Technical Lead, Hands on Privacy Engineer to act as the key link between privacy regulation, engineering delivery and architectural governance. In this role you ll ensure privacy-by-design principles are embedded end-to-end throughout the software development lifecycle, helping translate regulatory intent into practical technical delivery.
This role blends technical depth, privacy expertise and agile delivery experience. You will turn high-level privacy requirements into actionable technical controls, user stories and automated checks shaping how privacy is engineered into digital platforms, products and services.
Key Responsibilities Privacy-by-Design in Agile Delivery
- Embed privacy requirements into Agile Release Trains and delivery squads from concept to release.
- Apply Non-Functional Requirements across epics, features and acceptance criteria.
- Support PI planning by identifying and escalating privacy risks early.
- Validate delivery outputs post-deployment to ensure privacy controls are implemented and verifiable.
Technical Assurance & Engineering Translation
- Review and challenge system designs, architecture, SDK and vendor solutions against internal privacy standards.
- Translate legal/regulatory requirements into clear technical stories and testable acceptance criteria.
- Integrate privacy controls and automated assurance checks into CI/CD pipelines.
- technical depth – software and data engineering, web/mobile SDK, client/server tracking and content and data streaming, data pipelines.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Product, Architecture, Security and Legal partners.
- Influence early design decisions to ensure privacy alignment with technical and business objectives.
- Help evolve privacy engineering frameworks and best practices across the organisation.
Experience & Skills Technical Background
- Experience in software/data engineering or similar technical role.
- Familiarity with data pipelines, APIs, SDKs, client-server tracking, consent tech, event-driven systems.
- Knowledge of cloud environments, modern data architectures and identity management.
Privacy & Regulatory Knowledge
- Understanding of GDPR, PECR and guidance from regulators (ICO, EDPB).
- Ability to identify compliance risks and engage legal/privacy stakeholders appropriately.
Agile/SAFe Delivery
- Experience embedding NFRs and BDD into agile delivery.
- Comfortable in PI planning, system demos and Inspect-and-Adapt sessions.
Systems & Risk Understanding
- Strong grasp of data flows, system interdependencies and third-party risk.
- Ability to surface cross-platform privacy impacts and technical dependencies.
Nice to Have
- Previous privacy engineering/data protection assurance experience in regulated or large-scale environments.
- Familiarity with AdTech, MarTech, Cloud Native, SaaS
- Knowledge of DevSecOps, test automation and continuous compliance tooling.
- Relevant certifications (CIPT, CIPP/E, CIPM, IAPP, SAFe, etc.).
How to Apply If this matches your experience, please send your CV along with your day rate and availability.
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Location London & remote working
