Lead Information Security Engineer

My client is seeking an experienced Lead Information Security Engineer to support its Shadow IT and Data Protection programme. This role focuses on governance, enforcement, and escalation for unapproved SaaS and cloud applications, helping the business manage data security and third‑party risk while balancing operational impact.

The role will be an initial 12 month day rate contract with the requirement to be onsite 2-3 days a week.

Responsibilities:

• Own key elements of the Shadow IT enforcement and governance process
• Define and operate a blocking and escalation framework for unapproved applications
• Assess risk based on data sensitivity, access, and exposure
• Manage exceptions, unblock requests, and high‑impact escalations
• Document decisions clearly, including technical impact and policy alignment
• Work closely with security, technology, legal, privacy, and business teams
• Track and report Shadow IT metrics, trends, and outcomes
• Contribute to the ongoing maturity of a scalable Shadow IT governance model

Key skills:

• Strong background in information security engineering within large environments
• Hands‑on experience with security governance, data protection, and risk management
• Exposure to SaaS, cloud applications, and third‑party risk
• Confidence making and defending risk‑based decisions
• Experience with policy interpretation, enforcement, and escalation management
• Strong analytical and documentation skills

Bonus skills:

• Experience with CASB, SSPM, or DSPM
• Cloud security exposure
• Automation or data analytics experience (e.g. Power BI, Alteryx, Power Automate)
• Scripting, APIs, or application development experience

For more information, reach out to imran.jiwo@nicollcurtin.com

I have a brand new day rate contracting opportunity with a client of mine based in Dublin. This role is a hybrid position, with a contract duration of 12 months.

A bit about the role:

• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures with Snowflake, Hadoop, Spark, NiFi.
• Optimise ETL workflows, transformations, and data quality checks.
• Collaborate in agile teams with Product, Data Science, and Engineering.
• Support production systems, troubleshoot issues, and ensure reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical standards.

Skills & Experience

• Strong background in data engineering with 8+ years enterprise experience.
• Expertise in Snowflake (performance tuning, security, data sharing).
• Advanced SQL and experience with relational & NoSQL databases.
• Proficiency in Python or other OOP/functional languages.
• Experience with Databricks, Kafka, stream processing, message queuing, distributed data processing.
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms, CI/CD, version control, testing.
• Ability to work with unstructured datasets and extract insights.

Feel free to reach out for more information - imran.jiwo@nicollcurtin.com

I have a brand new day rate contracting opportunity with a financial services client of mine based in Galway. The role will be a hybrid position, where you will be required to be onsite 1 week per month (3 weeks fully remote from Ireland).

The Expertise We’re Seeking

• The role is primarily focused on Python, but open to experienced Java or C# engineers who are eager to cross-train and work with Python.
• Strong background in RDBMS and AWS.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles and data structures.
• Familiarity with cloud computing concepts (AWS) and CI/CD tools.
• 6+ years of enterprise-level development experience, with a passion for working in fast-paced environments.

The Skills You Bring

• Demonstrated success in engineering solutions that process large datasets, build scalable applications, and enable rapid prototyping.
• Strong enterprise development background with a consistent record of driving projects from concept to delivery within ambitious timelines.
• Deep expertise in object-oriented programming.
• Hands-on experience developing custom data pipelines to extract, map, transform, and load data into various storage systems such as Oracle, Snowflake, S3, PL/SQL, or shared drives.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or C#, ideally complemented by experience with data structure libraries such as Pandas and NumPy.
• Familiarity with integrating and extracting data from REST APIs.
• Practical experience scripting in both Linux and Windows environments.
• Prior experience migrating applications to AWS is a strong advantage.

Feel free to reach out for more info - imran.jiwo@nicollcurtin.com