Data & AI SME

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity. Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science. Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

About The Role The Cyber Cloud, Data and AI SME Engineer is a senior technical engineering role responsible for the expert design, implementation, optimisation, and ongoing support of the organisation’s cybersecurity solutions for cloud, data, and AI environments. This position provides deep technical expertise to ensure the effective delivery, integration, and BAU operation of cloud security, data protection, and AI security capabilities. The role reports to the Cyber Cloud, Data and AI Product Manager and works closely with architecture and engineering teams to translate solution designs into robust, secure, and maintainable systems.

Role Responsibilities

• Act as the subject matter expert for the design, build, configuration, integration, and optimisation of cybersecurity solutions for cloud, data, and AI environments.
• Lead the technical implementation and deployment of new cloud, data, and AI security capabilities and enhancements.
• Provide expert engineering support for the day-to-day BAU operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of cloud security, data protection, and AI security platforms.
• Collaborate with the Cyber Cloud, Data and AI Product Manager, Solution Architects, and delivery teams to ensure solutions are implemented effectively and meet business and security requirements.
• Develop and maintain technical standards, configuration baselines, automation scripts, and operational procedures for cloud, data, and AI security systems.
• Support incident response and problem management activities related to cloud, data, and AI environments, including root cause analysis and permanent fixes.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and team members on cloud, data, and AI security technologies.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity, and drive continuous improvement and automation initiatives.
• Contribute to the evaluation and selection of new tools or enhancements within the cloud, data, and AI security domain.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience).
• 8 years in IT, with at least 5 years of hands-on engineering experience in cloud, data, or AI security.
• CISSP or CISM (or equivalent)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep hands-on expertise with cloud security platforms (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), data protection and privacy technologies, AI/ML security controls, and secure AI development pipelines.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure security tooling and cloud-native security solutions.
• Proven track record in implementing and supporting complex cloud, data, and AI security solutions in large-scale, hybrid, or multi-cloud environments.
• Experience with scripting and automation (PowerShell, Python, Terraform, REST APIs, etc.).
• Knowledge of relevant regulations and standards (e.g., GDPR, NIS Regulations, ISO 27001, SOx, CSA CCM).

Job Posting End Date 2026-07-31

Equal Opportunities Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong. During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

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Note to candidates The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.