Attack Surface Researcher

Bank of America; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking an Attack Surface Research Analyst to map and report the Bank’s network and asset topography across on‑premises and cloud environments from Dublin or Chester locations.

The role emphasizes rapid analysis, data-driven insights, and clear communication to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You will develop scalable data queries, dashboards, and reliable datasets to support risk decisions and mitigation actions.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL development and Python scripting experience for automation and data processing.
• Experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines and data ingestion workflows.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create SQL and Python scripts within Qualys, Tanium and BladeLogic to query datasets, to support Attack Surface Review.
• Perform hands-on analysis of large-scale datasets to correlate map, measure, and report on the overall vulnerability attack surface of the Bank.
• Leverage Python, SQL, and other languages/platforms to automate data ingestion, transformation, enrichment, and quality validation (ETL)
• Develop and maintain visualizations and reports in Power BI or SSRS that support operational teams, cyber leadership, and stakeholders across Information Security and broader risk teams.
• Possesses network architecture experience sufficient to reasonably speak to the Bank’s data network and architecture in a timely manner.
• Clearly communicate findings through written analysis and live discussions, including executive level summaries

Skills

SQL development

Python development

Data analysis

ETL pipelines

Problem solving

Communication skills

Tools

Qualys

Tanium

BladeLogic

Power BI

SSRS

Job description

Bank of America is seeking an Attack Surface Research Analyst to map and report the Bank’s network and asset topography across on‑premises and cloud environments from Dublin or Chester locations.

The role emphasizes rapid analysis, data-driven insights, and clear communication to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You will develop scalable data queries, dashboards, and reliable datasets to support risk decisions and mitigation actions.