Principal Security Data Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Luton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the security sector is seeking a Principal Security Data Analyst based in Luton to join their innovative team. The role involves designing secure platforms and analyzing data to identify threats, requiring strong expertise in programming, data management, and security frameworks. Candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree and significant experience in software development or data engineering. This opportunity promises growth and impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience in software development or engineering.
• Proven experience building scalable data platforms.
• Hands-on experience with security and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop a secure platform for API data analysis.
• Perform threat analysis and manage security vulnerabilities.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Jupyter

pandas

matplotlib

seaborn

numpy

Postman

Burp Suite

OWASP ZAP

MySQL

Agile

JIRA

Confluence

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Principal Security Data Analyst, Luton, Bedfordshire

Client: Oracle

Location: Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 2

Posted: 31.05.2025

Expiry Date: 15.07.2025

Job Description:

Oracle’s Software Assurance organization aims to make application security and software assurance scalable. We are a diverse team of architects, researchers, and engineers working on innovative security solutions within a large enterprise environment.

Work You’ll Do

Join us as a Security Data Analyst responsible for designing and developing a platform to analyze large datasets for security and compliance. Your cybersecurity expertise will help identify emerging threats and integrate secure coding practices across development stages.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Over 5 years of experience in software development, engineering, or data flows in web, mobile, or analytics domains.
• Proven experience in building scalable, automated data platforms handling large datasets.
• Skills in API development and architectural patterns like REST or gRPC.
• Programming skills in Python, Go, Java, or similar.
• Knowledge of data science processes, including data preparation, exploration, and modeling.
• Experience with tools like Jupyter, pandas, matplotlib, seaborn, numpy.
• Familiarity with API testing and security tools such as Postman, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP.
• Strong understanding of database systems like MySQL.
• Hands-on experience with security and compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge of performance optimization for mobile applications.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, collaboration, and communication skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with OCI cloud services.
• Knowledge of machine learning or AI in security.
• Experience with Agile, JIRA, Confluence.
• Understanding of Software Assurance programs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop a secure platform for API data analysis in MySQL.
• Collaborate with teams to define data rules and flows, creating an auditable tool.
• Perform threat analysis and manage security vulnerabilities.
• Implement security best practices and standards (OWASP, NIST, ISO-27001, etc.).
• Automate security controls for continuous compliance.
• Maintain data integrity with MySQL queries.
• Create dashboards and reports for stakeholders.
• Develop tools to identify security weaknesses.
• Stay updated on latest security trends and improve platform architecture.
• Document architecture and decisions clearly.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance.