Principal Data Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the software assurance domain is seeking a Security Data Analyst to join their innovative team. This role involves designing a platform for data analysis and security compliance, requiring strong expertise in API development and cybersecurity. Candidates should possess a degree in computer science or a related field along with several years of experience in software development. As part of a collaborative environment, you will tackle emerging security threats and ensure adherence to established compliance standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software/platform development.
• Extensive experience with data management and scalable platforms.
• Strong knowledge of security and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop a high-performance platform for analyzing large API data.
• Conduct threat analysis to manage security risks in data flows.
• Automate compliance controls for continuous monitoring.

Skills

Data analysis

Cybersecurity

API development

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Communication

Database management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Jupyter notebooks

Postman

Burp Suite

OWASP ZAP

MySQL

Job description

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Oracle’s Software Assurance organization aims to make application security and software assurance scalable and effective. We are a diverse team of architects, researchers, and engineers, leveraging our unique perspectives to create secure and innovative solutions for complex challenges. With the resources of a large enterprise and the agility of a start-up, we are developing a greenfield software assurance project.

Work You’ll Do

We are seeking a Security Data Analyst to join our team. This role combines data analysis, security research, and development. You will design and develop a platform capable of analyzing large datasets for security and compliance requirements. Your cybersecurity expertise will help proactively identify and address emerging threats, ensuring secure coding practices are integrated throughout development.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 5+ years of experience in software or platform development/engineering, including front-end (web), mobile, back-end, ad tech, or analytics data flows.
• Extensive experience with data flows or similar roles in data management, building automated and scalable data-intensive platforms.
• Experience handling large datasets and designing scalable, maintainable systems.
• Strong background in API development and architectural patterns like REST or gRPC.
• Programming experience in Python, Go, Java, or similar languages.
• Knowledge of data science concepts such as data preparation, exploration, modeling, and applying these to structured or unstructured data.
• Proficiency with data science tools like Jupyter notebooks, pandas, matplotlib, seaborn, numpy.
• Experience with API testing and security tools such as Postman, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP.
• Strong knowledge of database management systems like MySQL.
• Hands-on experience with security and compliance frameworks and standards.
• Understanding of performance optimization techniques for mobile applications, including memory, CPU, and network efficiency.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, capable of working across teams and explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with OCI cloud services.
• Experience with machine learning or AI in security applications.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Knowledge of Software Assurance programs.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and develop a secure, high-performance platform for ingesting, parsing, and analyzing large API data stored in MySQL.
• Collaborate with teams to analyze, define, and implement data rules and flows, creating an auditable tool.
• Conduct threat analysis to evaluate and manage security threats and vulnerabilities in data flows.
• Ensure security by working with architects and security teams to implement best practices for compliance and data privacy, integrating security standards like OWASP, NIST, ISO-27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP.
• Automate security and compliance controls for continuous monitoring and reporting.
• Execute MySQL queries to maintain data integrity and consistency.
• Develop dashboards and reports for stakeholders.
• Create tools for engineering teams to identify security weaknesses.
• Keep up with latest trends and technologies, contributing to platform improvements.
• Maintain documentation on architecture, services, and decisions.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.