Data Loss Prevention Security Analyst

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

6/26/2025

Join our digital revolution in NatWest Digital X

In everything we do, we work to one aim. To make digital experiences which are effortless and secure.

So we organise ourselves around three principles: engineer, protect, and operate. We engineer simple solutions, we protect our customers, and we operate smarter.

Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From hybrid working to flexible hours, we have plenty of options that help our people to thrive.

This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.

Job Description

Join us as a Data Loss Prevention Security Analyst

• This is an opportunity to take on a technical role and make a tangible impact on our function
• You’ll be able to build and maintain a wide network of stakeholders of varying seniority
• Hone your existing technical skills and advance your career in this critical, fast paced role
  
  
  

What you'll do

As a Data Loss Prevention Security Analyst, you’ll provide end-to-end security response, including triage, response, escalation, and coordination of events and incidents. You’ll carry out and contribute to root cause analysis on security incidents and events, conduct training and scenario planning to prepare for and anticipate future events.

You’ll also be:

• Collaborating with internal and external colleagues, specialists and stakeholders to make sure activities relating to incident response, user access, alert monitoring, root cause analysis and scenario planning are completed in line with standard operating procedures and to a high standard
• Responding to customer queries and security events, making sure feedback loops are in place to improve our service and response
• Proactively identifying and managing risk escalation to deliver key security related customer and compliance outcomes
• Interrogating and interpreting large volumes of data and understanding the root cause of problems
• Creating and maintaining documentation, and supporting controls and quality assurance in line with the bank’s standards
  
  
  

The skills you'll need

You’ll need excellent communication skills both written and verbally, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts clearly to your peers and management level colleagues. You should also have good collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

You’ll also need:

• Strong incident management and security controls experience
• The ability to write technical issues in business terms
• Analytical skills with strong problem solving capabilities
• Knowledge and experience of the legal and regulatory environment
• A good understanding of Agile methodologies with experience of working in an Agile team