Data Risk & AI Security | Senior Associate | Cyber Consulting | Advisory

• Support the design and delivery of data risk and data classificationprogrammes, including discovery, scoping, and rollout.

• Perform data discovery and sensitivity assessments across structured and unstructured data estates.

• Support data protection and privacy risk assessments, including DPIA inputs and data flow analysis.

• Contribute to the development of data handling, retention, and information protection controls.

• Support implementations and assessments of Microsoft Purview, including:

• Data discovery and classification

• Sensitivity labels and information protection

• Insider risk and data loss prevention

• Support clients using data security and classification platforms such as Varonis or equivalent technologies.

• Assistin defining operating models, governance structures, and control frameworks around data security tooling.

• Support AI readiness and AI risk assessments, focusing on data quality, data provenance, and access controls.

• Contribute to M365 Copilot readiness assessments, focusing on data exposure, oversharing risk, and control design.

• Support AI governance and EU AI Act readiness activities from a data and security perspective.

• Produce high-quality, client-ready deliverables including presentations, risk registers, andimplementationroadmaps.

• Support client workshops and stakeholder sessions.

• Stay informed on emerging trends across data security, AI risk, and regulation.

Your profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Management, Data Analytics, or relatedfield.

• 3+ years’ experience in one or more of the following:

• Data security or data protection

• Data classification and information protection

• Data governance or data risk

• Cybersecurity consulting or internal security roles

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview and/or Varonis (or similar data security platforms) is highly desirable.

• Strong understanding of data protection and privacy principles, particularly in relation to unstructured data.

• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 environments and collaboration tools.

• Exposure to AI, analytics, or Copilot-type technologies is beneficial but notrequired.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing structured, client-facing outputs.

• Comfortable working across multiple engagements and collaborating with cross-functional teams

You will join a fast-growing practice working at the intersection of data security, AI enablement, and regulation. This role offers hands-on experience with market-leading data security technologies and a clear pathway into AI Security & Data Risk specialism as the regulatory and technology landscape evolves.