Principal Data Analyst

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity team is seeking a Security Data Analyst to enhance data analysis and security processes. The role will focus on developing platforms to analyze large datasets, ensuring compliance with industry standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will possess a strong background in data management, cybersecurity, and programming, making significant contributions to safeguard application integrity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software or platform development/engineering.
• Proven experience in data management for scalable applications.
• Strong background in API development and security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop a secure platform for analyzing large API data.
• Conduct threat analysis and implement security best practices.
• Automate security controls for continuous monitoring.

Skills

Data analysis

Cybersecurity expertise

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

MySQL

JIRA

Confluence

Jupyter notebooks

pandas

matplotlib

seaborn

numpy

Postman

Burp Suite

OWASP ZAP

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 develop secure and innovative solutions to complex challenges. Working with the resources of a large enterprise and the agility of a startup, we are engaged in a greenfield software assurance project.

Work You’ll Do

We are seeking a Security Data Analyst to join our team. This role involves data analysis, security research, and development, focusing on designing and developing a platform capable of analyzing large datasets for security and compliance. You will use your cybersecurity expertise to identify and mitigate emerging threats, ensuring secure coding practices are integrated throughout the development lifecycle.

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 across front end (web), mobile, back end, ad tech, or analytics dataflows.
• Proven experience in data management, building automated and scalable platforms for data-intensive applications.
• Experience handling large datasets and designing scalable, maintainable systems.
• Strong background in API development and architectural patterns like REST or gRPC.
• Programming skills in Python, Go, Java, or similar languages.
• Knowledge of data science concepts such as data preparation, exploration, modeling, applicable to structured and unstructured data.
• Experience with data science tools such as Jupyter notebooks, pandas, matplotlib, seaborn, numpy.
• Familiarity with API testing and security tools like Postman, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP.
• Knowledge of database management systems such as 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 with cross-functional teams and explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have:

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

Responsibilities:

• Architect and develop a secure, high-performance platform to process and analyze large volumes of API data stored in MySQL.
• Collaborate with internal and client teams to define data rules and flows, creating an auditable tool.
• Conduct threat analysis to evaluate security threats and vulnerabilities in data flows.
• Implement security best practices in collaboration with security teams, ensuring compliance with standards like OWASP, NIST, ISO-27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and FedRAMP.
• Automate security and compliance controls for continuous monitoring and reporting.
• Maintain data integrity through MySQL queries.
• Develop dashboards and reports for stakeholders.
• Create tools for engineering teams to identify security weaknesses.
• Stay current with technological trends, contributing to platform improvements.
• Document architecture, services, and decisions for internal and future use.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.