coaching skills. - Proactive, collaborative, and high‑integrity mindset. - Experience in a regulated environment (policing, HMG, MoD, or equivalent). **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field. - Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISMP, or other recognised information security credentials preferred. - UK driving licence (essential for travel and operational flexibility).

England, United kingdom

Hybrid

Senior

22-12-2025

Company Name

DataCareers

Job Title

Business Analyst

Job Description

**Job Title:** Business Analyst (SC Cleared) **Role Summary:** Six‑month contract, hybrid (remote & 2 days onsite London). Provide business analysis for technology modernisation projects, capturing requirements, facilitating Agile delivery, and ensuring alignment between technical solutions and business objectives. **Expectations:** - Deliver high‑quality business and technical requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and documentation. - Act as a bridge between stakeholders, project managers, tech leads, and development teams. - Support Agile ceremonies, prioritisation, and planning to meet project timelines. **Key Responsibilities:** - Capture, analyse and document business and technical requirements. - Write user stories and acceptance criteria for Agile teams. - Facilitate sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives. - Create process maps, wireframes, logical data models, and traceability matrices. - Support solution design, ensuring alignment with architecture, standards and road‑map. - Manage complexity and change, providing insights and challenging assumptions. - Produce deliverables from functional specifications to detailed technical documentation. - Engage stakeholders at all levels, building trusted relationships and supporting decision‑making. **Required Skills:** - Business analysis in technical/software development projects. - Strong understanding of the software development life‑cycle and Agile (Scrum) methodology. - Experience with JIRA and Confluence. - Facilitation of workshops and stakeholder meetings. - Documentation, process mapping, wireframing, logical data modelling, and traceability. - Change management and prioritisation. - Ability to produce clear, concise, and accurate technical and functional specs. - Payments or central bank project experience desirable (not mandatory). **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent). - Relevant BA certifications: BCS ISEB, IIBA CBAP or equivalent. - Current SC Clearance (required).

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

08-01-2026

Company Name

DataCareers

Job Title

Data Protection Officer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Data Protection Officer Role Summary: Lead data protection strategy and compliance within a public sector governance function. Provide expert advice to senior stakeholders, drive strategic decisions, and ensure lawful, ethical and proportionate use of data. Expectations: Deliver senior-level data protection leadership, apply legislation to complex public sector contexts, and serve as a trusted advisor to executive management. Key Responsibilities: - Act as the primary data protection specialist within the Governance Department. - Make strategic data protection decisions and exercise professional judgement. - Provide expert advice on complex and sensitive data protection issues to senior stakeholders. - Interpret and apply data protection legislation in a public sector setting. - Maintain accountability for organizational compliance with data protection requirements. Required Skills: - Deep knowledge of data protection laws and regulations (e.g., GDPR, DPA 2018). - Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. - Ability to exercise professional judgement at a senior level. Required Education & Certifications: - Qualified Data Protection Officer (e.g., Data Protection Certified Professional, CIPT, CIPP/E). - Proven experience in data protection, preferably within the public sector.

Gloucestershire, United kingdom

Hybrid

19-01-2026

Company Name

DataCareers

Job Title

Information Risk Assurer

Job Description

**Job Title:** Information Risk Assurer **Role Summary:** Provide specialized information assurance and security expertise to ensure ICT systems and services comply with legal, national, and organizational security standards. Focus on secure-by-design principles, risk mitigation, and stakeholder collaboration in a public sector environment. **Expectations:** Deliver security assurance through process development, technical reviews, and stakeholder engagement. Maintain alignment with regulatory frameworks and support system accreditation. **Key Responsibilities:** - Develop and maintain information assurance policies, standards, and secure-by-design practices. - Review ICT system designs to ensure compliance with security frameworks and risk mitigation. - Identify information risks and recommend proportionate, actionable mitigation strategies. - Document security requirements for systems, cloud services, and third-party suppliers. - Produce clear guidance for technical and non-technical teams on security protocols. - Conduct supplier assessments via security questionnaires and onboarding evaluations. - Generate security documentation, risk assessments, and assurance artifacts for accreditation. **Required Skills:** - Expertise in information assurance, risk management, and secure system design. - Proven ability to assess technical designs and third-party security controls. - Knowledge of government/policing security standards (e.g., national frameworks). - Strong communication to translate security requirements for diverse stakeholders. - Public sector or policing domain experience. **Required Education & Certifications:** Eligibility for NPPV3 and SC clearance. Relevant experience in information security or assurance.

Oxfordshire, United kingdom

On site

06-02-2026