Principal Data Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Preston; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Principal Data Analyst to design and develop a secure platform for analyzing large datasets. This role combines advanced data analysis and cybersecurity expertise, ensuring compliance and security standards are met throughout development. Ideal candidates possess strong problem-solving skills and extensive experience in software development and data management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software or platform development.
• Experience in data management and building scalable platforms.
• Strong programming skills in Python or similar.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop a secure platform for API data analysis.
• Perform threat analysis and ensure security best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Data management

API development

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Jupyter

pandas

MySQL

OWASP ZAP

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Principal Data Analyst, Preston, Lancashire

Client: Oracle

Location: Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 3

Posted: 31.05.2025

Expiry Date: 15.07.2025

Job Description:

Oracle’s Software Assurance organization aims to make application security and software assurance a reality at scale. We are a diverse and inclusive team of architects, researchers, and engineers, working on a greenfield software assurance project, combining resources of a large enterprise with the agility of a start-up.

Work You’ll Do

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

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years in software or platform development/engineering, with experience in front-end, mobile, back-end, ad tech, or analytics data flows.
• Experience in data management, building automated, scalable data platforms.
• Ability to handle large datasets and design scalable, maintainable systems.
• Strong background in API development, REST, gRPC.
• Programming skills in Python, Go, Java, or similar.
• Knowledge of data science concepts and tools such as Jupyter, pandas, matplotlib, seaborn, numpy.
• Experience with API testing and security tools like Postman, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP.
• Knowledge of database systems such as MySQL.
• Experience with security and compliance frameworks.
• Understanding of performance optimization for mobile applications.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, collaboration, and communication skills.

Nice to Have

• OCI cloud services experience.
• Machine learning or AI in security.
• Agile methodologies, JIRA, Confluence experience.
• Knowledge of Software Assurance programs.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop a secure platform for analyzing large volumes of API data stored in MySQL.
• Collaborate with teams to define data rules and flows, creating an auditable tool.
• Perform threat analysis, evaluate security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Ensure security best practices, compliance, and data privacy, integrating security standards (OWASP, NIST, ISO-27001, etc.).
• Automate security and compliance controls for continuous monitoring.
• Maintain data integrity through MySQL queries.
• Develop dashboards and reports for stakeholders.
• Create tools to identify security weaknesses.
• Stay updated on latest trends, contributing to platform improvements.
• Document architecture, services, and decisions.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance.